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How does steroid withdrawal compare with steroid maintenance after kidney transplant in adults?

Paper A Peer reviewed Meta-analysis or large trial

Key takeaways

This is a Cochrane evidence summary, pooling randomized trials in adults who have had a kidney transplant. It compares stopping steroid anti-rejection drugs with staying on them long term. Steroids lower the chance of the body rejecting the new kidney, but they also cause weight gain, diabetes, and weaker bones, so the trade-off is real. The record here carries no abstract, so the size of the benefit and the size of the harm are not shown; read the full summary before acting on it.

Who did this work

Heather Walker MBChB

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-08-26
https://doi.org/10.1002/cca.4835