2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation from Hypertensive Living Donors
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
The disparity between donor kidney availability and demand has increased utilization of kidneys from marginal living donors, including hypertensive donors. The aim of this study…2015 American Transplant Congress
“2mm” Is Reasonable and Feasible Cutoff Value of Indication for Vascular Reconstruction in a Kidney Allograft With Multiple Arteries
Urology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Introduction: Multiple renal arteries are found in 18 to 43% of donor kidneys. We've been using cutoff diameter of <2mm for accessory arteries measured by…2015 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Marker Strategies Supporting the Novartis US92 Study- A Discovery Study of Protein Biomarkers for Kidney Function (eGFR) and Acute Rejection in Serum from Renal Transplant Patients
Purpose. Protein biomarkers have the potential to allow for earlier and more specific diagnosis of kidney injury in kidney transplant patients than established clinical markers…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Onset of Post-Transplant Malignancies Is Related to a Change in Gene Expression Profiles in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
Malignancies are the third leading cause of death in renal transplant recipients and their incidence is increasing. Although the role of the immune system in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Does HLA-Incompatible Transplantation Confer a Survival Advantage in the UK?
Introduction: HLA-incompatible transplantation is perceived as being a 'high-risk' option with increased mortality and morbidity for transplantation of sensitized recipients of renal transplants. Data from…2015 American Transplant Congress
Clusterin-Regulated Transcriptome in the Kidney During Ischemia-Reperfusion
BACKGROUND: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) has a significate impact on both short and long-term transplant outcomes, and is a major cause of delayed graft function in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Treatment With Everolimus and Reduced-Exposure Cyclosporine Is Efficacious in De Novo Renal Transplant Recipients at Increased Risk for Efficacy Failure: Post-Hoc Analysis from the A2309 Study
1For the A2309 Study Group, Italy; 2Novartis, Basel, Switzerland.
Purpose: Data is limited on the effect of everolimus (EVR) based regimens in renal transplant recipients (RTxR) who are at increased risk for rejection and…2015 American Transplant Congress
Calcineurin Inhibitor-Free Immunossupresion After Kidney Transplantation, Using Everolimus De Novo – Single Center Experience
The aim of the study was to analyse the clinical outcome in kidney transplant recipients treated with CNI (calcineurin inhibitors)-free protocol versus kidney transplant recipients…2015 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Follow-Up After Conversion from Twice-Daily Tacrolimus Formulation to Once-Daily Tacrolimus Formulation in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
PurposeTacrolimus is one of the most frequently used immunosuppressants in pediatric kidney transplantation (KT) as in adult. In Pediatric kidney recipients, it is more important…2015 American Transplant Congress
Program-Effect Attenuation With Time Posttransplant
The program-specific reports produced by SRTR include 1-month, 1-year, and 3-year posttransplant graft and patient survival measures. The 1-month and 1-year measures use the same…
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