Pediatric liver transplantation

Table 9 Use of sirolimus in primary immunosuppressive regimens in liver transplantation

Author	Immunosuppression	No. of patients	Survival (%)		Acute rejection (%)	Follow-up (mo)
			Patient	Graft
McAlister et al[153]	TRL, SRL, STER1	32	92		3	8
McAlister et al[154]	TRL, SRL, STER1	56	93	91	14	23
Peltekian et al[155]	TRL, SRL, STER1	42	93	90	10	14
Pridöhl et al[156]	TRL, SRL, STER	22	91	78	14	14
Sindhi et al[157]	TRL, early SRL, STER	6			17	15
	TRL, late SRL, ATG	9			332	3

ATG: Antithymoglobulin; SRL: Sirolimus; STER: Corticosteroids; TRL: Tacrolimus;

¹Corticosteroids withdrawal 3 mo after transplantation;

²Rejection episodes observed before sirolimus was introduced in the immunosuppressive regimen.