2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Allocation Tool of the Future: The Estimated Post-Transplant Survival (EPTS) Score
University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Background:Beginning December 2014, a new kidney transplant allocation system will be used. A component of this system is the Estimated Post-Transplant Survival (EPTS) score, which…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Maintenance Regimen With Calcineurin Inhibitor, MMF and Everolimus Initiated By Dual Induction Therapy With Anti-CD20/25 Antibodies in Renal Transplantation
Surgery III, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Shinjuku-ku,Tokyo, Japan.
【background】Calcineurin inhibitor (CNI), MMF and steroid has been the gold standard of maintenance regimen in renal transplantation (RTx). A line of new immunosuppressants has emerged…2015 American Transplant Congress
Longitudinal Assessment of Endothelial Function Following Kidney Transplantation
Purpose:Evaluate the progression of endothelial function as a marker of cardiovascular disease following kidney transplant.Background:Endothelial dysfunction is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in end stage…2015 American Transplant Congress
Active Immunization in Patients Transplanted for Hepatitis B Virus Related Liver Diseases: A Preliminary Report of a Prospective Study
Aims: The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate the effectiveness and safety of procedural HBV vaccine in patients transplanted for hepatitis B virus…2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function Following Basiliximab Induction in Liver Transplant Recipients
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis.
Purpose: Reports of the use of antibody induction to delay the start of calcineurin inhibitor therapy postoperatively in patients with renal insufficiency at the time…2015 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Risk Factors for Infectious Complications in Liver Transplant Patients Converted to Everolimus
AIM:Immunosuppression with an mTOR inhibitor plus calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) minimization is increasingly used in liver transplantation to protect against the nephrotoxic and neurotoxic side effects…2015 American Transplant Congress
Financial Impact of an Advanced Liver Disease Service on a Tertiary Health System
Regional disparities in liver transplantation motivated revision of national organ-sharing policies towards critically ill patients. Liver transplantation of high MELD patients incorporates significant institutional commitment…2015 American Transplant Congress
Human CD8+TCR– Facilitating Cells Enhance HSC Engraftment In Vivo and Promote HSC Survival In Vitro
CD8+/TCR- facilitating cells (FC) in mouse BM significantly enhance engraftment of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) in syngeneic and allogeneic recipients. Human FC phenotype and mechanism…2015 American Transplant Congress
Targeted Rapamycin Nanotherapy Dampens Memory T Cell Function
Memory T cells (Tm) are difficult to control post-transplantation and account for early rejection episodes. Additionally, therapies exerting local immunosuppression by targeting an allograft, while…2015 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes Associated With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Colonization Or Infection After Small Intestinal Transplantation
BACKGROUND: Vancomycin-resistant enterococcal (VRE) infections cause significant morbidity and mortality amongst SOT recipients. However, little is known about the relevance of VRE in small intestinal…
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