Transplant International (Nov 2023)

Measurement of the Immunosuppressant Possession Ratio by Transplant Clinical Pharmacists Captures a Non-Adherence Associated With Antibody-Mediated Rejection

  • Jérémy Chambord,
  • Bertrand Chauveau,
  • Bertrand Chauveau,
  • Sarah Djabarouti,
  • Sarah Djabarouti,
  • Jean Vignaud,
  • Benjamin Taton,
  • Karine Moreau,
  • Jonathan Visentin,
  • Jonathan Visentin,
  • Pierre Merville,
  • Pierre Merville,
  • Fabien Xuereb,
  • Fabien Xuereb,
  • Lionel Couzi,
  • Lionel Couzi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/ti.2023.11962
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 36

Abstract

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Our objective was to calculate an immunosuppressant possession ratio (IPR) to diagnose non-adherence at the time of antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR). IPR was defined as the ratio of number of pills collected at the pharmacy to the number of pills prescribed over a defined period. In a first cohort of 91 kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), those with an IPR < 90% had more frequently a tacrolimus through level coefficient of variation >30% than patients with an IPR = 100% (66.7% vs. 29.4%, p = 0.05). In a case-control study, 26 KTRs with ABMR had lower 6 months IPRs than 26 controls (76% vs. 99%, p < 0.001). In KTRs with ABMR, non-adherence was more often diagnosed by a 6 months IPR < 90% than by clinical suspicion (73.1% vs 30.8%, p = 0.02). In the multivariable analysis, only de novo DSA and 6 months IPR < 90% were independently associated with ABMR, whereas clinical suspicion was not (odds ratio, 4.73; 95% CI, 1.17–21.88; p = 0.03; and odds ratio, 6.34; 95% CI, 1.73–25.59; p = 0.007, respectively). In summary, IPR < 90% is a quantifiable tool to measure immunosuppressant non-adherence. It is better associated with ABMR than clinical suspicion of non-adherence.

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