2015 American Transplant Congress
HLA-Cw Mismatches Are Not Associated With Worse Graft Outcomes After Kidney Transplantation Even in High Levels of Antigen Expression
1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland; 2University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.
The HLA-Cw antigens are distinct in having relatively lower expression on the cell surface compared to the other HLA class I loci. Higher HLA Cw…2015 American Transplant Congress
No Significant Outcome Benefit for Brand-Name Versus Generic Tacrolimus in Kidney Transplant Recipients: SRTR Analysis
IntroGeneric formulations of tacrolimus have been available for maintenance immunosuppression since 2009. Our aim was to evaluate the frequency of use of generic tacrolimus and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of an EVR- Vs. an MMF-Based Regimen After Pediatric Kidney Transplantation (KTX): A Case-Control Study Within the CERTAIN Registry
Background: Only short-term trials using everolimus (EVR) in children after KTX have been published. Hereby we present 4 year data on low-dose ciclosporin A (CsA),…2015 American Transplant Congress
Intra-Renal Cytokine Measurement Detected During Kidney Allograft Biopsies Portend Severity of Histological Injury
Division of Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Histological changes observed on renal allograft biopsies, although considered the current standard for evaluation of allograft injury, lack specificity and disease activity assessment. We devised…2015 American Transplant Congress
Monitoring Intracellular Tacrolimus Concentration in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Stable Graft Function
Background: Monitoring the intracellular concentration of immunosuppressive agents can be promising to improve and individualize clinical practice in patients receiving transplantation. However, this issue remains…2015 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Patient Functional Status on the Associations Between Kidney Transplant Waitlisting, Race, and U.S. Region
Background: Black race and Southeastern residence at the start of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are associated with reduced access to the U.S. kidney transplant waitlist,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Abdominal Aortic Calcification in Living Kidney Donors
Introduction: To assess the association between abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) and renal function of living kidney donor and to evaluate the value of an AAC…2015 American Transplant Congress
Gender Disparity in Infections After Kidney Transplantation
BACKGROUND: Female gender has been suggested as a risk factor for infection after kidney transplant (KT). Preliminary studies have reported that sex hormones such as…2015 American Transplant Congress
Deficiency of Naturally Occurring Anti-Angiogenic Antibodies Associate With the Development of Metastatic Cancer Post Renal Transplantation and Patient Death
We assessed the presence of naturally occurring blocking antibodies to mediators of vascularisation and metastasis in Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTR) with metastatic cancer (n=11), non…2015 American Transplant Congress
Immunologic Outcomes in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients
Nephrology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
BACKGROUND: Only few data are available about immunologic outcomes of elderly kidney transplant recipients (KTR).PATIENTS AND METHODS: This retrospective long-term observational study included all adult…
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