2018 American Transplant Congress
Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection Treatment Impact on Class I and Class II Anti-HLA Antibodies in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
Purpose: Characterize class I and class II donor specific antibodies (DSA) response to acute antibody mediated rejection (AMR) treatment in pediatric kidney transplant recipients (KTR).Methods:…2018 American Transplant Congress
Recurrence of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and Response to Prolonged Plasmapheresis Therapy: A Single Center Pediatric Experience
FSGS is the most common glomerular cause of ESKD in pediatric patients. The risk of recurrence after kidney transplant (KT) is 30-60%, and half of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety of Acute Antibody Rejection Treatment in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
Purpose: Evaluate the efficacy and safety of acute antibody mediated rejection (AMR) treatment modalities in pediatric kidney transplant recipients (KTR).Methods: A single-center retrospective chart review…2018 American Transplant Congress
Preemptive Plasma Therapy and Eculizumab (ECU) Rescue for Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) Relapse Following Kidney Transplantation (KTX)
Introduction: KTX in aHUS patients is associated with a high rate of relapse and graft loss. Here, we report on seven aHUS cases with end-stage…2018 American Transplant Congress
Treatment Outcomes of FSGS Recurrence
Background: Recurrence of FSGS (focal segmental glomerulosclerosis) after kidney transplant occurs in 30% of adults and up to 80% of children and has impact on…2018 American Transplant Congress
Modified Protocol for ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation with Rituximab and Intravenous Immunoglobulin without Plasma Exchange
Center for Liver Cancer, National Cancer Center, Il-san Donggu, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
Purpose: Since a variety of desensitization strategies including rituximab, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), and plasma exchange (PE) have been introduced, the survival and outcomes of recipients…2018 American Transplant Congress
modified DFPP Can Eliminate Donor-Reactive IgG Antibody with Preserving Fibrinogen before Kidney Transplantation
BACKGROUND: Elimination of preexisting IgG antibodies against donor antigen is an important role before antibody-incompatible (i.e. ABO-incompatible and donor-specific antibody positive) kidney transplantation. Plasma exchange…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prognostic Tools to Choose Candidates for Successful Desensitization.
1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; 2Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
Antibodies to donor HLA antigens are a barrier to solid organ transplantation. Strategies to desensitize patients have improved, but the ability to predict response to…2017 American Transplant Congress
Successful Launch of an ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation Program to Overcome the Shortage of Compatible Living Donors: Experience at a Single Center.
Introduction:ABO-incompatible (ABOi) kidney transplantation (KT) is being increasingly performed to overcome donor shortages. However, debate persists regarding the post-transplant outcomes of ABOi KT versus that…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation After Stratified Desensitization.
Background. Plasmapheresis for antibody removal and rituximab for antibody production suppression are performed for desensitization against ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation. We evaluated clinical outcome for optimizing…