2015 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Once-Daily, MeltDose® Tacrolimus (Envarsus® XR) Versus Twice-Daily Tacrolimus (Prograf®) in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipient Sub-Groups: A 2 Year Phase 3 Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Trial
Differences in tacrolimus (tac) metabolism are evident in certain populations; in particular, lower tac bioavailability has been shown in females and black kidney transplant recipients…2015 American Transplant Congress
Excellent Outcomes With Kidney Transplantation for Patients ≥70 Years of Age
BackgroundOur aim was to determine the outcomes following kidney transplantation in recipients ≥70 years of age at the time of transplantation.Materials and MethodsWe analyzed data…2015 American Transplant Congress
Elderly Transplant Recipients Have Improved Graft Survival
Background: The upper age limit to receive a kidney transplant has progressively risen, but the outcomes of elderly (ages > 70) transplant recipients remain understudied.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in the Septuagenarian
Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
The elderly ESRD population in the US continues to grow. National data demonstrates that both patient (PS) and graft survival (GS) at 1 and 5…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Recipients Older Than 70: A Single Center Experience
Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN.
Age is no longer considered a contraindication to renal transplantation. To date, little is known in regards to the grafts and patients outcomes in elderly…2015 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of Patient Refusals for Transplantation
Disparities in access to the kidney transplant wait list have been described for women, African Americans (AAs), and the elderly. However, few data are available…2015 American Transplant Congress
Local Expansion in DCD Kidney Transplant Activity Improves Waiting List Outcomes and Addresses Inequities of Access to Transplantation
1Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom; 2NHSBT, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Following expansion in our circulatory death (DCD) transplant program, our center now performs twice as many DCD as brain-death (DBD) kidney transplants. Here, we…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor Specific Antibodies in the Older Kidney Transplant Recipient
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston.
Recent evidence suggests that renal transplant recipients (RTR) with both rejection and donor specific antibodies (DSA) are at high risk of graft loss. Concurrently, the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Age Should Not Be Considered a Contraindication for Living Kidney Donation
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
The increasing numbers of patients with ESRD on the transplant waiting list has been the main driving force for expanding the donor pool. Acceptance of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Protecting Older Patients from Dialysis: The Survival Benefit of Preemptive Transplant With High KDPI Allografts
BACKGROUND: Mortality on dialysis remain markedly elevated in patients over 60 years old. Preemptive kidney transplantation (PreKT) represents a means of avoiding the risks of…
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