2013 American Transplant Congress
Lung Cancer Following Kidney Transplant: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes
ABSTRACTA 1.5-fold increased incidence of lung cancer has been noted in patients after kidney transplantation (KT). Risks factors and clinical outcomes have not been previously…2013 American Transplant Congress
Association between TGFBR2 Gene Polymorphism (rs2228048, Asn389Asn) and Acute Rejection in Korean Kidney Transplantation Recipients
Nephrology, Inje University, Busan, Republic of Korea
Transforming growth factor-Β (TGF-Β) signaling transduction initiates TGF-Β activation, resulting in activation of TGF-Β receptor II (TGFBR2). Any quantitative and qualitative changes in TGFBR2 are…2013 American Transplant Congress
Preemptive Desensitization among Sensitized Renal Recipients Improves Graft Survival Despite Posttransplant DSA Persistance
Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Hospitals, Richmond, VA
Background. We have shown 70% of DSA+ patients lose all DSAs within 12 months and rarely have chronic rejection whereas the remaining 30% show DSA…2013 American Transplant Congress
Partial Grafts Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Graft Failure in Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Liver transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) using living donor grafts has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of disease recurrence when compared…2013 American Transplant Congress
Psychosocial Outcomes 3 to 9 Years after Living Liver Donation in the Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study (A2ALL)
U. of Pittsburgh; Northwestern U; Lahey Clinic
Background: Psychosocial outcomes data come primarily from the first few years post liver donation and are based largely on generic quality of life measures that…2013 American Transplant Congress
Steroid Avoidance in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients: 5-Year Results of a Prospective and Randomized Multicenter Study
Institut de Transplantation-Urologie-Néphrologie (ITUN), Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
Introduction. We report here the actual 5-year results of a prospective and randomized steroid avoidance study conducted in 6 university hospitals in adult patients receiving…2013 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation Tolerance That Depends on Regulatory T Cells Induced by TGF-beta-Producing Regulatory B Cells
Regulatory B cells (Bregs) have been shown to play a critical role in immune homeostasis and in autoimmunity models. We have recently demonstrated that combined…2013 American Transplant Congress
Prevascularized Tissue-Engineered Construct Serves as an Alternative Site for Pancreatic Islet Transplantation, A
Although the sites for clinical or experimental islet transplantation have been well established, the pancreatic islet survival and function in homing locations still remain unsatisfied.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of Cryptococcosis in Solid-OrganTransplant Recipients: Relapse Is Rare after Discontinuation of Therapy
Background: Cryptococcosis is the third most common fungal infection in solid- organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Current treatment guidelines recommend 6-12 months of antifungal therapy; however,…2013 American Transplant Congress
Class I HLA Mismatches Increase Risk of Acute Rejection, Graft Loss and Formation of De Novo Class II Alloantibody
Introduction. With modern immunosuppression it is believed that HLA mismatch (mm) have little impact on kidney graft survival, except for the benefits of 0 HLA…
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