2015 American Transplant Congress
The Potential of E-Health to Improve Adherence: Exploring the Patients' View
Introduction. Transplant outcomes can be negatively influenced by medication nonadherence. Therefore, there is a need for effective interventions to improve adherence. In recent years due…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Non-Invasive Urinary Common Rejection Module (uCRM) Gene Expression Score Enables Accurate Discrimination of Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplant Patients
A common rejection module (CRM) consisting of 11 genes expressed on allograft biopsies was recently shown to be highly accurate to discriminate patients undergoing acute…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Levels of TFH cell-Inducing Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines Correlate With DSA Formation After Kidney Transplantation
Donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA) represent an important biomarker for acute rejection and are a major cause of long-term graft failure after kidney transplantation (KTx). The…2015 American Transplant Congress
No Tumor Recurrence After Renal Cell Carcinoma Resected Kidney Transplantation – 5 Year Follow Up
INTRODUCTION:Organ shortage remains the single most significant impediment to increasing low rate of kidney transplantation. One of the strategies to improve it, is a utilisation…2015 American Transplant Congress
CPRA Values Are Substantially Increased for Some Candidates Subsequent to Inclusion of Unacceptable C-locus (UA-C) Antigens While Listing Practices Remain Unchanged
1UNOS, Richmond; 2Emory University Hospital, Atlanta; 3Stanford University, Palo Alto.
Background: CPRA is the % of deceased donors expected to have one or more UAs with a given candidate. Prior to 12/5/13, candidates with UA-C…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacokinetics of Tacrolimus (TAC) in Elderly Compared to Young Recipients in the First Year After Renal Transplantation. Data from the NEverOLd Trial
Elderly (≥60years) recipients are nowadays receiving renal transplants more frequently. The pharmacokinetics studies (PK) of immunosuppressive drugs in healthy volunteers, rarely, if ever, include old…2015 American Transplant Congress
Reduced Intensity Immunosuppression Protocol Lowers Drug Costs and May Decrease Incidences of BK Viremia and Readmissions After Kidney and Kidney/Pancreas Transplant
Purpose: To evaluate the effects of a reduced intensity immunosuppression protocol on drug costs and rates of BK viremia and readmissions.Methods: In response to high…2015 American Transplant Congress
Vitamin D Supplementation and Acute Rejection Following Kidney Transplantation
1Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO; 2Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
Purpose: Low serum levels of vitamin D have been associated with deleterious effects post-transplantation, including increased risk of rejection. Low serum vitamin D levels are…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes in Female Kidney Recipients Who Conceived Before Age 20
The purpose of this study was to examine the pregnancy outcomes among female kidney recipients who conceived before age 20. Data were collected by the…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Cross-Organ Tissue Gene Expression Immune Signature Predates Chronicity
Transplantation Surgery, UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Purpose Meta-analysis of 796 microarrays led to the discovery of 11 over-expressed genes (BASP1, CD6, CXCL9, CXCL10, INPP5D, ISG20, LCK, NKG7, PSMB9, RUNX3, and TAP1)…
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