2015 American Transplant Congress
Early Steroid Withdrawal and Calcineurin Inhibitor Minimization Protocols for Maintenance Immunosuppression: A Single Center 10-Year Experience
BACKGROUND:Long term use of steroids results in predictable secondary effects that can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Additionally, long term high levels of Calcineurin…2015 American Transplant Congress
Superior Renal Function in an Everolimus-Based Calcineurin Inhibitor Free Regimen Compared to Standard Cyclosporine/Mycophenolate and Low Cyclosporine/Everolimus: Follow-Up of the HERAKLES Study at Month 48
1Herakles Study Group, Germany; 2Novartis, Pharma, Germany; 3Herakles Study Group, Switzerland.
Aim: To follow up on renal function (GFR) at month (Mo) 48 after kidney transplantation (Tx) in patients (pts) on immunosuppressive regimen with different calcineurin…2015 American Transplant Congress
Calcineurin Inhibitor-Free Immunossupresion After Kidney Transplantation, Using Everolimus De Novo – Single Center Experience
The aim of the study was to analyse the clinical outcome in kidney transplant recipients treated with CNI (calcineurin inhibitors)-free protocol versus kidney transplant recipients…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…
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