Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Chronic Changes on Preimplantation Biopsy (PBx) on Outcomes after Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation (DDKTx)
J. Ninan, R. Heilman, M. Smith, J. Harbell, S. S. Nair, C. Jadloweic, H. Khamash, A. Moss, K. S. Reddy
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: The value of PBx is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic value of chronic changes on PBx on graft…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Are Molecular Diagnoses of Antibody Mediated Rejection (ABMR) Reliable in the Setting of Antibody-Antigen Complex Mediated Tissue Injury Unrelated to Alloimmunity?
P. Randhawa¹, Y. Huang¹, G. Tseng², K. Xiao³
¹University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Transcriptomics based tests for ABMR are now available commercially. The reliability of these tests in clinical settings where allograft tissue is damaged by antibody-antigen…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Multi- National Survey among Nephrologists & Transplant Surgeons about the Suitability and Acceptance of the Marginal Living Kidney Donors with Microscopic Hematuria
Z. Arabi¹, S. Kaysi², A. Hamad³, M. Bukhari⁴
¹KAMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Orleans, French Guiana, ³The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC, ⁴Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Potential kidney donors with isolated hematuria are often excluded from donating although there is a wide controversy about the definition and threshold of investigations…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Late Conversion from Calcineurin Inhibitors to Belatacept in Kidney-Transplant Recipients Has a Significant Beneficial Impact on Glycemic Parameters
J. Noble, F. Terrec, T. Jouve, H. Neciri Bennani, P. Benhamou, P. Malvezzi, B. Janbon, D. Giovannini, L. Rostaing
Nephrology and Transplant Unit, CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France
*Purpose: Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) and steroids are strongly associated with new-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT), worsening of pre-existing diabetes, and cardiovascular events. We assessed the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Mycophenolate Mofetil and the Incidence of Skin Cancer in Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. J. Yusuf¹, H. Bheemreddy¹, A. Imtiaz², N. Krishnan³
¹Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom, ²Dermatology, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom, ³Renal Unit, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Over the years there has been a shift in the use of anti-metabolites agents from azathioprine to mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) based immunosuppression., due to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation after Multiple Myeloma: The Last 2 Decades
V. Nair, K. Jhaveri, M. Abate
Medicine, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY
*Purpose: Due to recent advances, patients with a history of multiple myeloma (MM) and ESKD are more frequently offered kidney transplantation (Ktx). Existing literature does…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Immunosuppression on Quality of Life among HLA-Identical Living Kidney Recipients at UCLA – A Qualitative Study
E. L. Wood¹, S. George², N. Kogut¹, E. Lum, MD³, J. L. Veale¹
¹Urology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³Medicine, Nephrology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Tolerant kidney transplant recipients (off immunosuppression) report higher self-rated quality of life and a lower symptom burden compared to standard living recipients when using…
2020 American Transplant Congress
T Cells from Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Patients Display Distinct TCR Repertoires
S. Negi¹, M. Li¹, A. Rutman², S. Paraskevas¹, C. Polychronakos¹, J. Tchervenkov¹
¹RIMUHC, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Sensitization to HLA antigens limits patient’s access to renal transplantation and causes higher risk of acute rejection and graft loss. T-cells, B-cells and donor-specific…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Double or Nothing: Reducing Organ Discards by Preemptive Dualization of ‘at Risk’ Single Kidney Offers
S. K. Patel¹, S. Chang², R. Plews¹, R. Sussman³, D. Disante³, D. Schuster¹, P. Nguyen¹, R. Lopez-Soler⁴, D. Conti¹
¹Kidney Pancreas Transplant Division, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, ²Nephrology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ³CDT, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, ⁴Renal Transplant Program, Edward Hines Jr., VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate a protocol designed to (1) enhance early identification of “at risk” single kidney offers (SKO) and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Discordant Kidney Function at Transplant: A Single Center Analysis of Deceased Donor Paired Kidneys
E. Abuhelaiqa¹, M. Alkadi¹, S. Mansour², L. Mathew¹, F. Makableh¹, A. Nauman¹, O. Fituri¹, M. Asim¹, R. Fadhil³, H. A. Al-Malki¹
¹Nephrology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, ²Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, ³Transplant Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
*Purpose: Analysis of paired kidneys from deceased donors has the advantage of eliminating donor and center related biases seen in previous studies that evaluated kidney…