Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2018 American Transplant Congress
HIV-Positive Donors to HIV-Positive Transplant Recipients: The Italian Experience
P. Grossi,¹ D. Dalla Gasperina,¹ A. Petrolo,¹ D. Lombardi,¹ M. Balsamo,¹ M. Moioli,² G. Travi,² M. Merli,² F. Ferla,² M. Tozzi,¹ L. De Carlis,² G. Carcano,¹ M. Puoti,² A. Nanni Costa.³
¹Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria-ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy; ²ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano, Italy; ³Centro Nazionale Trapianti-ISS, Roma, Italy.
In order to expand the availability of organs for HIV-positive patients, successful transplantation of kidneys and livers from HIV-positive donors into selected HIV-positive recipients was…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Mycophenolic Acid Reduces BK Polyomavirus Replication in an In Vitro Model of Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells Infection
E. Favi,¹ S. Delbue,² C. Colico,¹ P. Ferrante,² S. Villani,² I. Perna,² N. Mondoni,² A. Giussani,¹ M. Ferraresso.¹
¹Kidney Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy; ²Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Background. BK virus (BKV) nephropathy is an important cause of allograft failure after kidney transplant. Immunosuppression is a recognized risk factor for BKV replication but…
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Malignancies in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Long-Term Observational Study
D. Khadzhynov, F. Halleck, F. Froehlich, L. Lehner, E. Schrezenmeyer, K. Budde, O. Staeck.
Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Background: Previous studies have shown increased incidence of malignancies in patients after kidney transplantation. However, most of the existing data on post-transplant malignancies is limited…
2018 American Transplant Congress
C4d Staining and Graft Survival in Renal Transplant Recipients
N. Mohiuddin, S. Agarwal, A. Patel, R. Prashar.
Nephrology and Transplant, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Introduction: C4d staining in peritubular capillaries strongly correlates with presence of acute or chronic antibody mediated rejection (AMR). Data on the significance of variable C4d…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney and Liver DCD Outcomes – A Five Year Review
J. Buggs,¹ J. Boone,² M. Adesunkanmi,² R. Mehta,² E. Rogers,³ A. Kumar,⁴ A. Alsina,¹ V. Bowers.¹
¹Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; ²Pre-Med Undergraduate, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; ³Transplant Research, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; ⁴Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Background: The demand for organ transplantation exceeds the supply and has led to an increase in use of donation after cardiac death (DCD) solid organs…
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Safety and Efficacy of Sofosbuvir-Based Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents in Kidney Transplant Recipients with HCV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
X. Wang,¹ P. Tan,¹ T. Xiang,² Y. Qiu,¹ T. Song,¹ T. Lin.¹
¹Department of Urology/Institute of Urology/Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China; ²West China School of Clinical Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Background: Outcome data on sofosbuvir (SOF)-based therapy in patients with kidney transplantation (KTx) with hepatitis C virus infection are limited with individual studies having a…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Use of Right or Left Kidneys in Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation. Comparative Study of 320 Cases
M. Perosa,¹ J. Branez,¹ H. Noujaim,¹ L. Mota,¹ B. Zeballos,¹ M. Castro,¹ G. Marchini,¹ L. Ianhez,¹ L. Alvim,¹ D. Machado,¹ C. Watanabe,¹ A. Saldanha,² H. Abensur,² W. Luconi,¹ T. Genzini-Miranda,³ R. Haddad,⁴ T. Genzini.¹
¹Leforte Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ²Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ³Medical School, PUC Sorocaba, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ⁴Medical School, ABC, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
In more than 95% of worldwide living-donor kidney transplants(LDKT), the donor's left kidney (LK) is preferred because of technical difficulties and a shorter vein of…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Corner-Saving Renal Artery Anastomosis for Renal Transplantation
A. Akdur,¹ M. Kus,² G. Moray,¹ S. Yildirim,¹ F. Yarbug Karakayali,³ K. Caliskan,² M. Haberal.¹
¹Transplantation, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey; ²Transplantation, Baskent University, Adana, Turkey; ³Transplantation, Baskent University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Introduction: Renal transplantation is the preferred treatment for most patients with end-stage renal disease. Postoperative vascular complications that significantly affect graft loss include renal artery…
2018 American Transplant Congress
mRNA Transcript Profiles of 14 Genes in Plasma Exosome Predict Risk for Antibody-Mediated Rejection (ABMR) of Renal Allografts
H. Zhang,¹ E. Huang,² C. Nast,³ J. Kahwaji,² A. Vo,² S. Jordan,² M. Toyoda.¹
¹Transplant Immunology Laboratory, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; ²Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; ³Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Background: Previously we reported that mRNA transcript profiles of 4 genes (gp130, SH2D1B, TNFα and CCL4) in plasma exosome could predict the risk of ABMR,…
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Investigation of Lower Treatment Failure Rate Seen among Black Kidney Recipients on LCP-Tacrolimus vs. IR-Tacrolimus: Subgroup Analyses of Two Phase 3 Trials
T. Sparkes,¹ B. Masters,¹ C. Staino,² S. Patel,² M. Cooper.³
¹University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; ²Veloxis, Cary, NC; ³Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC.
Black kidney transplant recipients are recognized as high risk for inferior allograft survival due to immunologic and non-immunologic factors. Pooled data from 2 Phase 3…