2017 American Transplant Congress
Extended Experience with Tocilizumab (Anti-IL6R) for Difficult to Desensitize (Des) Patients Awaiting HLA Incompatible Kidney Transplant.
Kidney Transplant, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, LA, CA
INTRODUCTION: ~30% of HS patients fail to respond to DES with IVIG+rituximab. IL6/IL-6R signaling is critical for B-cell differentiation to plasmablasts and IgG production. Tocilizumab…2017 American Transplant Congress
Combination αCD28+αCD40 Costimulation Blockade Attenuates Acute and Chronic Rejection in Non-Human Primates.
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Purpose: Monotherapy using αCD28 or αCD40 antibodies significantly prolongs graft survival but does not induce tolerance in non-human primates (NHP). Here, we evaluate the relative…2017 American Transplant Congress
Daratumumab for Severe Refractory Proliferative Glomerulonephritis with Monoclonal Immune Deposits (PGNMID).
Introduction-We report as case of refractory PGNMID treated succesfully with anti-CD38 antibody (Daratumumab). Case report-65 year old male with ESRD attributed to to post infectious…2017 American Transplant Congress
Does Blockade of ICOS/ICOS-L Pathway Act Synergistically with αCD40 Costimulation Pathway Blockade?
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Purpose: Inducible costimulator (ICOS) on T cells enhances basic T cell responses to foreign antigen, and increased ICOS expression is detected in association with pathogenic…2017 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Calcineurin Inhibitor Introduction and Long Term Renal Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients Receiving Basiliximab Induction.
BACKGROUND Basiliximab may be used to delay the initation of calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) in patients with renal injury after liver transplantation (LT). The optimal time…2016 American Transplant Congress
Combined CD122 and Costimulation Blockade Prolongs Allograft Survival by Controlling Expansion and Effector Function of Memory CD8 T Cells.
1Emory Transplant Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; 2JN Biosciences, Mountain View, CA.
CD8 memory T cells rely on signaling through CD122, the shared IL-2 and IL-15 receptor β-chain. The addition of anti-CD122 to costimulation blockade prolongs graft…2016 American Transplant Congress
Successful Prophylactic Use of Eculizumab in aHUS Kidney Transplant Patients: A Report of 9 Cases.
AHUS is a thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) triggered by alternate complement pathway (AP) dysregulation. In 60% of patients, a pathogenic variant can be identified in one…2016 American Transplant Congress
C3 Glomerulopathy Secondary to Complement Factor H Inhibition by Monoclonal Kappa Light Chains.
Background: Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS) implies a causal relationship between clonal B cell proliferation and renal disease and is associated with high morbidity…2016 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Conformational Diversity of a Single HLA-I Molecule Coated on Single Antigen Beads: Potential Impact on Organ Allocation?
Terasaki Foundation Laboratory, Los Angeles, CA.
Recombinant HLA-I (rHLA-I) molecules are the antigenic targets used to screen HLA-I DSA in the sera of pre- or post-transplant patients. A conformational diversity, β2-microglobulin-associated…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Rituximab on Hepatitis B Reactivation in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Resolved Hepatitis B.
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation is a well-known complication of immunosuppressive therapy in resolved HBV (hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] negative and hepatitis B…
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