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Articles tagged "Glucocortocoids"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Comparing Infection Rate Between Steroid Withdrawal and Ongoing Maintenance Among Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Recipients

    M. McCord1, Z. Yetmar2, A. Lemke1, K. Mara3, M. T. Seville4, W. Bosch5, P. Dean6, E. Beam2, S. Bernard1

    1Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 3Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 4Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, 5Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 6Division of Transplantation Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    *Purpose: Compare infection rates of simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant (SPK) recipients who continue maintenance steroids to those with steroid withdrawal post transplant.*Methods: This study is a…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes in Elderly Black Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving Basiliximab Induction and Early Steroid Withdrawal

    E. Garcia, T. Sparkes, A. Szczepanik, S. Bova, J. Bromberg, A. Haririan, J. Casale

    University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

    *Purpose: Black renal transplant recipients (RTR) carry a higher risk of rejection (BPAR) and graft loss due to immunologic and non-immunologic factors. Lymphocyte depleting induction…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Therapeutic Response of Late Clinical Cell Mediated Rejection is Modeled by Chronicity Changes

    I. Melgarejo1, V. Visnawathan2, A. Sharma1, P. Sood1, C. Puttarajappa1, C. Wu1, N. Shah1, M. Molinari1, S. Hariharan1, R. Mehta1

    1Starzl Transplant Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Department of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

    *Purpose: Although there is a tendency to treat late clinical TCMR, the responsiveness to steroids is unclear.*Methods: Among kidney transplant recipients, transplanted between Jan 2013…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Immunosuppression and Cancer Risk in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    R. Sapir-Pichhadze1, C. Laprise1, X. Zhang1, M. Abrahamowicz1, M. Beauchamp2, A. Della Vecchia1, L. Azoulay1, E. Franco1, B. Nicolau1

    1McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

    *Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients (KTR) have an elevated risk of cancer. We sought to estimate to what extent does the immunosuppression regimen increase KTRs’ susceptibility…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Effect of Insulin versus Oral Agents on Early Glycemic Control Following Kidney Transplant

    A. Petrosan, A. Santeusanio, R. Khaim, V. Delaney

    Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

    *Purpose: Insulin therapy is commonly prescribed to treat hyperglycemia early post-kidney transplant (KTx) due to its widespread availability and ease of titration. Alternatively, there is…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    A Comparative Analysis of Kidney Allograft Outcomes in Steroid Use versus Steroid Discontinuation After Basiliximab Induction: Unos Data Base Study

    F. Cardarelli, H. Patel, A. Aala

    Nephrology, BIDMC, Boston, MA

    *Purpose: Basiliximab is a monoclonal antibody produced by recombinant DNA technology used by many transplant centers in the U.S. as induction immunosuppression. When Basiliximab is…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Maintenance Steroids in the Setting of Alemtuzumab Induction Post-Kidney Transplant Increases Risk of Infection and Hospital Readmission

    A. R. Webb, A. A. Al-Bahou, A. J. Brueckner, A. T. Logan, R. S. Baliga, L. J. Bowman Anger

    Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL

    *Purpose: This study sought to assess the safety of steroid-containing maintenance immunosuppression in the setting of alemtuzumab (ALEM) induction.*Methods: Adult (>18 years) kidney transplant recipients…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Comparison of 4 vs 14 Days Early Steroid Withdrawal in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    O. Adebiyi, J. Chen, B. Brady, S. Mietz, T. Taber, D. Mishler, M. Yaqub, W. Goggins, A. Sharfuddin

    Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

    *Purpose: The optimal duration, as well as the dose of the initial steroid use, is not known as it varies widely among institutions that have…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Graft versus Host Disease in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Case Series

    N. Joiner, J. Dietz, K. Nava-Estevanott, L. Kerbe

    Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL

    *Purpose: Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD) is a serious and potentially fatal disease that is rarely observed in solid organ transplant recipients; however, we report…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Steroid Dependence at 1 Yr in Kidney Transplant Recipients Initiated on Early Steroid Withdrawal Protocol: Associated Risk Factors and Prognosis

    M. Yaqub, D. Mishler, T. Taber, A. Sharfuddin, W. Goggins, O. Adebiyi

    Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

    *Purpose: Early steroid withdrawal (ESW) has become a stable immunosuppression regimen in the USA with a third of patients now discharged steroid-free immediately post-transplant. However,…
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