Articles tagged "Polyma virus"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of Kidney Allograft Pathology Using the Histomap Gene Expression Profile (GEP) and Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) Tissue
N. Garg¹, K. Degner², H. Zhang³, W. Tian³, F. Aziz⁴, S. Parajuli², W. Zhong², N. Wilson², S. Panzer¹, A. Djamali²
¹University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ³CareDx, Brisbane, CA, ⁴University of Wsiconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: The new Banff Human Organ Transplant (B-HOT) gene panel assessed on nCounter system has been created through a collaboration between NanoString and the Banff…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Cytomegalovirus and BK Virus Infection on Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
W. Park, J. Yang, J. Kwon, J. Lim, Y. Kim, J. Paek, K. Jin, S. Han
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) or BK virus (BKV) infection is one of the important opportunistic infections in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). CMV or BKV infection can…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients on Belatacept versus Tacrolimus-Based Immunosuppression
S. Gattis¹, A. Basu²
¹Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA, ²Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Patients 70 years and older with advanced/ end stage kidney disease are increasingly receiving kidney transplants. Immediately post- transplant, our center utilizes Belatacept coupled…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Intensive Antimetabolite Reduction is Not Associated with Increased Risk of Biopsy-Proven Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients with BK Virus Infection; a Single Center Experience
J. Marvin¹, D. Malhotra², P. Jethwani², K. Belfield¹, E. Cohen¹
¹Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, ²Section of Nephrology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Polyoma BK virus (BKV) is a ubiquitous DNA virus that is capable of reactivation and infection in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). Manifestations of the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Metastatic BK Virus-Associated Urothelial Carcinoma Originating in Renal Allograft
J. Torrealba¹, H. Jones¹, A. Bhakta², L. Jia¹, D. Wojciechowski²
¹Pathology, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Cases of urinary tract carcinoma associated with BK virus have been reported in kidney transplant recipients; therefore, we postulate that BK virus may play…
2022 American Transplant Congress
A Randomized Phase 2 Study Of Mau868 Vs Placebo To Treat Bk Viremia In Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Jordan¹, A. P. Limaye², B. Fischbach³, P. Sood⁴, S. Collette⁵, L. Gasink⁶, M. W. Fordyce⁷, C. J. Lin⁷, M. Hodges⁶, D. C. Brennan⁸
¹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Dallas Nephrology Associates, Inc, Dallas, TX, ⁴University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶previous employee/consultant for Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA, ⁷Vera Therapeutics, Inc, Brisbane, CA, ⁸Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: To assess the safety and efficacy of MAU868, a BK virus-specific monoclonal antibody, in adult kidney transplant recipients with BK viremia.*Methods: This is a…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Use of Everolimus and Reduced Calcineurin Inhibitors in Bk Nephropathy: Insights from Follow-Up and Surveillance Biopsies
Z. S. Zaky, M. Spinner, B. Stephany
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVAN) is a clinically important entity that results in an allograft loss in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Mammalian target of rapamycin…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Coexistence of BKPyV Lytic Infection and Viral Integration in the Development of BKPyV Diseases After Renal Transplantation
S. Yan¹, Y. Wang¹, Y. Liu¹, W. Deng¹, Z. Yan¹, J. Xu¹, C. Wu², Y. Miao¹
¹Department of Organ Transplantation, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, ²Departments of Urology & Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: To understand the role of BK Polyomavirus (BKPyV) infection and integration in the pathogenesis of BKPyV-associated diseases.*Methods: Sixteen patients with BKPyV-associated diseases were included,…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Duration and Magnitude of BK Viremia Do Not Predict Outcome in Patients After Kidney Transplantation
E. A. Farkash¹, J. T. Rajagopal², M. Vincent², M. D. Doshi³
¹Dept of Pathology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Dept of Nephrology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: BK viremia was a major cause of kidney transplant failure in the early 2000’s and remains a risk factor for subsequent rejection. The standard…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Levels Risk-Stratify Polyoma BK Viremia and Associated Clinical Events After Kidney Transplantation – Preliminary Results from ADMIRAL Study
A. Pai¹, L. Bu², J. S. Bromberg³, G. Gupta⁴, I. Moinuddin⁴, T. Alhamad⁵, V. Bowers⁶, S. Ghosh⁷, W. Tian⁷, E. Stites⁸, S. Anand⁹
¹University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ²University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁵Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ⁶Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁷CareDx, Brisbane, CA, ⁸University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁹Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
*Purpose: The threshold of 10,000 copies for blood Quant BK PCR has been used as a surrogate for BK nephropathy (BKN) in kidney transplant recipients…