Original Article
Copyright ©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Transplant. Jun 24, 2014; 4(2): 122-132
Published online Jun 24, 2014. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v4.i2.122
Table 7 Adverse events, causes of discontinuation and mortality n (%)
Patients receiving everolimus (n = 74)
Adverse events27 (36.5)
Dyslipidemia27 (36.5)
Infections9 (12.2)
Mucositis3 (4.1)
Diarrhoea1 (1.4)
Proteinuria1 (1.4)
Acute rejections post-conversion11 (14.9)
Causes of discontinuation21 (28.4)
Resolution of the cause of conversion6 ( 8.1)
Non-responding rejection and retransplantation6 ( 8.1)
Drug-related adverse events5 ( 6.7)
Intercurrent surgery4 ( 5.5 )
Causes of mortality25 (33)
HCC recurrence during follow-up10
De novo tumour4
HCV recurrence4
Chronic rejection4
Sepsis1
Graft-vs-host disease1
Other causes1