2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Alemtuzumab and Basiliximab Induction On Patient and Graft Survival in Single Lung Transplant Recipients
PurposeTo evaluate the impact of alemtuzumab, basiliximab and no induction therapy on patient survival and chronic rejection.Methods3242 adult single lung transplantation from 2006 to 2013…2015 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of a Three-Dose Basiliximab Induction Immunosuppression Regimen in Adult Heart Transplant Recipients
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) are essential agents in most orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) anti-rejection regimens. However, nephrotoxicity limits their use in the immediate post-OHT period,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Thymoglobulin Dosing Efficacy: The Role of ALC on Infection and Rejection
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
There are varied Thymoglobulin® (Thymo) induction regimens accepted among transplant programs. Our center uses five doses of Thymo at 1.25mg/kg, yielding a total goal of…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Basiliximab and Antithymocyte Globulin Induction With Delayed Graft Function
The impact of selection of induction immunosuppression agent on incidence of delayed graft function (DGF) remains unclear. A total of 1,980 deceased donor kidney transplant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Immune-Mediated Injury in Kidney Transplant Recipients Treated With Alemtuzumab Induction and a Steroid Avoidance Protocol
McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.
Study purpose: We evaluated short-term clinical and immunological outcomes of kidney transplant recipients who received alemtuzumab induction and a steroid-avoidance protocol.Methods: This is a retrospective…2015 American Transplant Congress
Campath Induction With Triple Maintenance Therapy in African American Kidney Transplant Recipients: Less Infections But Worse Graft Survival
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD.
Introduction:African American (AA) kidney transplant recipients (KTR) are at a higher risk for worse clinical outcomes vs non-AA. Strategies to improve outcomes in AA KTR…2015 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Features of Kidney Transplant Biopsies Without Allograft Injury in Relation With Type of Induction Therapy
Objective: Molecular evidence of allograft injury might precede histopathological findings of allograft injury. We aimed to investigate if the type of induction therapy effect intragraft…2015 American Transplant Congress
T-Cell Depletion Versus Interleukin-2 Antagonists in a Kidney Transplant Model of Sensitized Rhesus Macaques
[Background] Sensitized patients comprise up to a third of the kidney waiting list. Preformed and newly formed alloantibodies post transplantation (TX) deteriorate graft survival, recall…
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