2015 American Transplant Congress
Propensity Score-Weighted Analysis of Induction Therapies in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation in Modern Immunosuppression Era
1Medicine, UTSW, Dallas, TX; 2Clinical Sciences, UTSW, Dallas, TX; 3Surgery, UTSW, Dallas, TX.
Background: Induction therapy with interleukin-2 receptor antagonist (IL2-RA) is recommended as a first line agent in living donor renal transplantation (LRT). However, use of IL2-RA…2015 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab Induction Has Been Safe in the United Kingdom and Achieves Long-Term Steroid Avoidance in More Than 80% of Low Risk Renal Transplant Recipients
Introduction: The use of alemtuzumab as an induction agent for renal transplantation is increasing in the UK. There is some evidence to suggest that this…2015 American Transplant Congress
Effectiveness of Protocol-Driven Induction Therapy in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
Background: Induction therapy significantly improves graft outcomes in kidney transplantation, but the optimal agent based on patient characteristics and immunologic risk is unknown. While many…2015 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Survival of Deceased Donor Kidneys from Children Under Ten
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Background: The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has adopted a new allocation algorithm that uses a Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) based on 10…2015 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of Kidney Transplantation With Expanded Criteria Kidney from Donors After Circulatory Death
The purpose of this study was to compare the mortality risk and survival benefit of transplant with expanded criteria kidneys from donors after circulatory death…2015 American Transplant Congress
Protecting Older Patients from Dialysis: The Survival Benefit of Preemptive Transplant With High KDPI Allografts
BACKGROUND: Mortality on dialysis remain markedly elevated in patients over 60 years old. Preemptive kidney transplantation (PreKT) represents a means of avoiding the risks of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Preemptive Deceased Donor Transplant With Kidney Donor Profile Index Scores Greater Than 85 Not Associated With a Survival Benefit
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Preemptively listed candidates for kidney transplant are a unique patient population with regard to marginal quality kidney acceptance as they are not yet dialysis dependent.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus Versus Mycophenolate for Recipients of Kidney Transplants from Expanded Criteria Donors (ECD) Receiving Anti-Thymocyte Globulin and Tacrolimus
Introduction: Recipients of kidneys recovered from expanded criteria donors are at higher risk to develop delayed graft function (DGF) and acute rejection (AR), leading to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation Using Kidneys from Donation After Circulatory Death Donors: Results from the UK Experience
Introduction: Kidneys from donation after circulatory-death donors currently make up over 40% of deceased donor kidney transplants in the UK. In addition, 34% of deceased…2015 American Transplant Congress
Risk Associated With DCD Kidney Transplantation Varies by Donor Characteristics
Studies have shown that comparable kidney graft survival between donors after brain death (DBD) and donors after circulatory death (DCD) overall. However, the differential risk…
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