2015 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Outcomes of Polyomavirus Infection in 639 Kidney Transplant Recipients: Are High Immunological Risk Characteristics More Relevant Than Specific Induction Or Maintenance Immunosuppressive Regimens?
Introduction. Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PVAN) is now recognized as an important cause of graft dysfunction and early kidney transplant loss. Over-immunosuppression is the main risk factor…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Clinical Signature Surrogate of Histological Lesions to Avoid Unnecessary One Year Surveillance Biopsy After Renal Transplantation
Introduction:Surveillance biopsy remains debated after renal transplantation since the histological diagnostic do not lead to clear therapeutic recommendations. The main objective for this study was…2015 American Transplant Congress
An Investigation of 12 Cases of Membranous Nephropathy of the Donor Origin Accidentally Detected by 0-h Renal Biopsy During Kidney Transplantation
Membranous Nephropathy (MN) is a type of glomerulonephritis characterized by thickening of the glomerular basement membrane with immunoglobulin deposition. Proteinuria is a primary symptom, and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Patients Referred to an OPO: Analysis of Potential for Additional DCD Donors
New York Organ Donor Network, New York, NY.
Performance improvement at our organ procurement organization (OPO) includes retrospective analysis of the triage process for newly referred patients to identify missed opportunities for donation…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Novel DSA Flow Cytometer Crossmatch (DSA-FXM) to Eliminate Ambiguous Auto- and Allo-FXM Results
Pathology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Introduction:Though usually rejected on theoretical grounds, a positive Auto-FXM could result from either or both auto-reactive non-HLA or HLA-antibodies (Ab). Furthermore, a positive Auto-FXM serum…2015 American Transplant Congress
High Prevalence of Allograft Rejection in Kidney Recipients With a Mild Increase in Serum Creatinine: Interim Report of the ANIDAR Study
The long-term prognosis of kidney transplants may be impacted by delayed diagnosis of rejection. Guidelines suggest that recipients with an increase of serum creatinine (Scr)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Number of Antigen Targets: A Key Parameter for Accurate Flow Cytometry Crossmatch Interpretation of Weak DSA
BACKGROUND: Flow cytometry crossmatch (FCXM) results are used to assess the safety of a transplant across pre-existing DSA. The number of targets on donor cells…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Benefit of Hepatitis C Donor Kidney Transplantation Is Limited to Hepatitis C Positive Patients Over 50 Years of Age
Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The purpose of this analysis was to provide information regarding the use and survival benefit of kidney transplantation from a hepatitis C positive deceased donor…2015 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety of Induction Therapy With Monoclonal Versus Polyclonal Antibodies in Kidney Transplant Recipients in the Last Five Years (2008-2013) in Our Institution
Nephrology, La Paz Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Induction immunosuppression in renal transplantation is not clearly defined. We analyze the efficacy and safety of the used regimens at our institution in the last…2015 American Transplant Congress
Conditioning of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells With mTOR Inhibitor Enhances Regenerative Properties of Secretome and Attenuates Vascular Calcification
Similar to patients with chronic kidney disease, recipients of kidney transplants are a high-risk population for cardiovascular events due to arterial media calcification in particular…
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