2015 American Transplant Congress
Change in Health-Related Quality of Life Between Evaluation for Kidney Transplantation and Transplantation
BACKGROUND: Kidney transplantation (KT) recipients have been found to have higher Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) than patients undergoing other forms of renal replacement therapy.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Deceased Donor Lung Utilization in the United States
Background: Lung utilization rates for deceased donor (DD) are far lower than most solid organs. For DD recovered in 2013, 22% had at least one…2015 American Transplant Congress
Similar Outcomes Can Be Expected Among HIV (+) Kidney Transplant Recipients (HIV+ Tx) Vs. HIV (-) Kidney Transplant Recipients (HIV- Tx) Receiving Similar Immunosuppression Protocols
Outcomes among HIV+ Tx continue to improve despite the established risk of rejection and calcineurin-nephrotoxicity. We sought to compare outcomes among HIV+ Tx vs. HIV-…2015 American Transplant Congress
Donor Selection and Prophylactic IVIg for Induction Immunosuppression Improves Outcomes for HIV+ Kidney Transplant Recipients (HIV+ Tx)
HIV+ Tx recipients are noted to have higher rates of allorecognition through cellular and humoral mediated pathways. Since 2010, our program instituted IVIg use as…2015 American Transplant Congress
NK-Cell Subset Distribution, Renal Function and Biopsy Findings in Kidney Transplant Recipients With HLA Donor-Specific Antibodies
Background: Detection of post-transplant donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies(DSA) constitutes a risk factor for kidney transplant (KT) loss. NK-cell antibody-dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity(ADCC) has been proposed to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Cyclophosphamide as a Salvage Therapy for Combined Intravenous Immunoglobulins and Plasmapheresis Refractory Antibody-Mediated Rejection
Acute antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) poses a significant risk to graft survival. Current or standard treatment (ST) of AMR currently consists of plasmapheresis (PP), intravenous immunoglobulin…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Patients at High Immunological Risk Can Be Safely Transplanted With a Novel Induction Regimen Using Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (Rabbit) (rATG) Plus Basiliximab
Purpose: We report the outcomes from our single center experience with the novel induction regimen using rATG (3 mg/kg) in divided doses given on operative…2015 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Induction in Renal Transplant Recipients Aged 70 and Over
Transplantation, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
While there is a significant survival advantage to transplanting patients 70 years of age and older versus staying on dialysis, it is unclear whether sensitized…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Weight Change and New-Onset Diabetes After Kidney Transplantation
Dept of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.
Background:We studied the association between pre-transplant weight change and new-onset diabetes after kidney transplant (NODAT).Methods:Using OPTN/UNOS data with follow-up to October, 2012, all adult (age>18…2015 American Transplant Congress
High Tolerability With Sofosbuvir-Based Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy in Liver Transplant Recipients With Recurrent Hepatitis C
Background: Reports on efficacy, safety, and tolerability of sofobuvir-based antiviral regimens in liver transplant recipients with recurrent hepatitis C are limited. Methods: We performed a…
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