2018 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Success of Treatment for Cardiac Transplant AMR May Depend Upon Suppressing Class II Donor Specific Antibodies
Antibody mediated rejection (AMR) in cardiac transplant (tspt) patients (pts) is primarily mediated by donor specific antibodies (DSAs) and associated with reduced long-term graft survival.…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…2017 American Transplant Congress
Renal Transplant Outcomes in Primary FSGS Compared with Other Recipients: A National Review of the Irish Transplant Registry.
Primary focal segmental glomerular sclerosis (p-FSGS) raises specific peri-transplant concerns, one of which is disease recurrence (r-FSGS). We aimed to compare transplant outcomes in patients…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Operative Desensitization for Live Donor Liver Transplantation with Strong Donor-Specific Antibodies.
Background: Presence of strong donor-specific antibodies (DSA) (MFI>4000) likely results in uncomplicated short-term outcome in whole liver transplants due to absorption of DSA by the…2017 American Transplant Congress
Anti-CD25mAb Sparing Immunosuppressive Regimen Suppressed Recurrence of Post-Transplant Focal Segmental Glomerular Sclerosis- A Single Center Experience.
Kidney Transplant Surgery, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
INTRODUCTION: The rate of recurrence of primary focal segmental glomerular sclerosis (FSGS) is problematic, because it often results in very early serious urinary protein secretion…
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