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  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Does HLA-Incompatible Transplantation Confer a Survival Advantage in the UK?

    M. Manook,1 Z. Ahmed,1 R. Johnson,2 O. Shaw,1 N. Kessaris,1 A. Dorling,1 N. Mamode.1

    1Renal, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom; 2NHS Blood & Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom.

    Introduction: HLA-incompatible transplantation is perceived as being a 'high-risk' option with increased mortality and morbidity for transplantation of sensitized recipients of renal transplants. Data from…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Angiopoietin-2 Associates With Graft Failure and Mortality in Renal Transplant Recipients

    W. Westendorp,1 C. Keyser,2 E. van den Berg,2 C. Krikke,1 H. van Goor,3 S. Bakker,2 H. Leuvenink.1

    1Surgery, Groningen Transplant Center, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; 2Nephrology, Groningen Transplant Center, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; 3Pathology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

    Angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) and angiopoietin-2 (Ang2) are involved in stabilizing the vascular endothelium and may play a role in premature mortality and graft failure in renal…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    An Orchestrated Sequence of Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses Is Associated With Rejection After Pediatric Liver Transplantation

    C. Falk,1 I. Goldschmidt,2 F. Mutschler,2 C. Neudörfl,1 J. Keil,1 K. Daemen,1 F. Lehner,3 R. Mikolajzcyk,4 A. Karch,4 U. Baumann.2

    1Institute of Transplant Immunology, IFB-Tx, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; 2Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; 3Department of Visceral General and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; 4Department of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, HZI, Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.

    The concept of a coordinated immune response initiated by innate and sustained by adaptive immune cells and their soluble mediators is well established for infection…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Perfusion Disturbances and Local Infarctions After Experimental Kidney Transplantation Corralte With the Duration of Cold Ischemia Time

    S. Rong,1 R. Chen,1 M. Meier,4 B. Hensen,2 H. Haller,1 K. Hueper,2 F. Gueler.1

    1Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; 2Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; 3Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; 4Imaging Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

    Background: Kidney transplantation in mice is challenging but offers good translational models to study mechanisms of disease. In this study allogenic and isogenic kidney transplantation…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Steroid-Free Quadruple Induction Regimen With Basiliximab, Everolimus, Mycophenolate and Very Low Dose Tacrolimus Reduces Incidence of Biopsy-Proven Acute Rejection and Toxicity Profile Compared to the Standard Triple Regimen

    M. Miura, H. Higashiyama.

    Department of Renal Transplantation Surgery, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.

    Objectives: Nephrotoxicity of calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) in kidney allografts has been a significant clinical problem even with low exposure regimens. On the other hand, CNI-free…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Prospective Study of a Steroid Free, Low Dose Tacrolimus and Everolimus Combination Regimen in Kidney Transplant

    A. Shetty,1 J. Leventhal,1 O. Traitanon,1 A. Alvarado,1 V. Mas,2 J. Mathew,1 E. Tantisattamo,1 L. Gallon.1

    1Nephrology/Comprehensive Transplant, Northwestern University, Chicago; 2Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.

    Calcineurin(CNI) based therapy is the cornerstone of immunosuppresion(IS) after kidney transplant. However chronic nephrotoxicity from CNI as been implicated in post-transplant renal dysfunction. We hypothesized…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Post Hoc Subgroup Analysis of ZEUS: Outcome on Renal Function, Efficacy and Safety in Living-Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients After Conversion from a Calcineurin Inhibitor to an Everolimus Based Regimen: 5 Year Follow-Up Data

    F. Lehner,1 K. Budde,1 R. Wuethrich,2 P. Reinke,1 W. Arns,1 A. Muehlfeld,1 U. Eisenberger,1 R. Stahl,1 K. Heller,1 O. Witzke,1 B. Suwelack,1 H. Wolters,1 I. Hauser,1 M. Porstner,3 C. Sommerer.1

    1ZEUS Study Group, Germany; 2ZEUS Study Group, Switzerland; 3Novartis, Pharma, Germany.

    Background: To study renal function and patient outcome after 5 years in living donation subgroup of kidney de novo transplant recipients after conversion to an…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Plasma Cell Infiltration: General Overview of Clinical and Pathological Correlations in Renal Transplantation

    C. Nihei, F. Lemos, D. David, P. Souza, F. de Paula, W. Nahas, E. David-Neto.

    Transplantation Service, Hospital das Clinicas-University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

    Background and Objective: Plasma cells are known as the final effectors of humoral immune response. Their significance and clinical outcomes are still controversial in kidney…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Everolimus On the Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence After Living Donor Liver Transplantation When Used in Early Stage: A Single Center Prospective Study

    L. Jeng, A. Thorat, H. Yang, C.-C. Yeh, T.-H. Chen, S.-C. Hsu.

    Organ Transplantation Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.

    Background:Liver transplantation is only treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, postoperative immunosuppression may act as an additional risk factor for tumour recurrence. Antineoplastic role…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Ethnic Barriers in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients. A Retrospective Study

    M. Asolati,1 T. Pillen,1 R. Romero,2 T. Heffron.1

    1Surgery, Porter Adventist Hospital, Denver, CO; 2Children Hospital of Atlanta and Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

    INTRODUCTION: Differences in access to OLTx continue to be present in minorities. Pediatric pts represent a particularly vulnerable population within minorities groups in need for…
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