2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Sirolimus on the Risk of BK Viremia in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Recipients
BackgroundBK virus (BKV) is a common infection in simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplant recipients. Data in kidney transplant recipients suggest that immunosuppression regimens containing an mTORi…2015 American Transplant Congress
Reduced Intensity Immunosuppression Protocol Lowers Drug Costs and May Decrease Incidences of BK Viremia and Readmissions After Kidney and Kidney/Pancreas Transplant
Purpose: To evaluate the effects of a reduced intensity immunosuppression protocol on drug costs and rates of BK viremia and readmissions.Methods: In response to high…2015 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of the Use of Leflunomide for the Prevention of BK Nephropathy in Renal Transplant Recipients- A Single Center Experience
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of leflunomide in combination with reduced immunosuppression versus reduction of immunosuppression alone for the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Histological Analysis in ABO-Compatible and Incompatible Kidney Transplantation By Performing 3-Month and 1-Year Protocol Biopsies
Background. ABO incompatible kidney transplantation (ABO-I KTx) is nowadays a well-established procedure to expand living donor source. Graft and patient survivals of ABO-I KTx were…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Single Center Comparison of Various BK Viremia Elimination Protocols
Division of Transplantation, University Of Southern California. Keck Med Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Aim BK infection remains a significant complication post kidney transplantation. Best practices in BK management have evolved over time. The purpose of the study was…2015 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Leflunomide for the Treatment of BK Viremia and Biopsy Proven BK Nephropathy: A Single Center Experience
Purpose:The objective was to evaluate the use of leflunomide in BK viremia (BKV) and biopsy proven BK nephropathy (BKN) in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant recipients.Methods:We…2015 American Transplant Congress
Switching from Tacrolimus to Low-Dose Cyclosporine A Preserves Allograft Function in Presumptive and Definitive Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy
Switching from tacrolimus(Tac) to low-dose cyclosporine A(CsA) is recommended for preventing BK virus-associated nephropathy(BKVAN) and preserving allograft function in BKVAN patients, but systematic evaluations were…
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