2017 American Transplant Congress
Early Steroid Withdrawal and Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
One third of kidney transplant (KT) recipients currently undergo early steroid withdrawal (ESW). Although ESW may slightly increase the risk of rejection in certain subgroups,…2017 American Transplant Congress
An Analysis of Tacrolimus XL Dosing in Obese Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Background:Tacrolimus extended-release (XL) is utilized in many immunosuppressive regimens post-kidney transplantation. Current dosing recommendation for the XL formulation in renal transplant (txp) is 0.15 mg/kg/day…2017 American Transplant Congress
More Than Renal Function: Use of Belatacept to Improve Drug Toxicities.
Background: Data with belatacept has demonstrated that patients on de novo belatacept have better renal function and improved patient and graft survival seven years post-transplant.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Evolution of CCR4highCD4+ Subpopulations in Renal Graft Blood After Steroid Withdrawal: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study in Parallel Groups. Preliminary Results.
Introduction:Steroids are a mainstay of immunosuppression after kidney transplant (KT). The infiltration into the graft of active T cells following KT depends on the expression…2017 American Transplant Congress
Lipid Abnormalities and Cardiovascular Events After Early Conversion to Everolimus in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Pretransplant Diabetes: 24-Month Analysis from Elevate Study.
1ELEVATE Study Group, Berlin, Germany; 2Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
PURPOSE: Pretransplant (preTx) diabetes is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) events, and posttransplant (post-Tx) hyperlipidemia further increases CV risk. To analyze the influence…2017 American Transplant Congress
Propensity-Matched Comparison of Diabetic Patients and Non-Diabetic Patients in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation.
Background: Kidney transplantation (KT) reportedly provides a significant survival advantage over dialysis in diabetic patients. However, KT outcome in diabetic patients compared with that in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Renal Transplantation to the Extraperitoneal Cavity in Children Weighing Less Than 15 kg Can Be Performed Safely.
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Pediatric kidney transplantation is associated with various surgical complications due to the complexity of technique and often fragile condition of end-stage renal…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Vaccine Recommendation Program for Pediatric Kidney Transplant Candidates.
Pediatric transplant recipients commonly have a deficient immunization status at the time of transplantation. Utilizing transplant pharmacists to improve these immunization rates has not previously…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pre-OLT CKD-3 Increases Post-OLT ESRD and AKI Impacts Early Post-OLT Survival.
Recanati Miller Transplant Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Irvington, NY
Current combined Liver-kidney allocation protocols allocate dual organs based on sustained glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) of 30ml/min or less. It is unclear whether milder renal…2017 American Transplant Congress
Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
Donor-specific antibodies (DSA) and antibody mediated rejection (AMR) are associated with decreased graft survival in pediatric liver transplantation; however, the incidence of AMR is not…
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