2015 American Transplant Congress
A Randomized Study Comparing Parathyroidectomy Versus Cinacalcet to Treat Hypercalcemia in Kidney Allograft Recipients With Persistent Hyperparathyroidism
Purpose: Cinacalcet corrects hypercalcemia and hypophosphatemia in patients with persistent hyperparathyroidism (HPT) after kidney transplantation (KT). This study (NCT011178450) was designed to evaluate whether subtotal…2015 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Tumor Transmission Events. A Summary of 2008-2013 Data from the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC)
Purpose: Transmission of donor malignancy via transplantation is an uncommon but significant occurrence. The OPTN Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC) has monitored such complications since…2015 American Transplant Congress
Chimeric Thymus Versus Antigen Presenting Thymus for the Induction of Tolerance: Donor DCs in Vascularized Thymus Grafts Play an Essential Role in the Induction of Tolerance
We have demonstrated that thymus plays an important role in transplantation tolerance in MHC inbred large animals. We have established a technique of isolated vascularized…2015 American Transplant Congress
Differences in Genetic Variants That Influence Long-Term Graft Function Between Pancreas Transplant Donors and Recipients
Genetic variation in caveolin-1, involved in signal transduction and tissue fibrosis, within pancreas transplant donors has been previously shown to correlate with decreased long-term graft…2015 American Transplant Congress
Emotional Bonding in Recipients of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants (DDRT): Associated Factors and Effect on Medication Adherence
Division of Nephrology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
The feelings of the kidney recipient towards his or her donor are complex and may affect behavior in the post-transplant period. We studied 152 DDRT…2015 American Transplant Congress
Hypothermic Machine Perfusion Improves Kidney Viability through Amelioration of Vasospasm and Edema of Podocytes and Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells
Hypothermic machine perfusion (MP) may improve outcome after transplantation from donors after cardiac death (DCD) kidneys, but protective mechanisms of MP remain largely unknown. To…2015 American Transplant Congress
Regional Mismatch Between Liver Supply and Demand: An Argument for a More Open Market
Background: Geographic disparities in liver transplantation (LT) are well recognized. But the degree to which regional variation in deceased donor deficits contributes to wait-list mortality…2015 American Transplant Congress
Adherence Time-Profiles of Renal Transplant Patients During the Three First Years Post-Transplantation
Non-adherence to immunosuppressants (IS) has been reported to increase morbidity and mortality of transplant patients.Our objective was to investigate adherence to IS in renal transplant…2015 American Transplant Congress
ASKP1240 in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients
Primary objective was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ASKP1240, antagonistic anti-CD40 antibody, in either a CNI free regimen or a CNI minimization regimen…2015 American Transplant Congress
Depression of Complement Regulatory Factors in Human and Rat Renal Grafts in Association With Progress of Acute Cellular Rejection
Introduction and ObjectiveIt is commonly known that complements play important roles in antibody mediated rejection in renal transplantation. However, the association of complements with progression…
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