2015 American Transplant Congress
The Immunosuppressive Effects of Erythropoietin Do Not Confer Lower Rates of Acute Rejection in Post Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Darbepoetin
Background: The correction of anemia has been associated with improved kidney allograft outcomes. Recently, erythropoietin was shown to directly suppress alloreactive human T-cells by inhibiting…2015 American Transplant Congress
Longitudinal Trends in Wait Times and Use of Bridging Locoregional Therapies in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients undergoing Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: UNOS Population Study
Background: Trends in bridging locoregional therapies (LRT) and wait times for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) have not been investigated…2015 American Transplant Congress
Controlled Hemodilution in Infant Liver Transplants: A Single Center Experience
Introduction: Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) remains a major comorbidity in pediatric liver transplants often resulting in graft loss and mortality. Controlled hemodilution decreases blood viscosity…2015 American Transplant Congress
Preliminary Results of a Novel Induction Regimen Using Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (Rabbit) (rATG) Plus Basiliximab in a Pediatric Patient Population Undergoing Kidney Transplantation
Purpose: We report the outcomes from single center experience with the novel induction regimen using rATG (3 mg/kg) in divided doses given on operative day…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Adult Kidney Transplant Candidates With Previous Malignancy: Analysis of 14-Year Waiting List Data in the United States
College of Medicine, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Purpose: We aimed to study the difference in patient survival and transplantation probability rates of adult kidney transplant (KT) candidates with and without history of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Post-Graduate Year 2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency Program at an Academic Medical Center
Department of Pharmacy, University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital performs a high volume of solid organ transplants each year, allowing for residents and students from many…2015 American Transplant Congress
Cytomegalovirus and BK Infections in Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients
Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Pubic Health, Madison.
Background:There is little information on the incidence, risk factors and outcomes associated with cytomegalovirus (CMV) and BK infections in sensitized patientsMethods:We examined 254 kidney transplant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in Kidney Transplant Patients Who Received Rituximab Administration
Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
OBJECTIVE:The efficacy of antiviral prophylaxis for rituximab (RIT)-associated hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in patients with lymphoma has been recently reported. However, the immunological effect…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Duration of Brain Death on Outcomes in Abdominal Organ Transplantation: Rush and Retrieve or Rather Relax and Repair?
Background: Brain death (BD) induces a progressive systemic pro-inflammatory and coagulatory response affecting function of the grafts-to-be and survival. With longer BD duration more injury…2015 American Transplant Congress
Immune Reconstitution in Recipients of Living Donor Kidney/Hematopoietic Stem + Facilitating Cell Transplants
We report the long-term results from a reduced-intensity nonmyeloablative conditioning approach to establish high levels of donor chimerism without graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in mismatched related…
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