2015 American Transplant Congress
Efforts to Improve Living Kidney Donor Follow-Up Reporting Have Been Successful
1UNOS, Richmond; 2U of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh; 3U of Iowa, Iowa City.
Follow-up reporting for living kidney donors (LKDs) provides important information about short-term risks. On 2/1/13, the OPTN implemented reporting thresholds for clinical data (60% of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Matching of Recipient and Donor Age Is the Most Powerful Risk Factor Affecting to Long-Term Graft Survival and Function
Recipient age and donor age were typical non-immunologic parameters affecting to graft survival rate (GSR). Using more than 3,000 cases of living donor transplantation database…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Retransplantation in the Ipsilateral Iliac Fossa; a Surgical Challenge
Introduction: The aim of this study is to review the surgical outcome of kidney retransplantation in the ipsilateral iliac fossa in comparison to first kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Systemic Indoleamine 2,3 Dioxygenase (IDO) Activity Simultaneous With Chronic Rejection On Allograft Kidney Biopsy
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis.
Introduction: Previous studies from our group have shown that activity of the biomarker enzyme IDO elevates prior to acute rejection in kidney transplant recipients, as…2015 American Transplant Congress
Low Vitamin D Exposure Is Associated With Higher Risk of Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients
PURPOSE: Vitamin D has multiple vital functions within the immune system. This study aims to assess the relationship between vitamin D exposure and the incidence…2015 American Transplant Congress
Attenuating Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplantation Through the Use of Potent Immunosuppression Regimens
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
African-American (AA) kidney transplant (KTX) recipients have higher rates of graft loss, which may be partially attributed to higher immunologic risk. The aim of this…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Influence of Immunosuppressive Drugs On the Epithelial Microenvironment in Solid Organ Transplantation – Identification of Biomarker Candidates for Rejection Vs. Tolerance
In the context of kidney transplantation, NK cells may play an important role by targeting the allogeneic organ due to "missing-self recognition", which leads to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Increasing Tacrolimus Exposure to Minumize Chronic Rejection: How Can We Do It? What Are the Risks?
Background: Recent studies suggest that increased tacrolimus (TAC) exposure may help prevent production of donor specific HLA antibodies (DSAs) that mediate chronic rejection of renal…2015 American Transplant Congress
Post Hoc Subgroup Analysis of ZEUS: Outcome on Renal Function, Efficacy and Safety in Living-Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients After Conversion from a Calcineurin Inhibitor to an Everolimus Based Regimen: 5 Year Follow-Up Data
1ZEUS Study Group, Germany; 2ZEUS Study Group, Switzerland; 3Novartis, Pharma, Germany.
Background: To study renal function and patient outcome after 5 years in living donation subgroup of kidney de novo transplant recipients after conversion to an…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pubertal Development in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Patients Receiving Everolimus Or Conventional Immunosuppression
TOR inhibitors (mTORi) have been discussed to eventually influence pubertal development after pediatric kidney transplantation (Tx).This is the first trial to compare pubertal development in…
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