2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Native Kidney in Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation Recipients. Different Entities?
Division of Urology, Renal Transplantation Unit, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Purpose: Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) has a high incidence in patients with acquired cystic kidney disease (ACKD) due to hemodialysis. It has been reported that…2015 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Use of Gene-Expression Profiling to Monitor for Rejection After Cardiac Transplantation – Which Patients and When?
Background: Gene-expression profiling (GEP), in place of endomyocardial biopsy, is increasing. GEP testing is intended for low-risk asymptomatic patients (pts); thus, the profile of pts…2015 American Transplant Congress
Implementation of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cytomegalovirus Prevention in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation
Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati.
Optimal strategies to prevent cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease after pediatric solid organ transplantation (SOT) in a cost effective manner are uncertain. We evaluated the frequency of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Noninvasive Diagnostic and Predictive Value in Renal Transplant Recipients by Measurement of Urine BCA-1
ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between early-stage renal acute rejection and the level of BCA-1 in urine, explore the diagnostic value and noninvasive monitoring in early…2015 American Transplant Congress
Invasive CMV-Infection of the Duodenal Cuff – An Underestimated Entity of CMV Infection and Its Potential Impact On Outcome After Pancreas Transplantation
IntroductionWe present data on the incidence of focal invasive CMV-infection of the duodenal cuff and its potential impact on clinical outcome after pancreas transplantation (PT).Material…2015 American Transplant Congress
Furthering the Link Between Ischemia and Immunity: Development of New Antibody Following Prolonged Delayed Graft Function
Introduction The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between prolonged ischemia (delayed graft function - DGF) and the development of de novo…2015 American Transplant Congress
Discard of Kidneys at the Margin: ECD Versus KDPI Era
BACKGROUND: Since 3/26/2012, the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI), a percentile score reflecting donor-associated risk, has been provided with all deceased-donor kidney offers. We investigated…2015 American Transplant Congress
New SRTR Risk-Adjustment Models for Adult Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Following a recommendation of the Consensus Conference on Transplant Program Quality and Surveillance, SRTR implemented a 3-year rolling cycle to rebuild the statistical models used…2015 American Transplant Congress
Toll-Like Receptor 4-Signaling Abrogates Inhibitory Effect of Calcineurin Inhibitor on B-Cells Responding to Blood Group A-Antigens
Transplant Unit, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Aim: Bacterial infection following ABO-incompatible organ-transplantation is associated with refractory Ab-mediated rejection. Here, we investigated the influence of toll-like receptor (TLR)-signaling, via the binding of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Outcomes of Tocilizumab Therapy for DSA+ Antibody Mediated Rejection (ABMR) Resistant to IVIG + Rituxan (I+R) Treatment
Intro: Limited options are available for treatment of ABMR in highly-HLA sensitized patients (HS). Treatment options include I+R, PLEX+I+/- R, C5-inhibitor & bortezomib. Approximately 25%…
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