2013 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Anti-A and Anti-B Antibody Titers in Different IVIG Preparations: Correlation with Risk for Hemolysis
INTRODUCTION: IVIG use is increasing in transplant recipients for desensitization, treatment & prevention of ABMR and infections. The complications of IVIG are often related to…2013 American Transplant Congress
Improving Pancreatic Islet Engraftment through Manipulation of Their Size
Although islet isolation techniques have been improved overtime, protocols and products are not completely standardized. It is known that following transplantation (Tx) from 30 to…2013 American Transplant Congress
When Drugs Run Out: Tolerability of Mycophenolate Mofetil and Azathioprine in Lung Transplant Recipients over the Age of Sixty
Pharmacy, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, NC; Pharmacy, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
Triple-drug therapy with tacrolimus, azathioprine (AZA), and prednisone is the standard immunosuppression protocol for lung transplant at Duke University Hospital (DUH). The recent shortage of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of CMV Infection Comparing Two Antiviral Preventative Strategies after Liver Transplantation
Pharmacy, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO; Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Purpose: CMV remains a common complication of liver transplantation, and its direct and indirect effects contribute greatly to the morbidity and mortality in this patient…2013 American Transplant Congress
Liver B Cells Exhibit Pro-Inflammatory Activity, Secrete Less IL-10, and Are More Potent Inducers of Hepatic DC Maturation Than Those from Secondary Lymphoid Tissue
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Introduction: B cells perform various immunological functions that include Ab production, Ag presentation, secretion of multiple cytokines, and regulation of immune responses, mainly via secretion…2013 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Outcomes of Highly-HLA Sensitized (PRA>80%) (HS) Patients Receiving Desensitization with IVIG or IVIG + Rituximab: A Retrospective, Single-Center Analysis
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
INTRODUCTION: Desensitization protocols (DES) for highly-HLA sensitized (PRA>80%) (HS) living donor and deceased donor recipients include low-dose IVIG + plasma exchange, high-dose (HD) IVIG and…2013 American Transplant Congress
Endothelial Proliferation Precedes the Development of Endothelial-To-Mesenchymal Transition (EndMT)
Endothelial cell (EC) proliferation is characteristic of cell-mediated immune responses and it occurs early in association with alloimmune targeting of transplants. In human renal allografts,…2013 American Transplant Congress
Therapeutic Management and Outcome of the Novo Prostate Cancer in Renal Transplant Recipients
IntroductionRenal transplant recipients (RTR) are usually considered at higher risk of malignancy. In recent years, prostate cancer in RTR has been becoming more frequent, probably…2013 American Transplant Congress
Worse Long Term Patient Survival and Higher Cancer Rates in Liver Transplant Recipients with a History of Smoking
Transplant Division, Dept of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
IntroductionTobacco use is associated with multiple medical problems including an increased risk of cancer (CA). The risk of CA is increased in the post-transplant period.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Program Quality Index Which Accounts for Transplant Rate; the Power of Numbers!, A
Surgery/Transplantation, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
It is unclear whether patients and grafts survival (PS and GS) rates alone are indices of Quality. Programs who cherry pick could have outstanding PS/GS…
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