2017 American Transplant Congress
Rabbit Anti-Human Thymocyte Immunoglobulin (rATG) for Rescue Treatment of Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection (cAMR) After Pediatric Kidney Transplantation.
Pediatric Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Background. Chronic antibody-mediated rejection (cAMR) is the leading cause of long-term graft loss after kidney transplantation. Treatment guidelines include rituximab, immunoadsorption, immunoglobulins and/or bortezomib, but…2017 American Transplant Congress
Combined Dual-Kidney Liver Transplantation in the United States: A Review of UNOS/OPTN Data Between 2002 and 2012.
Department of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
BackgroundSimultaneous liver-kidney transplantation (SLKT) has increased demand for donor kidneys during a national organ shortage. In kidney-alone recipients, dual kidney transplantation (DKT) using “marginal” donor…2017 American Transplant Congress
This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things- Real World Experience with Everolimus in Livers.
Purpose: To determine if discontinuation rates of everolimus (RAD) in clinical practice is higher than the 30% demonstrated in trials.Methods: This was a retrospective cohort…2017 American Transplant Congress
Liver Allograft Hepatitis and Graft Loss After Hepatitis C Clearance.
Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Successful HCV therapies should improve inferior outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) for HCV cirrhosis. We hypothesize certain patients may be predisposed to heterologous immunity that…2017 American Transplant Congress
Lower Rates of Living Donation Among Transplant Centers Located in the Stroke Belt.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Background: The prevalence of comorbid disease continues to increase in the United States, particularly in areas like the Stroke Belt, but it is unknown whether…2017 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function Variability Is a Significant and Independent Risk Factor for Graft Loss and Death in Kidney Transplantation.
1Transplant, MUSC, Charleston, SC; 2Transplant, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT
Previous studies have demonstrated that the magnitude of decline in renal function can predict graft loss after kidney transplant (KTX), but there is limited research…2017 American Transplant Congress
25-Hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], but Not 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D], Independently Predicts Kidney Graft Failure: The Wisconsin Allograft Recipient Database (WisARD).
Vitamin D deficiency is common in chronic kidney disease and is associated with cardiovascular events and mortality. Kidney transplant recipients are at elevated risk of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation of Hepatitis C Kidneys to Hepatitis C Recipients Confers Significantly Shorter Waiting Times in the Era of the New Kidney Allocation System.
Nashville VA Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background: Prior to the new KAS, transplantation with HCV+ compared to HCV- kidneys provided shorter waiting times on the deceased donor list. In the current…2017 American Transplant Congress
Cost-Effectiveness of Renal Machine Perfusion Use After Long Cold Ischemia Time.
High cold ischemia time (CIT) and inadequate care of donors in Brazil lead to a high incidence of delayed graft function (DGF), 60%-70%, and as…2017 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Liver and Kidney Survival Following Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation, with or without Preformed Donor-Specific Antibodies.
Introduction: Successful kidney transplantation despite a positive crossmatch is well known after combined liver-kidney transplantation (CLKT). However, recently, concerns regarding the impact of preformed anti-HLA…
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