2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Among CMV Mismatched and Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients Who Develop Leukopenia or Neutropenia
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) who receive antiproliferative agents for immunosuppression and valganciclovir for CMV prophylaxis are at high risk of developing leukopenia and neutropenia.…2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Use in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients: A Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium Study
*Purpose: Neutropenia is common after pediatric kidney transplant and is associated with an increased risk of bacterial infection, allograft loss, and death. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor…2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Valganciclovir to Prevent Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Utilizing Two Dosing Regimens
Pharmacy, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Valganciclovir (VGCV) is FDA-approved for CMV prophylaxis in children aged one month to sixteen years old using the Pescovitz algorithm (7 x body surface…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Liver Transplantation with Use of Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor
The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Questions remain if treatment with a granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) impacts clinical outcomes after liver transplant. The purpose of this study was to compare…2020 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy of Prophylactic Valganciclovir Dosing after Solid Organ Transplant
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: At centers where antiviral prophylaxis is used after solid organ transplant, valganciclovir is administered for the prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV). At Loyola University Medical…2020 American Transplant Congress
Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor: Trigger of Rejection in Lung Transplantation?
*Purpose: Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (GCSF) is a management strategy for post-transplant neutropenia, but may increase the risk of rejection in lung transplant recipients (LTRs).…2020 American Transplant Congress
Renal Transplant Induction Therapy Safety Outcomes Comparison
*Purpose: Induction immunosuppression with alemtuzumab and rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (r-ATG) reduces acute rejection following kidney transplantation. Efficacy is thought to be similar between the agents…2020 American Transplant Congress
Filgrastim Utilization Evaluation in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Neutropenia occurs in up to 40% of kidney and liver transplant (txp) recipients and has been associated with higher mortality rates in liver txp.…2019 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab Induction in Living Donor Renal Transplantation
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: About 15% of kidney transplant (KT) recipients receive alemtuzumab (ALM) for induction. The aim of this study was to review outcomes in living donor…2019 American Transplant Congress
Safety Outcomes in Elderly Patients Who Receive Alemtuzumab Induction for Kidney Transplant
Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: As a consequence of natural immunosenescence, elderly patients may not require as potent immunosuppression as their younger counterparts. Optimal induction regimens in this population,…
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