2018 American Transplant Congress
Heart and Lung Offer Acceptance Practices Are Associated with Organ Yield and Local Placement
Below average offer acceptance practices could delay placement of donor hearts and lungs and may ultimately lead to organ discard. Recovered thoracic organs are rarely…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evidence of a Clinically Significant Drug-Drug Interaction between Cannabidiol and Tacrolimus: A Case Report
Cannabidiol (CBD), a major purified non-psychoactive component of marijuana with anticonvulsant properties, is being studied under an expanded access IND as an adjuvant treatment for…2018 American Transplant Congress
Tumor Recurrence in Kidney Transplant Recipients with a History of Pretransplant Malignancy
Introduction: A growing body of evidence indicates that kidney transplant recipients (KTR) with a history of pre-transplant malignancy (PTM)have a higher incidence of post-transplant de-novo…2018 American Transplant Congress
Maintenance Immunosuppression Trends in Hand and Facial VCA Transplantation
PURPOSE: Authors have speculated that vascularized composite allotransplantation recipients (VCAR) require greater maintenance immunosuppression than solid organ recipients due to skin's higher antigenicity. This has…2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Analysis of Bone Marrow versus Blood Monocyte-Derived Regulatory Dendritic Cells for Evaluation in a Miniature Swine Vascular Composite Allotransplantation Model
Background: Dendritic cell therapy is a promising approach to reduced dependence on immunosuppressive drugs and for the promotion of tolerance in transplant recipients. Our aim…2018 American Transplant Congress
Two Similar Risk Models Identify Different Patients for Graft Loss: Implications for Clinical Trials in DSA+ Kidney Transplant Recipients
William J von Liebig Transplant Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester.
Introduction. Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTx) with donor-specific alloantibody (DSA) at transplantation have increased death-censored graft failure (DCGF) due to chronic antibody mediated rejection (cABMR), but…2018 American Transplant Congress
Successful Transplantation of Black Kidneys from Rhabdomyolysis Donors
Background: The kidneys from donors with rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury (AKI) may show discolored appearance. The transplant surgeons may be unwilling to accept a…2018 American Transplant Congress
DCD Kidneys with Remuzzi Scores of 4-5 Can Be Accepted for Solitary Kidney Transplantation
Organ Transplant Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Background Baseline chronic donor kidney injury is usually scored using Remuzzi's classification. It has been suggested that kidneys with Remuzzi scores of 0-3 can be…2018 American Transplant Congress
Early Steroid Withdrawal or Tacrolimus Minimization versus Standard Immunosuppression in Renal Transplant Recipients: The Allegro Trial
BackgroundCurrent immunosuppressive regimen in most renal transplant recipients (RTR) combines basiliximab induction with tacrolimus, mycophenolic acid and prednisolone maintenance therapy. Reduction of immunosuppression by withdrawal…2018 American Transplant Congress
Time within Therapeutic Range: A Comparison of Three Tacrolimus Formulations in Renal Transplant Recipients
University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL.
Purpose: To compare three formulations of tacrolimus (TAC) and assess differences in time within therapeutic range (TTR) and variability in levels.Methods: Renal transplant recipients from…
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