2013 American Transplant Congress
Role of Belatacept (CTLA4-Ig) on B Cells Phenotype in Renal Transplant Recipients
IntroductionPhase III clinical studies have shown that upon Belatacept (CTLA4-Ig) treatment, renal allograft function and anti-HLA immunization are improved compared to anticalcineurin. Here, we analyzed…2013 American Transplant Congress
Multiplicative-Regression Model for Relative Survival To Compare the Effect of Factors Associated with the Time to Graft Failure between First and Second Renal Transplant, A
Background. This is established today that second renal transplant recipients (STR) and first renal transplant recipients (FTR) have close outcomes. However, to our knowledge, the…2013 American Transplant Congress
Association between TGFBR2 Gene Polymorphism (rs2228048, Asn389Asn) and Acute Rejection in Korean Kidney Transplantation Recipients
Nephrology, Inje University, Busan, Republic of Korea
Transforming growth factor-Β (TGF-Β) signaling transduction initiates TGF-Β activation, resulting in activation of TGF-Β receptor II (TGFBR2). Any quantitative and qualitative changes in TGFBR2 are…2013 American Transplant Congress
Minimum Pre-Liver Transplant Creatinine as a Predictor of Post-Transplant Renal Insufficiency
Introduction: The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score results in patients with often reversible renal insufficiency (RI) undergoing liver transplant and it is difficult to…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Waitlist Body Mass Index Changes on the Outcome after Liver Transplantation, The
Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Background: Obesity is associated with poor health outcomes in the general population, but the evidence surrounding the effect of body mass index (BMI) on post-liver…2013 American Transplant Congress
Preemptive Desensitization among Sensitized Renal Recipients Improves Graft Survival Despite Posttransplant DSA Persistance
Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Hospitals, Richmond, VA
Background. We have shown 70% of DSA+ patients lose all DSAs within 12 months and rarely have chronic rejection whereas the remaining 30% show DSA…2013 American Transplant Congress
Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Does Not Increase the Risk of Acute Rejection after Renal Transplantation, The
Nephrology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background: Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), is the pro-drug of mycophenolic acid (MPA), which is formed after de-esterification. Adequate exposure to MPA is associated with a decreased…2013 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation Using Donors with Standard and Extended Criteria Kidneys
Piedmont Transplant Institute, Atlanta, GA
Introduction:The advent of MELD scoring resulted in an increase in the number of simultaneous liver-kidney transplants (SLKT) being performed due to the higher priority weighting…2013 American Transplant Congress
Partial Grafts Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Graft Failure in Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Liver transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) using living donor grafts has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of disease recurrence when compared…2013 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors to Non-Adherence in Kidney Transplantation Patients Applying Triangulation Methodology in a Universal Access Medication Health System
Background: Brazil is the second in total number of kidney transplant (KTx) in the world, and it also the world biggest universal public health system.…
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