2015 American Transplant Congress
Kynurenine Assay to Detect Inflammation in Transplant Patient: Clinical Results
Introduction: Ideal biomarker should be specific, sensitive, non-invasive, mirror the benefit of therapy and offer prognostic potential. We developed a test using a colorimetric assay…2015 American Transplant Congress
Selective Blockade of the CD28/B7/CTLA4 Pathway With Monovalent Anti-CD28 Antibodies Versus Targeting of B7 With CTLA4-Ig, in Non-Human Primate Kidney Allograft
1INSERM, UMR1064, ITUN, Nantes, France; 2Effimune SAS, Nantes, France.
B7 molecules on antigen-presenting cells interact with CD28 and CTLA4 on T lymphocytes to control TCR-mediated signals. Whereas it is highly efficient to block T…2015 American Transplant Congress
Can MitoQ Improve Renal and Mitochondrial Function Following Cold Storage and Transplantation?
The overall goal of this study is to further evaluate the effectiveness of a potential new therapy designed to minimize damage during cold preservation, increase…2015 American Transplant Congress
Implications of Living Kidney Donor Histology, Volume and Function on Allograft Outcome
Donor factors are determinants of donor quality and therefore graft function in deceased donation (DD). We hypothesized that analogous to DD, donor factors such as…2015 American Transplant Congress
Viral Prophylaxis Is Unnecessary in CMV Low Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients Who Receive Lymphocyte Depleting Induction
Background: Both the international CMV consensus and AST guidelines recommend against the routine use of CMV prophylaxis in CMV D-/R- kidney transplant recipients (KTR), but…2015 American Transplant Congress
Does the C1q Assay Predict the Result of Lymphocyte Flow Cross-Match (FCxM) in Potential Renal Transplant Recipients With HLA-DSA and AHG-CDC CxM negative?
Background. The presence of pre-transplant HLA donor specific antibodies (DSA) is a recognized risk factor for acute rejection. However, due to the test's (LUMINEX) high…2015 American Transplant Congress
High Mortality in Diabetic Recipients of High KDPI Deceased Donor Kidneys
Deceased donor (DD) kidney quality is determined using the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI). How best to allocate the high KDPI kidneys (KDPI ≥ 85%)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Survival of Patients With Peripheral Vascular Disease on Kidney Waitlist and After Transplantation: An Analysis of the United State Renal Data System
Introduction: There is lack of information whether waitlisted dialysis patients with peripheral vascular disease (PVD) benefit from kidney transplantation.Methods: We used a cohort of USRDS…2015 American Transplant Congress
Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs in Kidney Transplant Recipients Using a Fixed Source Regimen of Tacrolimus Vs. a Variable Source Regimen
BackgroundTacrolimus (TAC) has evolved to be the foundation of kidney transplant immunosuppressant protocols. However, the implications of switching between multiple formulations of TAC have not…2015 American Transplant Congress
Third Party Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Infusion in Kidney Transplant Recipient: 6-Month Safety Interim Analysis
Back-groundMesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) have immunomodulating properties and could be used as immunosuppressive agents.We report the 6-month safety results for the 5 first patients treated…