2018 American Transplant Congress
An Integrative Approach for the Assessment of Peritubular Capillaritis Extent and Score in Microvascular Inflammation – Association with Transplant Glomerulopathy and Graft Loss
Background:Banff Classification accepts two histomorphological features as surrogates of HLA Antibody-Antigen interaction on renal endothelium: C4d staining and microvascular inflammation scores (MVI sum score:ptc+g≥2) which…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Treatment of Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplantation: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Introduction: Current treatment strategies for antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) in kidney transplantation are based on low quality data from a small number of controlled trials. Novel…2018 American Transplant Congress
Decreased Clinical Significance of Isoagglutinin Titer with the Current Desensitization Protocol in ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation
ABO-incompatible (ABOi) kidney transplantation (KT) has become a routine procedure with graft survival rates comparable to those of ABO-compatible KT. However, the clinical significance of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Compatible Donor and Recipient Pairs' Perspectives on Participation in Kidney Paired Donation Programs: The Emotional Implications of Indirect Donation and Transplantation
1CHUM, Montreal, Canada; 2UBC, Vancouver, Canada.
The inclusion of compatible pairs in kidney paired donation (KPD) may be a strategy to increase the chance of transplantation for incompatible pairs in KPD…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cryptococcal Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients. A Single Center Experience
Cryptococcal infections are infrequent but a cause of morbidity & mortality in transplant (T) recipients. Best treatment and the need for secondary prophylaxis are still…2018 American Transplant Congress
Diabetic Nephropathy after Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Pre-Transplantation Type II Diabetes May Occur Later and Be Less Common Than Previously Thought
Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Classical medical teaching suggests that diabetic nephropathy occurs more quickly in transplanted kidneys than in the native kidneys. The largest report of post-transplantation diabetic…2018 American Transplant Congress
Hyperkalemia in the Early Post Renal Transplant Period
Hyperkalemia is a recognized and potentially life threatening complication post renal transplantation. Aside from delayed graft function, the most frequent culprit identified is pharmacotherapy. Many…2018 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Renal Transplantation in Adult Renal Transplant Recipients Varies Markedly across UNOS Networks
Background: Outcome after living donor kidney transplantation (LD) is significantly better than after deceased donor transplantation (DD). Disparities in access to living donor renal transplantation…2018 American Transplant Congress
Post-Hoc Analysis of Everolimus Trough Levels around the Onset of Related Adverse Events and Treatment Discontinuation in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients from the US92 Study
1US92 Study Group, Salt Lake City; 2Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation, East Hanover.
Purpose: Around 30%-50% of kidney transplant recipients (KTR) on sirolimus discontinue treatment due to drug-related adverse events (AE) and ~23% on everolimus (EVR) discontinue treatment…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evanescent Antibodies: A Report on the Natural History of Anti-Blood Group A2 Antibodies and Their Rapid Resolution in Patients Awaiting A2 to B Transplantation
Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
Introduction: Despite the benefits of A2 to B transplants, centers have been reluctant to adopt such a program due to unanswered questions including whether elevation…
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