2017 American Transplant Congress
A Multistate Modeling Analysis of Time-Varying CPRA States and Its Impact on Kidney Transplant: A Focus on KAS Implementation.
Background: Highly sensitized kidney transplant candidates are at higher risk of death on the waiting list(WL). OPTN policy change 8(Kidney Allocation System(KAS)) aimed to improve…2017 American Transplant Congress
Zero-Time Biopsy of Potential Donor Kidneys to Aid Decision-Making: A 9-Year Single-Center Experience.
Necker-Enfants Malades, Tenon and European Georges Pompidou Hospitals, Paris, France
The added benefits of zero-time biopsy of a potential donor kidney on top of standard donor biological and clinical data to aid in the decision…2017 American Transplant Congress
Low Dose Valganciclovir for CMV Prophylaxis in the First Year of Kidney Transplantation.
1Pharmacy, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO; 2Nephrology, University of Colorado, Aurora
Valganciclovir (VGC) is the standard antiviral agent used for the prevention of CMV diseases in moderate and high risk renal transplant recipients, yet the optimal…2017 American Transplant Congress
Risk Prediction Model for Delayed Graft Function in a Cohort of Brazilian Kidney Transplantation from Deceased Donors: What You See Is Not What You Get.
1Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil; 2Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil
Introduction: The estimated frequency of delayed graft function (DGF) in Brazil ranges from 50 to 70%, despite deceased donor and recipient characteristics similar to those…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Everolimus Added to a De Novo Belatacept Regimen on the Risk of BK Viremia After Kidney Transplant.
IntroductionBK viremia is a common complication following kidney transplantation. In vitro data suggest that inhibition of the mTOR–SP6-kinase pathway prevents expression of early viral genes…2017 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function Outcomes of Hypertensive Living Kidney Donors (HLD) and Recipients of HLD Kidneys: Results of a Case-Control Study.
1Nephrology, Ohio State, Columbus, OH; 2Transplant, Ohio State, Columbus, OH
As the shortage of suitable deceased and living kidney donors (LD) persists, medically complex LD, including those with hypertension (HTN), are being considered for donation…2017 American Transplant Congress
Antiretroviral Therapy Modification of HIV+ Patients Listed for Kidney Transplantation.
Introduction:HIV+ individuals can receive kidney transplant (KT) safely and effectively but face additional challenges from potential drug interactions between antiretroviral therapy (ART) and immunosuppression(IS). Little…2017 American Transplant Congress
Quantity and Functions of CD4–CD8– Double Negative (DN) αβ T Cells in Kidney Is MHC Dependent.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background: Prior studies have established important roles of CD4+ T cells, natural killer T cells, and CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ Tregs in kidney ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) pathogenesis.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of Active Tuberculosis in Transplant Recipients from a Low Prevalence Region.
Multi-Organ Transplant Program, UHN, Toronto, Canada
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant opportunistic infection in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR). Therapy for TB is complex in this population due to drug…2017 American Transplant Congress
Short Term Renal Allograft Outcomes Following Treatment of Early Subclinical Borderline Changes on Surveillance Biopsies.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
There is no consensus on treating subclinical borderline changes on surveillance biopsy in kidney transplant (KT) recipients. We examined whether treatment with pulsed corticosteroids led…
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