Publication Name	World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID	61064
Country	United Kingdom

Received	2020-11-26 04:30
Peer-Review Started	2020-11-23 04:50
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Return for Revision	2020-12-21 04:11
Revised	2020-12-23 00:57
Second Decision	2021-01-12 00:51
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Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2021-02-12 18:26
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ISSN	2220-3230 (online)
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Category	Transplantation
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Belatacept in renal transplantation in comparison to tacrolimus and molecular understanding of resistance pattern: Meta-analysis and systematic review
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Jayant Kumar, Isabella Reccia, Francesco Virdis, Mauro Podda, Ajay Kumar Sharma and Ahmed Halawa
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Corresponding Author	Jayant Kumar, MD, MSc, PhD, Academic Fellow, Attending Doctor, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Cancer and Surgery, Imperial College, DuCane, London w120HS, United Kingdom. jkumar@ic.ac.uk
Key Words	Adverse events; Calcineurin inhibitors; Belatacept; Tacrolimus; Graft failure; Kidney transplantation
Core Tip	This meta-analysis suggested that belatacept-based maintenance immunosuppression regimens were associated with an increased risk allograft loss in renal transplant recipients with equivalent renal functioning against standard tacro-limus.
Publish Date	2021-03-18 10:54
Citation	Kumar J, Reccia I, Virdis F, Podda M, Sharma AK, Halawa A. Belatacept in renal transplantation in comparison to tacrolimus and molecular understanding of resistance pattern: Meta-analysis and systematic review. World J Transplant 2021; 11(3): 70-87
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v11/i3/70.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v11.i3.70

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