2018 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Everolimus with Reduced Calcineurin Inhibitor on Efficacy and Safety in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients: 12-Month Results from the US Cohort of TRANSFORM Study
1TRANSFORM Study Group, Livingston; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover.
Purpose: Despite remarkable short-term survival benefits, long-term outcomes in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) remain unsatisfactory. Everolimus (EVR) may improve long-term outcomes by reducing calcineurin inhibitor…2018 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Profiling of the Injury-Repair Response in Early Subclinical Inflammation
UAB School of Medicine, Birmingham.
Purpose: Surveillance biopsies can detect subclinical T-cell mediated rejection (SC-TCMR) or subclinical borderline rejection (SC-B-TCMR) in kidney transplants with normal/stable creatinine. Some consider SC-B-TCMR to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept Maintenance Immunosuppression Use and Outcomes in the Real-World Clinical Setting Using OPTN/UNOS Kidney Transplant Registry
1Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; 2CTI Consulting, Raleigh, NC.
Introduction:Belatacept (BEL) was FDA approved for Kidney Transplantation (KTx) June 2011. It has largely been evaluated in two controlled trials (N Engl J Med 2016;374:333-43).…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evolving Etiologies for Readmissions and Their Impact on Graft Survival in Kidney Transplantation
Background: Although readmissions after kidney transplant are a well-known risk factor for graft loss, it is unclear if certain etiologies are associated with poorer outcomes…2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Allocation with CMV Seromatching Reduces CMV Infection without Affecting Wait Times
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in kidney transplant recipients.A pre-transplant allocation strategy by matching deceased kidney donors and recipients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical and Pathological Findings in Hepatitis C Positive Renal Transplant Recipients Following Alemtuzumab Induction
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore.
BackgroundHistorically, renal transplant recipients (RTRs) with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) have worse long-term outcomes. Induction with alemtuzumab (ALM) in HCV positive RTRs has been postulated…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pre-Transplant Dialysis on ESRD-Free and Patient Survival in Heart Transplant Alone and in Simultaneous Heart/Kidney Transplant Recipients: UNOS Data Analysis
Medicine, Loyola University, Maywood, IL.
It is well known that chronic kidney disease has significant negative impact on post-transplant survival in heart transplant (HTx) recipients. Here we wanted to evaluate…2018 American Transplant Congress
Screening Coccidioides Serology in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A 10-Year Cross-Sectional Analysis
1Medicine-Nephrology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; 2Medicine-Infectious Diseases, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Introduction: Southern California is one of the endemic areas of coccidioidomycosis and patients receiving immunosuppression including kidney transplant recipients are at higher risk for dissemination…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Follow-Up Report on the Use of IVIG+Rituximab to Reduce Donor Specific Antibodies and Improve Transplant Rates in Highly-Sensitized Patients Awaiting Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
Medicine/Nephrology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Introduction: Desensitization (DES) with IVIG/rituximab is associated with a reduction in donor specific antibodies (DSA), improved transplant rates and outcomes in highly-sensitized (HS) patients. We…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Differences between Body Mass Index of Recipient and Donor in a Population of Robotic Kidney Transplant
1Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; 2Surgery, Universit of Virginia, Virginia, VA.
Introduction: The recent introduction of minimally invasive technique allows to perform kidney transplant in otherwise suitable recipients regardless the recipient BMI. This could lead to…
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