Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2016 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus (EVR) versus Mycophenolate Sodium (MPS) for Recipients of Kidney Transplants from Expanded Criteria Donors (ECD) Receiving Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (r-ATG) and Tacrolimus (TAC).
H. Tedesco-Silva,¹ C. Felipe,¹ A. Brigido,¹ A. Bessa,¹ M. Paula,¹ P. Ruppel,¹ M. Cristelli,¹ L. Viana,¹ G. Basso,¹ M. Franco,² W. Aguiar,¹ J. Medina-Pestana.¹
¹Nephrology Division, Hospital do Rim - UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ²Pathology Division, UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Introduction: There is no standard of care immunosuppressive regimen for recipients of kidneys recovered from expanded criteria donors. Several centers use r-ATG induction due to…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Tailored Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction (rATG) Dosing for Kidney Transplantation.
N. Singh,^1,2 A. Rossi,¹ M. Savic,¹ R. Rubocki,¹ M. Parker,¹ J. Vella.¹
¹MMC, Portland, ME; ²MGMC, Augusta, ME.
Purpose: Although rATG is the most commonly used induction immunotherapy for kidney transplantation (KT), optimal dosing remains unknown. In order to minimize adverse effects and…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Death-Censored Graft Loss in the DeKAF Study.
A. Matas,¹ A. Fieberg,¹ R. Leduc,¹ F. Cosio,² R. Gaston,³ R. Mannon,³ M. Cecka,⁴ D. Rush,⁷ B. Kasiske,⁵ S. Gourishankar,⁶ J. Connett,¹ J. Grande.²
¹U of MN, Mpls, MN; ²Mayo, Rochester, MN; ³UAB, Birmingham, AB; ⁴UCLA, LA, CA; ⁵HCMC, Mpls, MN; ⁶U Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; ⁷UMB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
The aim of the Deterioration of Kidney Allograft Function study (DeKAF) was to identify and assess the pathologies of troubled kidney grafts, that is, those…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Cold Ischemia Time on the Outcomes of Kidneys with KDPI >85%: Mate Kidney Analysis.
M. Sampaio, B. Chopra, K. Sureshkumar.
Nephrology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
The new kidney allocation scheme recommends simultaneous local and regional offer for kidneys with KDPI >85% in order to minimize discard rates. It is unclear…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus/Low Tacrolimus(TAC) Compared to MPA/RegularTAC for Renal Transplantation in the Elderly Recipient – Preliminary Analysis of the nEverOld Trial.
E. David-Neto,¹ F. Agena,¹ F. Ramos,¹ A. Triboni,¹ M. Altona,² V. Coelho,² N. Galante,¹ F. Lemos.¹
¹Kidney Transplant Service, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ²Geriatric Service, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
In the last decade, elderly patients (≥60y) have been more frequently listed for renal transplantation. From 2007 to 2014 the percentage of elderly renal transplant…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Association of Neighborhood Poverty and Living Donor Kidney Transplant Rates by Donor Relationship to Recipient.
G. Vranic, A. Nishio Lucar, D. Keith.
Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: Living donor (LD) kidney transplant is associated with increased access to transplant and improved patient and allograft outcomes. Despite the known benefits, LD rates…
2016 American Transplant Congress
Lower Rates of Living Donor Kidney Transplantation(LD) Among African Americans: What Prevents Higher Rates of Donation?
A. Li, N. Foreman, M. Reissmann, C. Zuttermeister, A. Gilbert, M. Grafals, B. Javaid, S. Ghasemian, P. Abrams, M. Cooper, J. Verbesey.
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.
J. Puthumana,¹ I. Hall,¹ P. Reese,² B. Schröppel,³ F. Weng,⁴ H. Thiessen-Philbrook,¹ M. Doshi,⁵ V. Rao,¹ C. Lee,⁶ J. Elias,⁶ L. Cantley,¹ C. Parikh.¹
¹Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; ²Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ³Section of Nephrology, University Hospital, Ulm, Germany; ⁴Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ; ⁵Division of Nephrology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI; ⁶School of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI.
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.
S. Sanoff,¹ K. Ravindra, D. Vikraman, U. Patel, D. Sudan, W. Irish.²
¹Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; ²CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services, Raleigh, NC.
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.
K. Leick,¹ J. Jones,¹ S. Witte,² L. Hunsicker,³ Z. Stewart.¹
¹Dept of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; ²Dept of Social Services, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; ³Dept of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
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.…