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However, the risk\u2013benefit balance of ESW could be less favorable in retransplant recipients given their unique immunological risk profile. We hypothesized that the association of ESW with transplant outcomes would differ between first-transplant and retransplant recipients.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>To assess whether the impact of ESW differs between first and retransplant recipients, we studied 210\u2009086 adult deceased-donor kidney transplant recipients using the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. Recipients who discontinued maintenance steroids before discharge from transplant admission were classified with ESW; all others were classified with CSM. We quantified the association of ESW (vs CSM) with acute rejection, death-censored graft failure and death, addressing retransplant as an effect modifier, using logistic\/Cox regression with inverse probability weights to control for confounders.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In our cohort, 26\u2009248 (12%) were retransplant recipients. ESW was used in 30% of first-transplant and 20% of retransplant recipients. Among first-transplant recipients, ESW was associated with no significant difference in acute rejection {adjusted odds ratio (aOR)\u00a0=\u00a01.04 [95% confidence interval (CI)\u00a0=\u00a01.00\u20131.09]}, slightly higher hazard of graft failure [hazard ratio (HR)\u00a0=\u00a01.09 (95% CI\u00a0=\u00a01.05\u20131.12)] and slightly lower mortality [HR\u00a0=\u00a00.93 (95% CI\u00a0=\u00a00.91\u20130.95)] compared with CSM. Nonetheless, among retransplant recipients, ESW was associated with notably higher risk of acute rejection [OR\u00a0=\u00a01.42 (95% CI\u00a0=\u00a01.29\u20131.57); interaction P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a0.001] and graft failure [HR\u00a0=\u00a01.24 (95% CI\u00a0=\u00a01.14\u20131.34); interaction P\u00a0=\u00a0.003], and similar mortality [HR\u00a0=\u00a01.01 (95% CI\u00a0=\u00a00.94\u20131.08); interaction P\u00a0=\u00a0.04].<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In retransplant recipients, the negative impacts of ESW on transplant outcomes appear to be non-negligible. A more conservatively tailored approach to ESW might be necessary for retransplant recipients.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ndt\/gfae218","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,1]],"date-time":"2024-10-01T03:40:22Z","timestamp":1727754022000},"page":"662-670","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Early steroid withdrawal and kidney transplant outcomes in first-transplant and retransplant recipients"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"40","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0098-8816","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sunjae","family":"Bae","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine , New York, NY ,","place":["USA"]},{"name":"Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine , New York, NY 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