2013 American Transplant Congress
Gradual vs Rapid Withdrawal of Immunosuppression after Kidney Allograft Failure Results in Less Allosensitization, Decreased Rate of De-Novo Donor Specific Antibody and Reduced Need for Allograft Nephrectomy
Aim- Allosensitization after renal allograft failure is a major obstacle to re-transplantation.Withdrawal of immunosuppression after allograft failure is associated with sensitization. However, prolonged continuation of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Comparable Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in Liver Transplant Alone (LTA) and Simultaneous Liver Kidney (SLK) Recipients Who Had Pre-LT Kidney Biopsy for Renal Dysfunction or Proteinuria
Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Data concerning the utility of kidney biopsy in liver transplant (LT) candidates with renal dysfunction and/or proteinuria is lacking. Methods: 67 LT candidates with iothalamate…2013 American Transplant Congress
Plasma Soluble IL-6 Receptor (SIL-6R) Levels Are Significantly Elevated during Antibody-Mediated Rejection (ABMR) in Highly-HLA Sensitized Renal Allograft Recipients (HS Pts)
Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Background: ABMR episodes involve multiple immunologic and inflammatory pathways. IL-6/IL-6R interactions have pleiotropic effects on immunity and inflammation and may have relevance to ABMR. Recent…2013 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Re-Transplantation Graft Survival Is Comparable to Primary Pancreas after Kidney Transplantation
Background: Reports on the outcomes of pancreas re-transplantation are scarce in the modern era. We compared the outcome of pancreas re-transplantation with primary pancreas after…2013 American Transplant Congress
Cost Effectiveness of a Belatacept-Based Regimen in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Chronic use of calcineurin inhibitors has been associated with cardiovascular (CV) toxicity and nephrotoxicity in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). Belatacept (bela) is associated with lower…2013 American Transplant Congress
Association of Brain Death Donor Cytokinemia with Donor and Recipient Renal Function in the Steroid Era
Surgery, UMDNJ-NJMS, Newark, NJ
Brain death (BD) donor cytokinemia was associated with decreased organ recovery and worse post transplant outcomes before routine steroid use. Because steroids decrease cytokinemia in…2013 American Transplant Congress
Conversion from TAC-MMF to mTOR-TAC Immunosuppression in Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation Reduces the Incidence of BK Viremia
Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; Pharmacy, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Background: BK nephropathy is an important cause of early graft loss after renal-pancreas transplantation. We sought to determine if conversion from tacrolimus/mycophenolate mofetil (TAC-MMF) to…2013 American Transplant Congress
Calcineurin Inhibitors in HLA Identical Living Related Donor Kidney Transplantation
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
The outcome of living related (LD) HLA-identical kidney transplant (tx) was excellent prior to the availability of calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs). Given the nephrotoxicity of CNIs,…2013 American Transplant Congress
Has Displaying KDPI in DonorNet® Led to a Spike in Discard Rates for Lower Quality Kidneys?
UNOS; Yale Med Ctr; Northwestern
Background: The Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI), derived from the Kidney Donor Risk Index (KDRI), began appearing in DonorNet with kidney offers on March 26,…2013 American Transplant Congress
Association of Vitamin D and Albuminuria in Renal Transplant Recipients, The
Introduction: Albuminuria is commonly observed in renal transplant recipients and its etiology varies widely. It is associated with poorer graft function and worse patient and…
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