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Articles tagged "Efficacy"

  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Thymoglobulin for Induction Less is Clearly More!

    N. Patel, P. Nicole

    -, -, SC

    *Purpose: The ideal total dose of anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is unknown in the African American (AA) kidney transplant population.The purpose of this study was to…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Effect of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange on Glomerular Filtration Rate in Patients with Acute Humoral Rejection

    M. Maza Moreno, S. Hernandez-Estrada, J. Cano Cervantes, D. Maldonado Tapia, M. Alamilla Sanchez

    Nephrology and Transplant Division, CMN 20 de Noviembre, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico

    *Purpose: AMR is the main risk factor for graft loss, especially after the first post transplant year. Up to 80% of patients achieve response with…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Assessment of Time to Therapeutic Tacrolimus Levels Following Renal Transplantation in a Non-Weight-Based Dosing Model

    J. Banbury1, A. Dodson1, C. Lin2, K. Gutierrez1

    1University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL, 2Center for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    *Purpose: The optimal initial dose for tacrolimus (TAC) after renal transplant (RT) remains controversial with limited evidence comparing weight-based and conservative strategies. Recent literature suggests…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Safety and Efficacy of Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Stenting for Symptomatic Gallbladder Disease in Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    K. F. Haq1, U. Iqbal2, M. Khan3, F. Kamal4, S. Solanki5, R. Chakinala5, M. Siddiqui1, M. Abu Ghanimeh1, O. Sadiq1, A. Watson1, T. Zuchelli1, R. Salgia1

    1Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 2Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, 3Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, 4Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 5Medicine, Guthrie Hospital, Sayre, PA

    *Purpose: Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder (cystic duct) stenting has been shown to be an effective treatment option for symptomatic gallbladder disease in patients with cirrhosis. However,…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Single-Dose Pre-Operative Pregabalin to Minimize Pain and Opioid Use after Liver Transplantation

    J. P. Knorr, A. Barlow, T. Reinaker, R. Zaki

    Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Multimodal pain management strategies, including pregabalin (PGB) alone, have demonstrated efficacy in minimizing post-surgical pain and opioid use. Our study aimed to determine if…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Efficacy and Safety According to Dose of Valganciclovir for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in Transplantation Network Meta Analysis

    S. Hwang, W. Park, K. Kim, J. Song, S. Lee

    Inha University, Incheon, Korea, Republic of

    *Purpose: Valgancivlovir is importantly used to prevent post-transplant CMV infection among kidney transplantation patients. However, the dose of such drug being used still remains controversial…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Effect of Everolimus with Reduced-Exposure Tacrolimus and Early Steroid Elimination in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients: 36-Month Outcomes from the CRADLE Study

    H. Tedesco Silva1, R. Ettenger1, A. Bjerre1, M. Christian1, L. Dello Strologo1, S. D. Marks1, L. Pape1, P. Lopez2, M. Cousin2, P. Pandey2, B. Rauer2, M. Meier2, B. Tönshoff1

    1A2314 Study Group, Basel, Switzerland, 2Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland

    *Purpose: To compare 36-month (M) efficacy and safety outcomes of an everolimus+reduced-exposure tacrolimus (EVR+rTAC)+steroids (CS) withdrawal regimen vs mycophenolate mofetil+standard-exposure TAC (MMF+sTAC)+CS in pediatric kidney…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Long-Term Efficacy of Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents

    J. Zhang, W. Sun, J. Lin, Y. Tian, L. Ma, L. Zhang, Y. Zhu

    Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

    *Purpose: Long-term efficacy of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) therapy in kidney transplant recipients was unknown. Thus, we aimed to evaluate it in a Chinese cohort…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Disease among Hospitalized Immunocompromised Adults

    H. Nam, M. Ison

    Northwestern University Comprehensive Transplant Center, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is associated with significant mortality amongst hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and lung transplant recipients. Although RSV is responsible for…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    The Incidence of Fungal Infections in Pancreas Transplant Recipients in the Absence of Systemic Antifungal Prophylaxis

    S. Shaikh1, M. Cooper1, A. Nolan1, P. Abrams2

    1MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, 2MedStar Gerogetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

    *Purpose: Fungal infections after pancreas transplantation have been associated with morbidity and mortality, therefore transplant centers may elect to use systemic perioperative antifungal prophylaxis (ppx).…
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