Complete immunosuppression withdrawal and subsequent allograft function among pediatric recipients of parental living donor liver transplants

S Feng, UD Ekong, SJ Lobritto, AJ Demetris… - Jama, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Although life-saving, liver transplantation burdens children with lifelong
immunosuppression and substantial potential for morbidity and mortality. Objective To
establish the feasibility of immunosuppression withdrawal in pediatric living donor liver
transplant recipients. Design, Setting, and Patients Prospective, multicenter, open-label,
single-group pilot trial conducted in 20 stable pediatric recipients (11 male; 55%) of parental
living donor liver transplants for diseases other than viral hepatitis or an autoimmune …