2020 American Transplant Congress
Posttransplant Prophylactic Therapy with IVIG/Plasmapheresis in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Preformed Donor-Specific Antibodies
Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil
*Purpose: Patients with high levels of preformed donor-specific antibodies (DSA) are often not considered for kidney transplantation (KT), despite negative CDC-crossmatch, mainly in regions where…2020 American Transplant Congress
Osmotic Nephropathy from a Non-Sucrose Based IVIG
Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: We present a case of acute renal failure and hyperkalemia due to osmotic nephropathy from a non-sucrose based IVIG infusion therapy.*Methods: A 67-year-old man…2019 American Transplant Congress
Intravenous Immunoglobulin Significantly Reduces Bioavailability of Concomitantly Administered Anti-C5 Monoclonal Antibodies
*Purpose: Awareness of drug-drug interactions is critical in management of organ transplant recipients. However, there is little understanding of the possibility of biologic agents interfering…2019 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Response to Intravenous Immunoglobulin for Treatment of Polyoma Nephropathy
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: BK nephropathy is an important cause of allograft dysfunction or loss. IVIg is hypothesized to be effective by providing passive immunity to BK virus…2019 American Transplant Congress
Reduction of Circulating DSA: Does It Affect Histology?
*Purpose: De novo donor specific antibodies (dnDSA) are reported in 13-30% of kidney transplant recipients. dnDSA has been associated with antibody mediated rejection (AMR) and…2019 American Transplant Congress
Desensitization Using Only Polyvalent Immunoglobulins (IVIG) for Kidney Transplantation with Living Donors (LD)
*Purpose: HLA sensitization is a barrier for kidney transplantation. Sensitized patients stay longer on the waiting list and have higher mortality rate and complications while…2019 American Transplant Congress
Sequential Dosing of Rituximab and IVIg for Desensitization of Highly-HLA Sensitized (HS) Patients Awaiting HLAi Kidney Transplantation
Kidney Transplant, Cedars Sinai Medical Ctr, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Recent observations suggest that the use of IVIg + rituximab has a critical role in modifying allo-reactive B-cells prior to HLAi kidney transplantation, thus…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-emptive Ivig For Dsa Positive Living Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is used in desensitization regimens to modulate anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) donor-specific antibody (DSA) to facilitate transplantation of sensitized patients, however,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Effects of IVIG Therapy and FcγR Polymorphisms on BK Virus Nephropathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: BK Virus Nephropathy (BKVN) is a major complication in kidney transplant patients. Although standard treatment for BKVN is immunosuppression reduction and/or using leflunomide, studies…2018 American Transplant Congress
Modified Protocol for ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation with Rituximab and Intravenous Immunoglobulin without Plasma Exchange
Center for Liver Cancer, National Cancer Center, Il-san Donggu, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
Purpose: Since a variety of desensitization strategies including rituximab, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), and plasma exchange (PE) have been introduced, the survival and outcomes of recipients…
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