Tocilizumab and Desensitization in Kidney Transplant Candidates: Personal Experience and Literature Review

Desensitization (DES) allows kidney transplantation for highly HLA-sensitized subjects. Due to the central role of IL-6 in the immunological response, tocilizumab may improve DES efficacy. Thus, we conducted a PubMed systematic review using the MeSH terms tocilizumab, interleukin-6, kidney transplan...

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Main Authors: Jules Weinhard, Johan Noble, Thomas Jouve, Paolo Malvezzi, Lionel Rostaing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/19/4359