@article{7117a488f4de4dbb8e5337c68279e0c0,
title = "Asian Liver Transplant Network Clinical Guidelines on Immunosuppression in Liver Transplantation",
abstract = "Most management guidelines and much of the available clinical trial evidence for immunosuppressants in liver transplantation (LT) pertain to Western practice. While evidence from Western studies may not translate to Asian settings, there is a paucity of Asian randomized controlled trials of immunosuppression in liver recipients. Nonetheless, there are notable differences in the indications and procedures for LT between Western and Asian settings. The Asian Liver Transplant Network held its inaugural meeting in Singapore in November 2016 and aimed to provide an Asian perspective on aspects of immunosuppression following LT. Because of their importance to outcome following LT, the meeting focused on (1) reducing the impact of renal toxicity, (2) hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence, and (3) nonadherence with immunosuppressant therapy.",
author = "Tan, {Poh Seng} and Muthiah, {Mark D.} and Tsingyi Koh and Teoh, {Yee Leong} and Albert Chan and Alfred Kow and Qishi Zheng and Kwon, {Choon Hyuck David} and Lee, {Guan Huei} and Lesmana, {Cosmas Rinaldi A.} and {De Villa}, Vanessa and James Fung and Kieron Lim",
note = "Funding Information: 10Department of Surgery and Center for Liver Disease Management and Transplantation, The Medical City, Pasig City, Philippines. 11Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. The consensus meeting was supported by the educational grant provided by Novartis and Astellas. P.S.T. is a PI of a Novartis sponsored clinical trial (H2307). The other authors declare no conflicts of interest. P.S.T., M.D.M., and T.K. are co-first authors with equal contribution to writing the draft of the article. J.F. and K.L. are co-senior authors with equal contribution leading the project. All authors reviewed the draft, provided expertise for critical revisions, and approved the final version of the article. Correspondence: Poh Seng Tan, MBBS, MRCP, FAMS, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National University Hospital, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Rd Tower Block, Level 10, Singapore 119228. (poh_seng_tan@nuhs.edu.sg). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.",
year = "2019",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1097/TP.0000000000002532",
language = "English",
volume = "103",
pages = "470--480",
journal = "Transplantation",
issn = "0041-1337",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.",
number = "3",
}