Sirolimus, also known as rapamycin, is a macrocyclic lactone antibiotic produced by bacteria Streptomyces hygroscopicus, which was isolated from the soil of the Vai Atari region of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). It was first isolated and identified as an antifungal agent with potent anticandida activity; however, after its potent antitumor and immunosuppressive a...
Sirolimus is indicated for the prophylaxis of organ rejection in patients aged 13 years or older receiving renal transplants. In patients at low-to moderate-immunologic risk, it is recommended that sirolimus be used initially in a regimen with cyclosporine and corticosteroids; cyclosporine should be withdrawn two to four months after transplantation. In pati...
National Kinki-Chou Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, United States
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
Maastricht Radiation Oncology, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, California, United States
Washington University/Barnes Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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