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The study purpose was to analyze the safety and efficacy of single\u2010dose alemtuzumab induction in septuagenarian deceased donor (DD) KT recipients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Single center retrospective nonrandomized cohort review of septuagenarian DDKT recipients stratified by induction immunosuppression (single dose alemtuzumab versus multi\u2010dose rabbit anti\u2010thymocyte globulin [ATG]). Standardized management algorithms were used, and all patients received maintenance immunosuppression with tacrolimus\/mycophenolate\/steroids.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      From November 2003 to December 2024, 359 DDKTs were performed in septuagenarian recipients with either alemtuzumab (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 270) or ATG induction (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 89). Donor and recipient characteristics were largely comparable between the two groups. Five\u2010year patient (70.3% alemtuzumab versus 82.9% ATG,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.054), graft (60.2% alemtuzumab versus 74.7% ATG,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.04) and death\u2010censored graft survival (80.0% alemtuzumab versus 89.1% ATG,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.11) rates favored the ATG cohort.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ATG induction was associated with improved survival outcomes in our cohort and may be the preferred induction agent in septuagenarians undergoing DDKT versus alemtuzumab. 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