2015 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Everolimus Versus Tacrolimus On Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Renal Transplant Patients On Maintenance
PURPOSE: To compare the efficacy of everolimus (EVL) in improving LVH in a regimen with mycophenolic acid (MPA) vs tacrolimus (TAC)+MPA in maintenance renal transplant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of Sofosbuvir Based Therapy for Recurrent Hepatitis C After Liver Transplantation
Purpose: Evaluate outcomes of sofosbuvir-based hepatitis C therapy in liver transplant patients in a single center clinical setting, including interferon-free regimens.Methods: All patients with history…2015 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Utility of Allospecific CD154+T-Cells in Children With Liver Or Intestine Transplantation (LTx, ITx)
Background: Allospecific CD154+T-cytotoxic memory (CD154+TcM) have completed investigational evaluation as predictors of acute cellular rejection in children with LTx or ITx.Purpose: To evaluate CD154+TcM** as…2015 American Transplant Congress
Declaring a Patient Brain Dead on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): Are There Guidelines or Misconceptions?
Purpose: With the rapid growth of ECMO and the accumulating evidence that organs from ECMO donors can be safely transplanted, we reviewed the practice variations…2015 American Transplant Congress
Primary and Secondary Vaccine Responses in a Non-Human Primate Model of Cardiac Allotransplantation
Purpose: To compare the effect of calcineurin- versus costimulation-based immunosuppression on primary and secondary vaccine responses in non-human primate heart transplant recipients.Background: Antibody response following…2015 American Transplant Congress
Donor Specific Tolerance Can Be Induced by Donor Bone Marrow Transfer With Activation of Invariant Naturel Killer T Cells
It has been reported that liposomal formulation of a-galactosylceramide(lipo-aGC) could induce antigen specific regulatory T cells (Treg) in vivo when administered with particular antigens. We…2015 American Transplant Congress
Cell Type of the Tolerizing Inoculum Plays a Role in the Formation of of Molecular Chimerism in Murine Neonatal Tolerance
Background: Heart transplantation is a lifesaving measure for many infants with severe congenital heart diseases. The acceptance of cardiac allografts without immunosuppression, or operational tolerance,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus With Low Dose Tacrolimus in Intestinal Transplantation
Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
Introduction: Renal dysfunction is a well-known complication after organ transplant given immunosuppression (ISP) with calcineurin inhibitors. This is especially true after intestinal transplant (ITx) given…2015 American Transplant Congress
Does Prophylaxis Strategy Matter? CMV Reactivation in Moderate Risk (R+) Heart Transplant Recipients
Pharmacy, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Purpose: CMV is a significant complication in heart transplant recipients (HTR). Little evidence exists to guide prophylaxis in moderate risk (R+) patients.Methods: An IRB-approved review…2015 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Renal Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients Through Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Vancomycin
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Background: Determining the dose of renally eliminated drugs such as vancomycin in kidney transplant recipients is often challenging due to unclear tools to assess renal…
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