Articles tagged "Kidney transplantation"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Right Kidneys and Kidneys with Complex Anatomy are More Likely to be Transplanted to the Waiting List in a National Kidney Paired Donation Program
N. Osbun¹, A. Thomas², A. Waterman³, J. Veale¹, D. Segev², D. Leeser⁴
¹Urology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
*Purpose: In the era of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, there is a preference for left kidneys with a single renal artery. In paired exchange, the receiving…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Low Immunogenic Donors Improve Kidney Transplant Survival in Sensitized Recipients
D. Bekbolsynov¹, R. Green², B. Mierzejewska¹, M. Rees¹, S. Stepkowski¹
¹University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ²Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
*Purpose: Our previous results showed that low immunogenicity (IM) donors improved kidney allograft survival in non-sensitized recipients. Herein, we examined how the level of peak…
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Coexistence of BKPyV Lytic Infection and Viral Integration in the Development of BKPyV Diseases After Renal Transplantation
S. Yan¹, Y. Wang¹, Y. Liu¹, W. Deng¹, Z. Yan¹, J. Xu¹, C. Wu², Y. Miao¹
¹Department of Organ Transplantation, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, ²Departments of Urology & Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: To understand the role of BK Polyomavirus (BKPyV) infection and integration in the pathogenesis of BKPyV-associated diseases.*Methods: Sixteen patients with BKPyV-associated diseases were included,…
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Associations of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Inhibitors with Post-Transplant Malignancies and All-Cause Mortality: Cause-Specific Competing Risks and Composite Outcomes Analyses
A. H. Santos¹, E. Bueno¹, M. A. Leghrouz¹, W. Xuerong²
¹University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ²University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
*Purpose: We investigated the outcomes of malignancies and mortality associated with mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor (MTORI) regimens in adult kidney transplant (KT) recipients (KTRs).*Methods:…
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Interruption of Notch Signaling via Blockade of Delta-Like Ligand 4 Prevents Co-Stimulation Blockade Resistant Allograft Rejection
A. J. Matar, B. P. Lovasik, Y. Dong, D. A. Faber, J. Habib, C. Breeden, J. Regenold, A. Ghosh, A. Stephenson, W. H. Kitchens, A. B. Adams
Emory University Department of Surgery, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Co-stimulation blockade (CoB) has emerged as a promising immunosuppression strategy with the advent of Belatacept, a novel CTLA4-Ig fusion protein that blocks CD28-mediated T…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Noninferiority Outcomes Among Undocumented Immigrant Kidney Transplant Recipients in California
H. Ichii¹, N. Eguchi¹, E. Tantisattamo², U. Reddy², A. Ferrey², D. Dafoe¹
¹Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, ²Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA
*Purpose: There are over 2 million undocumented immigrants (UI) in California, where currently, all individuals regardless of immigration status have equal access to kidney transplant(KT).…
2021 American Transplant Congress
A New Triage-based Approach to Managing Transplant Referrals
H. L. Walther
Division of Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation, UCI Health, Orange, CA
*Purpose: To develop and implement a novel triage-based approach to the management of referrals for kidney transplant evaluation*Methods: The transplant nurse coordinator dedicated to referral…
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HLA Mismatching and Subclinical Inflammation: An Association to be Considered in Kidney Transplant Patients with Low Immunological Risk
T. Vazquez-Sanchez¹, J. Alonso-Titos¹, P. Ruiz-Esteban¹, A. Caballero², M. Leon³, V. Lopez¹, E. Sola¹, D. Hernández¹
¹Nephrology, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA). Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga and University of Málaga. REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006). Málaga. (Spain), Málaga, Spain, ²Immunology, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA). Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga and University of Málaga. REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006). Málaga. (Spain), Málaga, Spain, ³Pathology, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA). Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga and University of Málaga. REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006). Málaga. (Spain), Málaga, Spain
*Purpose: Subclinical inflammation (SCI) (
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Assesment of Pre-transplant Donor-reactive IL-21 Producing T Cells as a Tool to Identify Patients at Risk for Acute Rejection
A. Mendoza Rojas¹, T. van Gelder², R. de Kuiper¹, D. Reijerkerk¹, M. C. Clahsen-van Groningen³, D. A. Hesselink¹, C. C. Baan¹, N. M. van Besouw¹
¹Internal Medicine, Neprology & Transplantation, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Toxicology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Internal Medicine, Pathology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: The measurement of panel-reactive antibodies (PRA) has proven valuable in the transplant setting but it does not account for the presence of donor-reactive memory…
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Evaluation of Serum Klotho Levels at Early Kidney Post-Transplant
T. Vazquez-Sanchez¹, J. Alonso-Titos¹, M. Sánchez-Niño², E. Sola¹, M. Leon³, V. Lopez¹, P. Ruiz-Esteban¹, E. Porrini⁴, A. Ortiz⁵, D. Hernández¹
¹Nephrology, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA). Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga and University of Málaga. REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006). Málaga. (Spain), Malaga, Spain, ²Nephrology, Instituto de InvestigaciónSanitaria de la FundaciónJiménez Díaz,UniversidadAutónoma de Madrid. REDINREN, Madrid, Spain, ³Pathology, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA). Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga and University of Málaga. REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006). Málaga. (Spain), Malaga, Spain, ⁴Nephrology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, CIBICAN, Universidadde laLaguna, REDinREN (RD16/0009/0031) Tenerife e Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación Renal (IRSIN), Malaga, Spain, ⁵Nephrology, Instituto de InvestigaciónSanitaria de la FundaciónJiménez Díaz,UniversidadAutónoma de Madrid. REDINREN, Malaga, Spain
*Purpose: Klotho expression is lowered in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). After kidney transplant (KT), serum Klotho levels could be significantly increased compared to…