2015 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacoepidemiology of Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in a Large Multicenter Cohort of Kidney Transplant Recipients
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO.
Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis or preemptive treatment are recommended for seronegative recipients of kidneys from seropositive donors (D+/R-) and seropositive patients (R+), but not D-/R-…2015 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Predictors of Organ Donation Among African-American Men
Objective: The growth of the national transplant waiting list continues to far outpace the number of available organs, particularly among African Americans (AA). This study…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Non-Haematopoietic Erythropoietin Analogue, ARA 290, Inhibits Macrophage Activation and Prevents the Transplanted Islet Graft Damage
Purpose. Pancreatic islet transplantation (PITx) is an attractive treatment option for type 1 diabetes patients. While pancreatic islets can successfully engraft after PITx a large…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Prospective and Randomized Study of Conversion from Tacrolimus to Cyclosporine A to Improve Glucose Metabolism in Patients With New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus After Renal Transplantation
Background: The present prospective and randomized study was designed to assess whether conversion from tacrolimus (Tac) to cyclosporine A (CsA) can reverse posttransplantation diabetes mellitus…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Anatomic Variation and Reconstructive Technique on Complications Following Living Liver Donor Transplantation – A Report from the A2ALL Consortium
Introduction: Living donor liver transplantation [LDLT] is a technically demanding endeavor that requires command of the complex anatomy of partial liver grafts. The aim of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Incidence, Timing, and Consequence of De Novo Donor Specific Antibody in Intestinal Transplantation
Center for Intestinal Care and Transplant, Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC.
The development of denovo Donor specific antibody (dnDSA) in intestinal transplantation (ITx) remains largely unknown. We conducted a prospective and longitudinal analysis of adult and…2015 American Transplant Congress
T Cell Receptor Repertoire Analysis of BKV-Specific T Cells in Peripheral Blood Samples By Next Generation Sequencing Reveals Differential Role and Kinetics of CD4 and CD8 T Cell Clones in Viral Control
Background:BKV-specific T cells play the crucial role in controlling virus reactivation and analyses of their frequencies have been previously performed in different studies. However, nothing…2015 American Transplant Congress
Patient and Graft Outcomes Following 3rd, 4th and 5th Renal Transplants – A Single Centre Comparative Study
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital - NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction: For patients who have lost their first renal graft, a second kidney transplant is widely accepted as the next best therapeutic option (due to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Lack of Utilization of Pre-Emptive Transplantation in Those With Living Donor Kidney Transplants
Introduction: Time spent on dialysis before kidney transplantation (KTx) has been associated with worse outcomes. Pre-emptive transplants are not always possible due shortage of deceased…2015 American Transplant Congress
Innate Immune Memory to Allogeneic Non-Self
Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
A hallmark of adaptive immunity is the generation of long-lived, antigen-specific memory T, B, and NK lymphocytes that mount strong anamnestic (recall) responses to previously…
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