2015 American Transplant Congress
Conversion from Immediate to Prolonged Release Tacrolimus Did Not Change Intra-Patient Variability in Renal Transplant Patients
Background. Tacrolimus has a narrow therapeutic index and is characterized by a large inter- and intra-patient variability (IPV). Variable blood tacrolimus concentrations have been shown…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Subclinical Rejection (SCR) and Acute Clinical (ACR) in Renal Transplant Recipients
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
The importance of diagnosing subclinical rejection and its short and long term impact remains controversial.We prospectively evaluated 296 patients who had a kidney transplant at…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Ureteral Complications After Pediatric Renal Transplantation
Introduction: The incidence of acute renal allograft rejection has declined with advances in immunosuppression, making the evaluation of other risk factors for graft failure vital.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in Kidney Transplant Patients Who Received Rituximab Administration
Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
OBJECTIVE:The efficacy of antiviral prophylaxis for rituximab (RIT)-associated hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in patients with lymphoma has been recently reported. However, the immunological effect…2015 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation of Neonatal En-Bloc Kidneys: Do They Grow and Are They Subject to Hyperfiltration Injury?
UC Davis Transplant Center, Sacramento, CA.
Importance:Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) kidney donation is rare but a potentially significant kidney source. Concerns with using these small kidneys include the risk for…2015 American Transplant Congress
Matching Strategies in Kidney Paired Donation: A 7-Year Analysis of a Multi-Institutional Registry
1University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH; 2Alliance for Paired Donation, Maumee, OH.
Failure to convert computer-identified possible Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) exchanges into transplants has prevented KPD from reaching its full potential. The purpose of this study…2015 American Transplant Congress
Serum Proteins Are Significantly Upregulated in Patients With Clinical Antibody-Mediated Rejection
Background: Antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) is a major pathway associated with late graft loss. Although serum de novo donor-specific HLA antibodies are frequently observed in ABMR,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Predicting and Preventing 30-Day Readmission Following Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Study
Purpose: Readmissions are a major morbidity following kidney transplantation (KT). Prior studies report a 30-day readmission rate of 30%. Limited data exist on risk facotors…2015 American Transplant Congress
Stable and Unstable Chimerism During Immunosuppressive Drug Withdrawal in Tolerant Recipients of HLA Matched Combined Kidney and Hematopoietic Cell Transplants
1Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; 2Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Our previous studies showed that 75-80% of HLA matched recipients of combined kidney and hematopoietic cell transplants conditioned with total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) and anti-thymocyte…2015 American Transplant Congress
Preemptive Deceased Donor Transplant With Kidney Donor Profile Index Scores Greater Than 85 Not Associated With a Survival Benefit
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Preemptively listed candidates for kidney transplant are a unique patient population with regard to marginal quality kidney acceptance as they are not yet dialysis dependent.…
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