2021 American Transplant Congress
Clinical and Pathological Features of Lobar Nephronia in Renal Allograft
*Purpose: Lobar nephronia (acute focal nephritis) is a rare form of nephritis which can be presented as a renal mass and misdiagnosed as renal cancer,…2021 American Transplant Congress
Exploring the Correlation with Donor Hepatitis C Viral Load and Viral Kinetics in Naïve Kidney Transplantation Recipients
*Purpose: The transplantation of Hepatitis C viremic (HCV) kidneys into uninfected recipients was made possible by effective direct acting anti-viral (DAA) therapy. This study aims…2021 American Transplant Congress
Trends and Outcomes Analysis of U.S. Transplant Centers Performing High Volumes of Hard to Place Kidneys
*Purpose: Despite a growing number of patients awaiting a kidney transplant, discard rate remains significantly high. The UNOS SRTR data now provides information on all…2021 American Transplant Congress
Two-for-One Kidney Transplant Outcomes
*Purpose: In the United States, over 91,000 people are on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Concurrently, 3,500 kidneys deemed to be of marginal…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Edge of Glory: Determinants of Success and Failure for Prolonged Cold Ischemia in Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT>30 hours) is associated with an increased risk of primary non-function and early graft loss in kidney transplantation, although this…2021 American Transplant Congress
Patients’ Perceptions of Kidney Transplant Failure and Transitioning to Dialysis
*Purpose: Approximately 5,000 US kidney transplant recipients return to dialysis each year due to allograft failure. Understanding how kidney allograft failure and transitioning to chronic…2021 American Transplant Congress
Renal Transplant Recipients with Low Skeletal Muscle Attenuation Have a Greater Risk of Developing New-onset Diabetes After Transplantation
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Decreased muscle radiation attenuation on computed tomography (CT) is indicative of fat infiltration within the muscle. Such ectopic fat accumulation has recently been recognized…2021 American Transplant Congress
Iguratimod Reduce Panel Reactive Antibody in High Mismatched Renal Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Study
The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
*Purpose: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of iguratimod (IGU) for reducing panel reactive antibody (PRA) in high mismatched renal transplant recipients.*Methods: Eligible recipients…2021 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Rituximab-abbs in Renal Transplant: A Case Series
*Purpose: Biosimilars are FDA-approved alternatives to cost-prohibitive biologics, with no clinically meaningful differences in safety, purity, and potency. Rituximab-abbs, a biosimilar to rituximab, has labeled…
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