2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pre-Transplant Panel Reactive Antibody Levels On Renal Graft Survival in Patients With Negative Cross-Match and No Donor Specific Antibody
Purposes: This study was conducted to investigate the impact of pre-transplant PRA level on rejection and graft survival after kidney transplantation in patients with negative…2015 American Transplant Congress
Six-Month Urinary CCL2 Levels Predict Long-Term Renal Allograft Outcome
Graft loss is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We have shown that 6-month urine CCL2 is an independent predictor for death-censored graft loss.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Recreational Marijuana Use Is Not Associated With Worse Kidney Allograft Outcomes
Background: As marijuana (MJ) legalization is ongoing, kidney transplant programs need to develop listing criteria for MJ users. No data exist on whether recreational MJ…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Potential of E-Health to Improve Adherence: Exploring the Patients' View
Introduction. Transplant outcomes can be negatively influenced by medication nonadherence. Therefore, there is a need for effective interventions to improve adherence. In recent years due…2015 American Transplant Congress
Calcineurin-Inhibitor Conversion to mTOR Inhibitor in Renal Transplant Recipients Leads to Worse Long Term Clinical Outcomes
We previously reported the short-term feasibility of Calcineurin-Inhibitor (CNI) elimination in kidney transplant recipients. We now report the long-term clinical impact on renal allograft function…2015 American Transplant Congress
Rejection Triggers Liver Transplant Tolerance: Involvement of Mesenchyma-Meidated Immune Control Mechanisms
Successful organ transplantation relies on lifelong immunosuppression, associated with severe side effects. Induction of tolerance is ideal but elusive in clinic. Indeed spontaneous liver transplant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Final Results from the BENEFIT-EXT Trial: A 7 Year Follow-Up of Belatacept Treated Patients
Background: At 3 and 5yrs post-transplant, BENEFIT-EXT showed a renal function benefit and consistent safety in belatacept (bela) treated pts vs cyclosporine (CsA). Final 7…2015 American Transplant Congress
Notch-1 Inhibition Promotes Immune Regulation in Solid Organ Transplantation
Notch receptor signaling plays a key role in T cell activation and differentiation, though limited data exist on its importance in immune regulation. Herein, we…2015 American Transplant Congress
Body Mass Index (BMI) Mismatch in Deceased Kidney Donation Is an Independent Risk Factor for Graft Failure
IntroductionThe influence of this BMI-mismatch in deceased kidney donors and their recipients on graft survival is so far not well characterized.MethodsRetrospective long-term observational study of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Resistance Measured During Pulsatile Perfusion and Long-Term Kidney Transplant Outcomes
McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Background: Pulsatile perfusion (PP) has been shown to reduce the incidence of delayed graft function (DGF) and increase short- and long-term kidney transplant (KT) survival.…
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