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Articles tagged "Immunosuppression"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    High Calcineurin Inhibitor Intra Patient Variability is Associated with Early Renal Allograft Inflammation, Chronicity and Loss

    A. Sharma,1 A. Cherukuri,2 R. Mehta,1 P. Sood,1 S. Hariharan.1

    1Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; 2Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

    High CNI IPV has been associated with poor kidney allograft outcomes, albeit in small limited studies. We evaluated effect of CNI IPV (the degree of…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Increased Pre-Transplant Rejection-Risk Measured with Allospecific T-Cells Predicts Delayed Immunosuppression Minimization in Children with Intestine Transplantation.

    K. Soltys, C. Ashokkumar, G. Mazariegos, G. Bond, M. Ningappa, A. Khanna, A. Ganoza, Q. Sun, R. Sindhi.

    Pediatric Abdominal Transplant, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA.

    BACKGROUND: Allospecific CD154+T-cytotoxic memory cells (CD154+TcM) are used clinically to predict acute cellular rejection (ACR) after intestine transplantation (ITx) in children <21 years old within…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    A Population Based Study of Incidence of Post Kidney Transplant Malignancies

    D. Sexton,1 J. O'Neill,2 P. O'Kelly,1 S. Murray,1 S. Deady,3 E. O'Leary,3 P. Morris,4 P. Conlon.1

    1Department of Nephrology & Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital Dublin, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; 2Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; 3National Cancer Registry Ireland, Cork, Ireland; 4Department of Oncology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

    IntroductionWe aimed to report national standardised incidence for malignancy post transplant compared to the general population stratified by solid organ categories. In this study we…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Risk Factors of Acute Rejection in Patients with BK Nephropathy after the Reduction of Immunosuppression

    C. Baek,1 H. Kim,1 W. Yang,1 D. Han,2 S-.K. Park.1

    1Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 2Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

    Background: BK nephropathy (BKN) affects graft function and increases the risk of graft failure. The reduction of immunosuppression is the main treatment for BKN. However,…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Elevated Levels of CD19+ B Cells before or after Rituximab Administration is a Risk Factor for the Early Rejection of a Living Kidney Transplant

    M. Kono,1 H. Shirakawa,2 S. Wakai.1

    1Nephrology, Ohkubo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; 2Urology, Ohkubo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

    [Introduction]Rituximab (RTX) is used for desensitization in highly sensitized patients, such as those undergoing ABO-incompatible (ABOi) kidney transplantation. Although RTX is generally effective, some patients…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Ideal Body Weight versus Actual Body Weight for Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin Induction in Pancreas Transplantation

    E. Martinez,1 D. Felix,2 J. Wiegel,2 T. Al-Qaoud,1 G. Leverson,1 A. Condon,2 R. Redfield,1 J. Odorico.1

    1Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI; 2Department of Pharmacy, UW Health, Madison, WI.

    Purpose: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) is the most commonly used induction agent in solid organ pancreas transplantation. The optimal induction dosing of rATG, has not…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes Associated with Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction According to Mg/Kg of Total Body Weight in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    A. Brueckner, A. Logan, L. Bowman.

    Pharmacy, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.

    Purpose: The optimal dosing weight used for rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction therapy in transplantation continues to lack a consensus. The impact of alternative dosing…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of Rapamycin Conversion in Pediatric Liver Transplantation on Anti-HLA Antibody Formation and Allograft Fibrosis

    R. Fischer,2 L. Fromm,1 J. Daniel,2 A. Kats,2 R. Hendrickson,2 W. Andrews.2

    1University of Kansas College of Medicine, Kansas City, KS; 2Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO.

    Background: Maintenance immunosuppression with tacrolimus (TAC) is associated with progressive liver allograft fibrosis. Conversion to rapamycin (RAPA) may abrogate this progression. The development of donor-specific…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Once-Daily MeltDose Tacrolimus Formulation and Renal Function in Caucasian Fast Tacrolimus Metabolizers: Does Early Identification Have an Impact in PK Sensitive Patients?

    K. Budde,6 B. Suwelack,1 D. Stevens,3 W. Du,4 C. Procaccianti,5 C. Maas,5 S. Bunnapradist.2

    1University Hospital of Münster, Münster, Germany; 2David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles; 3Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Cary; 4Clinical Statistics Consulting, Norrystown; 5Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A., Parma, Italy; 6Charité Universitatsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.

    Tacrolimus (TAC) nephrotoxicity can be seen even at low blood trough levels, with factors beyond trough levels potentially contributing. TAC fast metabolizers have higher Cmax,…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Development of Optimal Simplified Equation for Estimation of Mycophenolic Acid Exposure Following Enteric-Coated Mycophenolate Sodium Administration in Chinese Renal Transplant Recipients

    W. Peng, C. Tian, Z. Chen, W. Xue, G. Wang, Q. Ye, X. Zhang, M. Gu, M. Zhao, C. Wang, C. Huang, J. Yan, W. Zhang, C. Ding, Y. Fu, S. Ye, X. Hu, R. Tan, M. Li, R. Deng, Y. Ke, W. Wu, M. Fan, J. Chen.

    MyERA Study Group, Hangzhou, China.

    Background: Limited sampling strategies (LSS) aids in overcoming the complexity of extensive PK sampling and supporting the calculation of mycophenolic acid (MPA) exposure. This study…
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