Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Time within Therapeutic Range: A Comparison of Three Tacrolimus Formulations within Ninety Days of Renal Transplant
S. Patel, K. Khalil, A. Lichvar, E. Benedetti, P. West-Thielke
University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Optimizing tacrolimus (TAC) time within therapeutic range (TTR) has been shown to improve outcomes post-transplant. To date, there are no studies assessing differences in…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Achievement of Therapeutic Tacrolimus Levels with De Novo Extended-Release Tacrolimus Tablets and the Incidence of Rejection in Kidney Transplant Patients
C. E. Carthon¹, J. C. Hagopian¹, S. E. January¹, A. Gharabagi¹, R. Delos Santos², T. A. Horwedel³
¹Pharmacy, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, ²Nephrology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, ³Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cary, NC
*Purpose: Early therapeutic tacrolimus levels have been associated with improved outcomes in renal transplant recipients while lower exposure to tacrolimus during the first week of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Syphilis Transmission in Solid Organ Transplantation
M. Morrison, M. Hurtik, G. M. Lyon, S. Pouch
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that affects people worldwide. While transmission generally occurs via sexual contact, other modes of transmission are possible, including…
2019 American Transplant Congress
miRNA Signatures as Prediction Tool for DSA Development and Rejection
M. Hamdorf¹, L. M. Rebellato², K. P. Briley², M. J. Everly¹
¹Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ²East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
*Purpose: Early and convenient diagnosis is urgently needed for acute and chronic transplant rejection due to its high risk of the loss of the transplant.…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Role of Kidney Biopsy in Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Transplantation
P. B. Shah¹, M. A. Josephson¹, K. Henriksen², A. Chang²
¹Nephrology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Pathology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Simultaneous heart-kidney (SHK) transplantation has superior post-transplant survival compared to heart transplantation alone in end-stage heart failure patients who have dialysis dependent or non-dialysis…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Usefulness of the Assessment of CT-Based Donor Kidney Function Compared with Radionuclide Scintigraphy
K. Park, J. Yoon, H. Kim, C. Baek, S. Park, H. Kim
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, SEOUL, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Pretransplant graft volume and function has been demonstrated to be an important factor in subsequent allograft outcomes. Most transplant centers underwent renal split function…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy Of Rituximab Monotherapy On Anti-human Leukocyte Antigen Antibodies In Highly Sensitized Living Donor Kidney Transplant Patients.
D. J. Sindi¹, A. Al Jedai², H. Aleid³, J. Brockmann⁴, M. Al-Awwami⁵, D. Alissa², E. De Vol⁶, H. Al Khabbaz⁷, L. Fajji⁸
¹Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²Clinical Pharmacy, KFSH&RC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³Kidney and Pancreas transplantation, KFSH&RC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁴kFSH&RC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁵Clinical Director, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory, KFSH&RC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁶KFSH&RC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁷Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁸Clinical Transplant Coordinator, KFSH&RC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: We aim to examine the efficacy of Rituximab (RTX) monotherapy in reducing DSA in Highly Sensitised Living Donor Kidney Transplant (HS-LDKT) candidates and potentially…
2019 American Transplant Congress
A Cluster of Late Onset of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia (PJP) in Renal Transplant Patients: First Cluster Report from Saudi Arabia
Y. Aljishi, M. AlBugumi, A. Abadi, A. AlJanobi, M. Al Lawiam, N. Alzawad, M. Al Sardi, Z. AlMaa, H. Al-Ramadan, J. Kabanja, N. Rayyan, k. Beleed-Akkari
King Fahad specialist hospital - Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) is a serious opportunistic infection that can be associated with severe pulmonary involvement in transplant population. Post-transplant protocol at our…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacokinetics of Innovative versus Generic Valganciclovir in Kidney Transplant Recipients
I. Parra-Avila¹, A. Cohen-Bucay¹, J. Alberu², G. Castañeda-Hernandez³, L. E. Morales-Buenrostro¹
¹Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, ²Transplant, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, ³Pharmacology, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
*Purpose: In kidney transplant recipients (KTR), cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common viral infection associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In the absence of prophylaxis, CMV…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Unhinged or Unselfish: A Deep Dive into Non-Directed Donors
J. Verbesey¹, M. Williams², S. Ghasemian¹, A. Bacigalupo¹, A. Gilbert¹, G. Vranic¹, B. Javaid¹, M. Cooper¹, A. Marsh²
¹MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC, ²Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Non-directed donors (NDDs) bring great excitement to living donor centers. However, evaluating NDD motivation can be challenging. Our group compared the altruist (NDD) with…