2017 American Transplant Congress
Immunosuppression (IS) Withdrawal (ISW) After ATG and Rituximab in Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTR): RESTARRT Early Results (NCT01318915).
Growing evidence implicates B cells in transplant tolerance. RESTARRT is a 6-center ISW study in adult living-related-donor KTR receiving ATG induction and rituximab with a…2017 American Transplant Congress
Conversion from Calcineurin Inhibitor to Sirolimus in Kidney Transplantation Recipients with Malignancy.
Nephrology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background: Kidney transplant recipients are at an increased risk of malignancy for various reasons, such as the chronic use of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI). Sirolimus (SRL),…2017 American Transplant Congress
Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Exposure and Subclinical Tubulo-Interstitial Inflammation in Low Immunological Risk Renal Transplants.
The aim is to evaluate the relationship between maintenance immunosuppression, subclinical inflammation (i-score plus t-score) and interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy (IF/TA) (ci-score plus ct-score) in paired…2017 American Transplant Congress
Muscle Mass Is Predictive of Mortality in Obese Renal Transplant Patients.
Introduction: The impact of obesity (body mass index [BMI] > 30 kg/m[sup2]) on kidney allograft outcomes is controversial. Recent studies found that obesity does not…2017 American Transplant Congress
Intraoperative Fluid Management During Pediatric Kidney Transplantation with Less Than 15kg Body Weight Using Transesophageal Echocardiaography as Hemodynamic Parameter.
Introduction: To avoid low output syndrome (LOS) and delayed graft function (DGF), precise intraoperative hemodynamic monitoring are mandatory for small pediatric recipients with adults' donor…2017 American Transplant Congress
Semi-Automated Pre-Donation Computed Topography (CT) Cortical Renal Volume to Predict Kidney Function in Live Kidney Donors 2 Years Following Donation.
Objective: To evaluate whether volume of the remnant kidney based on pre-donation CT and donor age correlates with post-donation 2-year renal function in live kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Type III Procollagen (PIIINP) Is Associated with Chronic Allograft Dysfunction and Predicts Graft Survival.
Background: Chronic allograft dysfunction (CAD) is the most important clinical problem in solid organ transplantation. Interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy contribute to long term renal…2017 American Transplant Congress
Potential Living Kidney Donors (LKD) Concerns About Opting Out and Preferences for an 'Alibi'.
1Yale U, New Haven; 2Northwestern U, Chicago; 3U Pennyslvania, Philadelphia
PurposeTo evaluate potential LKDs comfort discussing opting out with their intended recipient (IR) and preferences for alibisMethodsWe conducted a prospective, longitudinal study of potential LKDs…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Novel KPD Mechanism to Increase Transplants When Some Candidates Have Multiple Willing Donors.
1Carnegie Mellon U, Pittsburgh; 2U of Maryland, College Park; 3UNOS, Richmond; 4Yale U, New Haven
Purpose: Current kidney exchanges such as the OPTN Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) program allow candidates to list multiple willing donors, but only one will donate…2017 American Transplant Congress
Transplanting Hepatitis C Kidneys into Negative KidnEy Recipients [THINKER] Trial.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Background: More than 500 kidneys from HCV+ deceased donors are discarded each year, even though direct acting antiviral therapies have cure rates exceeding 95%. We…
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