To examine the impact of steroid withdrawal from the immunosuppression protocols in liver
transplantation. The electronic databases Medline, Embase, Pubmed and the Cochrane …

Background Liver transplantation is an established treatment option for end‐stage liver
failure. Now that newer, more potent immunosuppressants have been developed …

Thirty-six randomized controlled trials and two meta-analyses were reviewed. With respect
to adult patients undergoing first orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), steroid replacement …

Because of the markedly improved short‐term results of liver transplantation (LT) and
persistently high number of long‐term complications, the attention of transplant physicians …

Introduction Corticosteroids (CS) have been standard immunosuppression to prevent and
treat rejection. However, CS are associated with increased risk of infection, obesity …

Steroids are a mainstay in liver transplantation for induction and maintenance
immunosuppression but are associated with significant adverse effects. While prior studies …

This work is a 1‐yr interim analysis of a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial evaluating
the effect of corticosteroid‐free immunosuppression on hepatitis C virus–positive (HCV+) …

Background. Corticosteroids are commonly used in the immunosuppression therapy after
liver transplantation, yet are associated with considerable side effects. Retrospective studies …

Steroid use after liver transplantation (LT) has been associated with diabetes, hypertension,
hyperlipidemia, obesity, and hepatitis C (HCV) recurrence. We performed meta‐analysis …

This randomized, prospective, multicenter trial compared the safety and efficacy of steroid‐
free immunosuppression (IS) to the safety and efficacy of 2 standard IS regimens in patients …