2015 American Transplant Congress
Antibody Response Following Influenza Vaccination in Renal Transplant Recipients
Indiana University School of Medicne-IU Health, Indianapolis, IN.
Purpose: Following the recommended consensus guidelines of ATC for vaccination, at our institution we recommend annual vaccination for influenza + H1N1 (Flu) for renal transplant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Associations of Pre-Transplant Prescription Narcotic Use With Clinical Complications After Kidney Transplantation
Background: Associations of narcotic use before kidney transplantation with post-transplant clinical outcomes are not well described.Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of linked national registry…2015 American Transplant Congress
Patients With Severe and Morbid Obesity Benefit from Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant
More than one in three Americans are obese yet obesity is considered a relative and sometimes absolute contraindication to kidney transplant. Previous studies suggest that…2015 American Transplant Congress
Interim Safety Experience in Transplant Patients Treated With Belatacept (Nulojix) in the Post-Approval Setting
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ.
Purpose: Belatacept is a selective T-cell costimulation blocker indicated for prophylaxis of organ rejection in adult patients receiving a kidney transplant in combination with basiliximab…2015 American Transplant Congress
Adverse Events of Maintenance Immunosuppression Following Kidney Transplantation Reported in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review
Aim: To evaluate the completeness of reporting of adverse events in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of maintenance immunosuppression in kidney transplantation.Background: Side effects of maintenance…2015 American Transplant Congress
Emotional Bonding in Recipients of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants (DDRT): Associated Factors and Effect on Medication Adherence
Division of Nephrology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
The feelings of the kidney recipient towards his or her donor are complex and may affect behavior in the post-transplant period. We studied 152 DDRT…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Occurrence of v- Lesions Is Not Associated With Decreased Graft Survival
Intimal arteritis (v-lesions) in kidney transplant biopsies has been believed to have major prognostic and diagnostic significance. We assessed the relationship of v-lesions to prognosis…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kynurenine Assay to Detect Inflammation in Transplant Patient: Clinical Results
Introduction: Ideal biomarker should be specific, sensitive, non-invasive, mirror the benefit of therapy and offer prognostic potential. We developed a test using a colorimetric assay…2015 American Transplant Congress
T-Cell Mediated Vascular Rejection Can Be Identified By the Combined Measurement of Five Specific microRNAs in Blood
MicroRNAs hold important roles in the regulation of gene expression. Their function has been correlated with kidney disease and they might represent a new class…2015 American Transplant Congress
Th-17 Alloimune Responses in Renal Allograft Biopsies from Recipients of Kidney Transplants Using Extended Criteria Donors During Acute T-Cell Mediated Rejection
Although renal transplantation using expanded criteria donors has become a common practice, immune responses related to immunosenescence in those kidney allografts have not been studied…
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