2016 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus Plus Reduced-Exposure Cyclosporin versus Mycophenolic Acid Plus Cyclosporin: Seven-Year Follow-Up of Australia and New Zealand Kidney Transplant Recipients in the A2309 Study.
A2309 was a 2-year, phase III randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect on graft and patient outcomes of three groups:1.5mg everolimus plus low exposure cyclosporine…2016 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Kidney Transplant Outcomes Have Improved Over the Last Decade.
Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Our group recently reported improved 6-month eGFR and long-term patient and allograft outcomes in deceased donor transplant over the last decade. Our goal was to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Lower Rates of Living Donor Kidney Transplantation(LD) Among African Americans: What Prevents Higher Rates of Donation?
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC.
Purpose: African Americans (AA) are less likely to undergo LD kidney transplantation. Reasons may include decreased health literacy, increased obesity, or hypertension. We sought to…2016 American Transplant Congress
YKL-40 Predicts Renal Recovery in Deceased-Donor Transplantation.
Background Deceased-donor kidneys with acute kidney injury (AKI) are often discarded for fear of poor transplantation outcomes. Donor biomarkers that predict post-transplant renal recovery could…2016 American Transplant Congress
Lessons Learned Transplanting High KDPI Kidneys Over a Decade: Improvements in Graft Survival Stem from Lower Rates of Early Graft Loss.
Purpose. The Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) recently replaced SCD/ECD designations, to provide transplant centers a more precise estimate of predicted graft survival, with the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Age and Education Level Are Predictors of Patient Preferences for Educational Formats in ESRD Patients Undergoing Transplant Education.
Background: Health literacy impacts hospitalizations and mortality. ESRD patients have reduced health literacy due to a high proportion of lower educational background and socioeconomic resources.…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Different Immunosuppressive Protocols on Early and Long Term Outcomes After Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation.
Surgery/Transplant, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
Between January 1990 and December 2014, 800 combined kidney pancreas transplant procedures were performed at The Ohio State University. The immunosuppressive protocols have changed significantly…2016 American Transplant Congress
Poor HLA Matching May Reduce the Beneficial Effect of ABOi Pairs Entering the Paired and Pooled Scheme.
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Paired/pooled donation (PPD) facilitates transplantation between UK donor-recipient pairs who are either HLA or blood group incompatible, in whom transplantation is either contraindicated or…2016 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Reduction of Long Lived Plasma Cells from Peripheral Circulation Is Associated with Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Introduction:Plasma cells (PC) are usually defined functionally as antibody secreting cells (ASC). Depending upon their life span, they could either be short lived or long…2016 American Transplant Congress
Refill-Based Immunosuppression Non-Adherence Is Associated with Increased Death Censored Graft Loss.
Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Introduction Medication non-adherence is a major contributor of graft loss in kidney transplant(KTX) recipients. We aim to evaluate the association of immunosuppression non-adherence to graft…
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