2015 American Transplant Congress
Relationship Between Delayed Graft Function (DGF) Severity and Predicted DGF Risk
1Quark, Fremont; 2UCSF, SF; 3U of Barcelona, BCN, Spain.
Historically, dialysis required in the first post-transplant (TX) week has defined DGF. This incidence-based definition fails to discriminate between short versus long courses of dialysis…2015 American Transplant Congress
Interim Results of a Phase 1 Trial of Treg Adoptive Cell Transfer (TRACT) in Living Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients
Therapeutic cell transfer using regulatory T cells (Tregs) in transplant recipients may reduce the need for drug based immunosuppression (IS) and improve long term graft…2015 American Transplant Congress
Switching from Tacrolimus to Low-Dose Cyclosporine A Preserves Allograft Function in Presumptive and Definitive Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy
Switching from tacrolimus(Tac) to low-dose cyclosporine A(CsA) is recommended for preventing BK virus-associated nephropathy(BKVAN) and preserving allograft function in BKVAN patients, but systematic evaluations were…2015 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Recurrence of Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 Detected by Surveillance Biopsies: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Effect on Graft Function
Background: Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) is a rare metabolic defect that results in oxalate over-production by the liver and leads to renal disease due…2015 American Transplant Congress
Protocol Donor Specific Antibody Monitoring After Kidney Transplantation: What Is the Utility?
De novo DSA has been shown to be a negative predictor of graft outcomes. However, the utility of routine DSA monitoring in the overall kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
Novel Flow Cytometry Method for Detecting Complement-Fixing Blood Group IgG Antibody in ABO-Incompatible Renal Transplantation
【Background】We experienced a hyperacute rejection (HAR) in ABO-incompatible renal transplantation (ABO-I RTx) on POD 0. We hypothesized that complement-fixing IgG anti-A/B blood group antibody (anti-A/B…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Relationship Between Age and Morbidity During the First Year Following Renal Transplantation in Patients Receiving Alemtuzumab Induction
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville.
BackgroundThe elderly (age ≥ 65) represent the largest growing patient population being listed for renal transplant. Immunosuppression in elderly patients presents a unique challenge, with…2015 American Transplant Congress
Hyperuricemia Takes a Toll in Graft Function, Left Ventricular Diameters and Arterial Stiffness in Renal Transplant Recipients
Purpose: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). Serum uric acid (UA) levels correlate with many recognized…2015 American Transplant Congress
Reduced Urinary Uromodulin (UMOD)-Levels Are associated With Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) After Renal Transplantion
Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Background:Urinary tract infection (UTI) following renal transplantation remains the most common post transplant bacterial infection and appears to be closely linked to reduced allograft and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Kidneys from Deceased Donors With Acute Kidney Injury
Division of Transplant Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College, New York.
Due to the shortage of kidneys available for transplantation and the morbidity and mortality that occurs while patients wait for a transplant, utilization of organs…
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