Articles tagged "Antibodies"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of a Pre-Transplant Desensitization Protocol with Carfilzomib, Plasmapheresis, and IVIG for Broadly Sensitized Lung Transplant Candidates: A Case Series
S. Fredrick¹, C. Iasella², C. Moore¹, M. Mangiola³, Q. Xu³, C. Ensor⁴, D. Riciutti², C. LaFratte², P. Sanchez³, M. Morrell³, J. McDyer³, A. Zeevi³
¹Department of Pharmacy, UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Department of Pharmacy, AdventHealth, Orlando, FL
*Purpose: The presence of anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies in lung transplant candidates leads to increased wait list times and antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) post-transplant. We…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis C Antibody Seroconversion in Kidney Transplant Patients from HCV Antibody Positive/NAT Negative Donors Does Not Deteriorate Renal Allograft Outcome
R. Rattanavich, M. De Vera, T. Hoang, R. Villicana
Loma Linda University, Transplant Institute, San Bernadino, CA
*Purpose: Prior studies have shown that almost 50% of kidney transplant patients from hepatitis C Ab+/NAT - donors have seroconverted but its impact on renal…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Significance of C4d and HLA-DSA on Post-Transplant Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Antibody-Mediated Rejection
W. Park, O. Kwon, Y. Kim, J. Paek, K. Jin, S. Park, S. Han
Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Keimyung University Kidney Institute, Daegu, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The clinicopathological diagnosis of rejection after kidney transplantation (KT) was well defined by Banff classification. In the diagnosis of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), the presence…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Identification of Eplet Mismatches Associated with De Novo Donor Specific HLA Antibody in a Pediatric Kidney Transplant Cohort
O. Charnaya, J. Jones, P. Chiang, M. C. Philogene, J. Garonzik-Wang
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: While optimizing immunological matching will decrease the risk of de novo donor specific HLA antibody (dnDSA) formation and improve long-term graft function in pediatric…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Single Center Snapshot Experience of dd-cfDNA in Lung Transplantation
D. Levine, P. Ong, D. De Armond, E. Sako
University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
*Purpose: Chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) is the primary etiology of graft failure and associated with poor survival post lung transplantation (LT). Risk factors for…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Low Frequency Of Canonical Human Leukocyte Antigen Alloimmunization In Heart Transplantation Candidates With Ventricular Assist Devices
G. K. Mahowald¹, S. L. Saidman¹, G. Lewis², V. Pattanayak¹
¹Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Screening for anti-HLA antibodies in heart transplantation candidates is complicated by transfusions as well as by the presence of ventricular assist devices (VADs), which…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Consideration for Offering Hepatitis C Antibody Positive Donor Grafts to All Patients Listed for Transplant
L. Smith
Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Background: The field of organ transplantation continuously struggles with inadequate numbers of donor organs. Therefore, efforts remain focused on increasing organ utilization and expanding…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Difference in DSA Formation between Tacrolimus-XR and Tacrolimus-IR
J. Hagopian¹, C. Carthon¹, S. January¹, A. Gharabagi², R. Delos Santos³, T. Horwedel⁴
¹Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, ²St. Louis College of Pharmacy, Saint Louis, MO, ³Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, ⁴Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cary, NC
*Purpose: Donor specific antibodies (DSA), whether pre-formed or developed de novo after kidney transplantation, have been associated with acute and chronic antibody mediated rejection, transplant…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Absence of Antibodies in Human Neonates and Infants to Gtko/cmahko/β4galnt2ko (Triple Gene Knockout) Pig Cells: Relevance to Cardiac Xenotransplantation for Complex Congenital Heart Disease
H. Hara¹, Q. Li¹, C. A. Banks¹, T. Yamamoto¹, D. Ayares², D. C. Cleveland¹, D. K. Cooper¹
¹Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Revivicor Inc., Blacksburg, VA
*Purpose: Heart transplantation (Tx) in neonates is associated with the best results of any organ Tx, but the lack of deceased human donor hearts in…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Tolerance to ABO A-Antigen Following Treatment of Infant Mice with A-Expressing MHC-Identical Erythrocytes
B. Motyka¹, J. Fersovich¹, M. Sulzer¹, I. Adam¹, J. Pearcey¹, K. Tao¹, C. W. Cairo², P. J. Cowan³, L. J. West¹
¹Dept Pediatrics, Alberta Transplant Institute, Canadian Donation and Transplant Research Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Immunology Research Centre, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
*Purpose: ABO-incompatible heart transplantation (ABOi HTx) is safe in young children and increases donor access. Post-ABOi HTx, B cell tolerance develops to donor ABO blood…