2017 American Transplant Congress
Five Year Outcomes with Alemtuzumab Induction Therapy in Elderly Renal Transplant Recipients.
Pharmacy, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Background:The elderly population (≥ 65 years) comprise one fourth of patients on the waiting list for renal transplantation. Alemtuzumab use has increased over the past…2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Predicts Biopsy-Proven Acute Cellular Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients.
1Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; 2CareDx, Brisbane, CA
Introduction: Surveillance of allograft health is a critical component of post-kidney transplant care. Invasive protocol biopsies are associated with secondary complications and often provide results…2017 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes of ABO and HLA Incompatible Kidney Transplantation – Nationwide Cohort Study.
Background This is a nationwide cohort study to investigate the impact of anti-A/B antibody or donor specific anti-HLA antibody (HLA-DSA) on the clinical outcomes in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors of Treatment Failure in Antibody Mediated Rejection.
Background: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is recognized as the major cause of kidney allograft loss. Despite an aggressive treatment, prognosis is usually poor. The aim of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Banff 2013 Classification of Renal Allograft Pathology Is Superior to Banff 2007 in Detecting and Managing Milder and Earlier Cases of Antibody-Mediated Rejection.
The 2013 Banff meeting updated the requirements for the diagnosis of acute/active antibody-mediated rejection (AAMR) in kidney allografts. There has been speculation that the changes…2017 American Transplant Congress
An OPO Offer Acceptance Report for Hard-to-Place Kidneys.
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN
Transplant program offer acceptance behavior varies substantially for kidneys after 100 previous offers (i.e., “hard-to-place offers”). An organ procurement organization (OPO) offer acceptance report could…2017 American Transplant Congress
Correlation of Donor Clinical and Histopathological Characteristics with Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Background: There is lack of consensus in the perceived accuracy of frozen biopsy interpretation. Interobserver variability in assessment of pre-implantation biopsies limits its value to…2017 American Transplant Congress
Contribution of γδ T-Cell Subsets and IL-17A Release to Ischemia Reperfusion Injury (IRI) and Kidney Allograft Rejection in Mice.
Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) contributes to acute allograft injury and to delayed graft function (DGF) which is a trigger for acute rejection after kidney transplantation…2017 American Transplant Congress
Diagnostic Bronchoscopy in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Acute Respiratory Failure: Risk or Value?
Nephrology, Charité Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
Introduction:Few data evaluates the differential diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavages (FO-BAL) in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) with acute respiratory failure (ARF). We describe the results…2017 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab Induction Is Associated with a Lower Incidence of BK Virus Nephropathy Compared with IL2RA Induction.
Renal Medicine, West London Renal and Transplant Centre, London, United Kingdom
Introduction:BK polyoma virus associated nephropathy [BKVAN] is a major cause of allograft dysfunction and graft loss occurring in up to 10% of kidney allograft recipients…
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