Natural Antibodies and Alloreactive T Cells Long after Kidney Transplantation

Table 2

Earlier rejection episodes.

Rejection treatment	Early rejection^a, n = 18	Late rejection^a, n = 17	value
Methylprednisolone	12	3	0.006
Methylprednisolone + rATG^b	1	0
Methylprednisolone + alemtuzumab	2	2
Methylprednisolone + IvIg^c	2	8	0.03
Patient declined therapy	1	4	0.18

^aPatients who have experienced early (≤1 year posttransplant) or late (>1 year posttransplant) rejection episodes. ^brATG: rabbit antithymocyte globulin. ^cIvIg: intravenous immunoglobulin.