Articles tagged "Hepatitis B"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Biopsy Does Not Change Transplant Candidacy Decisions for Hepatitis B Virus Positive Living Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients
C. Baek, H. Kim, S. Park
Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection of kidney transplantation (KT) recipients is associated with increased overall mortality and progression of liver disease after KT. Liver…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Converting from Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate to Tenofovir Alafenamide for Treatment of Patients with Hepatitis B Following Liver Transplantation
C. Cheng
Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Kwei-Shan Township, Taoyuan, Taiwan
*Purpose: Taiwan has a high prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) and HBV related end-stages liver diseases are the leading causes of liver transplantation (LT). Tenofovir…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Tenofovir and Entecavir on Glomerular Kidney Function in Liver Transplant Patients: A Nationwide Cohort Study
J. Lee¹, E. Kim¹, S. Yang¹, S. Kim¹, J. Lee¹, J. Park², H. Choi³, B. Kim², D. Joo¹, S. Kim¹, M. Kim¹
¹Department of Transplantation Surgery, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Entecavir and tenofovir are currently the first-line drugs in liver transplantation (LT) patients for the prevention of hepatitis B virus recurrence. Despite its proven…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Renal Safety of Entecavir and Tenofovir with Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin in Liver Transplant Patients
J. Lee¹, E. Kim¹, S. Yang¹, D. Kim², S. Kim¹, J. Park³, H. Choi⁴, B. Kim³, D. Joo¹, M. Kim¹, S. Kim¹, J. Lee¹
¹Department of Transplantation Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Surgery, Wonju Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Combination of potent nucleos(t)ide analougues (NAs) and hepatitis B immunoglobulin is recommended after liver transplantation for the prevention of hepatitis B virus (HBV) recurrence.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Non-Active Hepatitis B after Renal Transplantation
M. G. Naik, W. Duettmann, M. Mayrdorfer, F. Halleck, K. Budde, M. Duerr
Medical Department, Division of Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: Hepatitis B (HB) is more frequent in dialysis patients (pts) than in the general population. Patient and graft survival in pts with chronic HB…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation from HBsAg+ Living Donors to HBsAg- Recipients: A Propensity Score-Matched Study at a High-Volume Center in China
X. Wang, J. Liu, T. Song, Y. Fan, Z. Huang, T. Lin
Urology, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China
*Purpose: Data on kidney transplantation (KTx) from hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)+ donors to HBsAg- recipients [D(HBsAg+)/R(HBsAg-)] are limited. We aimed to report the outcomes…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis B Virus Prophylaxis and Treatment among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: Impact on Engraftment and Outcomes
B. Buzo¹, J. Fernandes Ramos², R. Marques Rossetti³, N. Salles⁴, A. Mendrone-Junior⁴, V. Rocha³, A. de Seixas Santos Nastri⁵
¹Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Division of Infectious Diseases and Division of Hematology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Division of Hematology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Fundacao Pro-Sangue, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: Hepatitis B virus infection is a worldwide concern with a broad distribution. It can reactivate in immunocompromised populations such as solid organ and hematopoietic…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Renal Safety Of Entecavir And Tenofovir With Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin In Liver Transplant Patients
D. Kim¹, J. Lee¹, E. Kim¹, S. Kim¹, K. Ihn¹, D. Joo¹, K. Huh¹, B. Kim², M. Kim¹, S. Kim¹, Y. Kim¹, J. Lee¹
¹Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Combination of potent nucleos(t)ide analougues (NAs) and hepatitis B immunoglobulin is recommended after liver transplantation for the prevention of hepatitis B virus (HBV) recurrence.…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Analysis Of Public Health Service Increased Risk Donors Shows No Viral Transmission In Liver Transplant Recipients And Similar Graft / Patient Survival When Compared To Non-increased Risk Donors
A. Amin, T. Ito, D. Ng, R. McMillan, J. DiNorcia, V. Agopian, F. Kaldas, H. Yersiz, R. Busuttil, D. Farmer
Department of Surgery, The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Public Health Service increased risk donors (PHS-IRD) are underutilized in liver transplant (LT) due to concern for transmission of viral (HBV, HCV, and HIV)…
2019 American Transplant Congress
De Novo Hepatitis B Virus Infection after Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Risk Factors, Recognition and Prevention Strategies
G. Gu, Q. Xia
Renji Hospital, Shanghai, China
*Purpose: To evaluate the risk factors of De novo Hepatitis B, especially the Hepatitis B serotype of both doners and recipients in pediatric living donor…