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Topical FK506 as immunoprophylaxis after allogeneic penetrating normal-risk keratoplasty: a randomized clinical pilot study.

Author(s): Reinhard T, Mayweg S, Reis A, Sundmacher R

Affiliation(s): LIONS Cornea Bank Regio/Baden-Wurttemberg and Eye Hospital, Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany. reinhard@aug.ukl.uni-freiburg.de

Publication date & source: 2005-02, Transpl Int., 18(2):193-7.

Publication type: Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study was to evaluate for the first time the efficacy and safety of topical FK506 in patients undergoing penetrating normal-risk keratoplasty in a prospectively randomized clinical trial. Twenty patients were treated with FK506 0.06% three times per day for 6 months postoperatively. An additional 20 patients received five drops of prednisolone acetate 1% tapered within 6 months. All patients received 1 mg/kg bodyweight/day of systemic fluocortolon tapered within 3 weeks postoperatively. Clear graft survival, ratio of immune reactions and side effects were the main outcome measures. One year postoperatively all patients of the FK 506 group were free from immune reactions, in contrast to 84% in the steroid group (Kaplan-Meier values; P = 0.9 in the log rank test). None of the patients developed irreversible graft failure so far. In eight patients of the FK506 group premature withdrawal of the drug was deemed appropriate because of local side effects. FK506 might turn out to become an effective immunoprophylaxis in subjects undergoing penetrating normal-risk keratoplasty. Local discomfort should be further reduced.

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