2013 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes in a Phase 1b, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Placebo-Controlled, Single-Dose Study of ASKP1240 in De Novo Kidney Transplantation
Objective was to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of ASKP1240, a fully human anti-CD40 monoclonal antibody, administered following a de novo kidney…2013 American Transplant Congress
Oral Administration of Ginseng Delays Aging Process by Upregulating Anti-Aging Gene, Klotho, in Chronic Cyclosporine Nephropathy
Background: Chronic cyclosporine (CsA) nephropathy is associated with an accelerated ageing process. Recently, we found that ginseng treatment reduced the progression of chronic CsA nephropathy.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Anti-Hyperglycemic Effect of Ginseng on Cyclosporine-Induced Diabetes Is Related to the Direct Pancreatic Islet Cell Protection
Background: The study was performed to investigate whether ginseng has protective effect in an experimental mouse model of cyclosporine (CsA)-induced pancreatic injury.Methods: Mice were treated…2013 American Transplant Congress
Oral Treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Urinary Tract Infection in Transplant Recipients: Resurgence of Fosfomycin
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Background: With repeated exposure to antimicrobials, development of MDR bacterial infections pose a serious clinical problem in organ transplant recipients. Generally, these type of infections…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of CMS CoP on Kidney Transplant Waiting Times, The
Background: SRTR program reports provide detailed information on transplant center performance relative to risk-adjusted values. Although designed to improve outcomes, the behavioral implications of these…2013 American Transplant Congress
Results about, and Algorithms For, Robust Probabilistic Kidney Exchange Matching
Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
For a variety of practical reasons, including crossmatch failures, most planned kidney exchange transplants do not go to transplant in reality. This is arguably the…2013 American Transplant Congress
TCR-Directed Immune Therapy Restores Self Tolerance and Significantly Prolongs Islet Allograft Survival in Diabetic NOD Mice
Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH
Background: A major barrier for islet transplantation is the lack of an immunotherapy to control both the allo- and autoimmune responses. Methods: In this study,…2013 American Transplant Congress
Causes of Rejection and Non Utilization of Live Liver Donors: A Single Center Experience
Background: Proper selection of live liver donors is crucial for both donor safety and transplant recipient outcome. Non utilization of possible live donors is multifactorial…2013 American Transplant Congress
Improving Value after Pediatric Liver Transplant: Discharge Practices of High-Performing Centers
We sought to improve value (outcomes/cost) for the initial hospitalization after pediatric liver transplantation (LT) by identifying variation in length of stay (LOS), a highly…2013 American Transplant Congress
Obesity Does Not Adversely Affect the Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation
Obese patients with end stage kidney disease encounter difficulties obtaining kidney transplantation (KTx) because of concern for shorter graft and patient survival. We examined the…
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