De Novo Complement-Activating Donor Specific Antibodies in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients Are Highly Responsive to Therapy
Pediatric Nephrology, Stanford, Los Altos, CA
Meeting: 2019 American Transplant Congress
Abstract number: D100
Keywords: Antibodies, Kidney, Pediatric, Rejection
Session Information
Session Name: Poster Session D: Kidney Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection
Session Type: Poster Session
Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Session Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Presentation Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Location: Hall C & D
Session Information
Session Name: Young Investigator Oral Communication Session
Session Type: Concurrent Session
Date: Monday, June 3, 2019
Session Time: 4:30pm-6:00pm
Presentation Time: 5:10pm-5:20pm
Location: Room 208
*Purpose: Antibody mediated rejection remains a common cause for pediatric renal allograft loss. After recognizing that graft failure was more common in our pediatric renal transplant recipients with positive de Novo DSAs (dnDSAs) by C1q we started using the C1q assay as a guide to therapy. The aim of this study was to 1. Investigate evolution and response of C1q biomarker to treatment 2. Investigate allograft function and clinical characteristics of cohort.
*Methods: This was a retrospective study. Pediatric renal transplant recipients transplanted 1/1/2010-1/1/2018 were considered for inclusion. dnDSAs were identified by routine screening from 2010 or at investigation of allograft dysfunction. Patients with least 6-month follow-up were included. dnDSAs were identified by single-antigen flow bead assay. Outcomes:- Evolution of C1q dnDSAs – Renal survival, defined as >50% decline of eGFR or progression to ESRD according to DSA status.- GFR was estimated using Schwartz method.
*Results: A total of 262 patients were considered for inclusion, 220 met inclusion criteria. Age of patients was 12 years (11 mo21 y), (median, range), 47% were female and 26% got a living donor transplant. Follow up was 34 months (6-88), (median, range). Figure 1 shows renal survival in the cohort according to DSA status after transplant, 45% (102) formed no DSA, 18%(35) IgG only and 37%(83) C1q. Figure 2 shows the evolution of dnDSA by C1q over time after first detection in the post-transplant period. We compared renal survival in patients with eliminated C1q with therapy to those with persistent C1q. Rejection therapy was per institution standard of care. However, treatment was intensified if DSAs by C1q was not eliminated. C1q was eliminated in 78% of patients (n=66.)
*Conclusions: Persistent C1q positive DSA in spite of therapy is a strong predictor of poor graft outcome, Patients with a persistently positive C1q DSA should be considered for more aggressive therapy and participation in clinical trials
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
Sigurjonsdottir V, Chaudhuri A, Grimm P. De Novo Complement-Activating Donor Specific Antibodies in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients Are Highly Responsive to Therapy [abstract]. Am J Transplant. 2019; 19 (suppl 3). https://atcmeetingabstracts.com/abstract/de-novo-complement-activating-donor-specific-antibodies-in-pediatric-renal-transplant-recipients-are-highly-responsive-to-therapy/. Accessed May 11, 2025.« Back to 2019 American Transplant Congress