RCT: No difference in kidney allograft survival in kidney transplant patients allocated to early corticosteroid cessation vs. long-term corticosteroid therapy

Early Corticosteroid Cessation vs Long-term Corticosteroid Therapy in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Long-term Outcomes of a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Long-Term Corticosteroids Not Necessary After Kidney Transplant – Physician’s Weekly AND Is it OK to Cut Back on Prednisone After Kidney Transplant? – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Commentary on Twitter

16 years of follow up there was no difference in allograft or patient survival between kidney transplant patients treated with tacrolimus and MMF maintenance immunosuppression who were randomized to continue or withdraw #corticosteroids https://t.co/dQijSfgZJE #nosteroids pic.twitter.com/DbG6RFKFdp

— JAMA Surgery (@JAMASurgery) February 3, 2021