CONTI , Filomena

Immune response failure during HCV infection has been associated with the activity of regulatory T cells. Hepatitis C-related cirrhosis is the main reason for liver transplantation. However, 80% of transplanted patients present an accelerated recurrence of the disease. This study assessed the involvement of regulatory T-cell subsets (CD4+CD25+...

Background and Aims: To report 5-year outcomes of the CERTITUDE study.Methods: An observational study in patients with liver transplantation (LTx) comparedthe long-term impact of immunosuppression (with/without a calcineurin inhibitor) onrenal function, cancers, major cardiovascular events (MACEs) and other safety parameters. All patients...

SIMCER was a 6-mo, multicenter, open-label trial. Selected de novo liver transplant recipients were randomized (week 4) to everolimus with low-exposure tacrolimus discontinued by month 4 (n = 93) or to tacrolimus-based therapy (n = 95), both with basiliximab induction and enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium with or without steroids. The primary...