2015 American Transplant Congress
Eculizumab in the Treatment of Early Severe Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection Following HLA-Compatible Kidney Transplantation-Case Series
Severe early acute antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is associated with poor allograft outcomes. Eculizumab is a humanized mouse monoclonal antibody against complement factor C5 that has…2015 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab Dose Adjusted for Weight Reduces Infection Post-Renal Transplantation
Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Alemtuzumab [AL] has been increasingly used as an induction agent in renal transplantation. It causes potent lymphocyte depletion and as has been shown to reduce…2015 American Transplant Congress
Single Center Experience With the Use of an Abbreviated Anti-Thymocyte Globulin and Basiliximab Combination Protocol in Renal Transplantation
Purpose: To report one year outcomes from single center experience with a novel induction regimen using anti-thymocyte globulin ( ATG)(rabbit)rATG (3 mg/kg) in divided doses…2015 American Transplant Congress
Largest Single Center Experience of Pre-Transplant Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery in Ethnic Minorities With Chronic Kidney Disease
Background:Ethnic minorities have disproportionately lower renal transplant rates. The increased prevalence of obesity seen in ethnic minorities further places them at a disadvantage due to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Sofosbuvir-Based Therapy for Hepatitis C Recurrence Post Liver Transplantation
Introduction:Sofosbuvir is approved to treat HCV infection in all genotypes with sustained virological response 12 weeks after completion of therapy (SVR12)rates of up to 100%.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy of Early Everolimus in De Novo Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
Purpose: To study the safety and efficacy of immunosuppression with Everolimus (EVL) within the first month after orthotopic liver transplantation.Patients and methods: Recipients who had…2015 American Transplant Congress
Day of Week Influences Kidney Utilization
Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
Background: From 2000 to 2013, 17% of all kidneys procured for transplantation from deceased organ donors in the United States were discarded. The high rate…2015 American Transplant Congress
Emerging Application of Active Immune Targeted Delivery in Transplantation
Targeted nanodelivery has created enormous excitement as a transformative approach to deliver therapeutics to tissues of interest. In recent years, we have made significant progress…2015 American Transplant Congress
IL-33 Enhances Host Tolerance to Candida albicans Kidney Infections Through Induction of IL-13 Production by CD4+ T Cells
Susceptibility to systemic Candida albicans infection is determined not only by immune resistance but also by the ability to control Candida-induced immunopathologies. We previously showed…2015 American Transplant Congress
Allograft Enterectomy as a Life-Saving Procedure and Salvage for Retransplantation
Transplant Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Background: Allgraftectomy after solid organ transplantation is usually performed as a palliative therapy. After isolated intestinal transplantation (IIT), allograft enterectomy is sometimes necessary as a…
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