2020 American Transplant Congress
Valganciclovir Prophylaxis is Not Associated with Polyomavirus Viremia after Renal Transplantation
1Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, 2Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
*Purpose: Recent studies have implicated prophylactic valganciclovir (VGC) therapy after renal transplantation to be associated with an increased rate of BK polyomavirus viremia and nephropathy.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Analysis of Risks Factors for Kidney Allograft Loss Due to Bk Nephropathy and Graft Loss Due to Other Causes: UNOS Data Set
*Purpose: 1-10% of the kidney transplant recipients develop BK virus nephropathy (BKVN). The risk factors associated with BKVN are not clearly understood. Here, we evaluate…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Importance of Caveolin-1 Immunohistochemical Staining for BK Nephropathy Seen after Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: To understand the importance of molecular expression of Caveolin-1 in BKV nephropathy seen after kidney transplantion.*Methods: The kidney transplant patients who had a graft…2020 American Transplant Congress
Polyoma Virus Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients Using Tacrolimo and Everolimo
*Purpose: Seropositivity for polyoma virus can reach 80% in kidney transplant recipients, with 1 to 10% polyoma associated nephropathy which negatively influences graft survival. Therefore,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Maintenance Belatacept Therapy is Associated with Increased Rates of Polyoma Viremia
Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
*Purpose: The introduction of belatacept costimulatory blockade therapy has added a novel and powerful agent to the immunosuppressive armamentarium utilized after renal transplantation. However, limited…2020 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Everolimus and Reduced Calcineurin Inhibitors on Biopsy Proven BK Virus Associated Nephropathy
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVAN) is a clinically important entity that contributes to allograft loss in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors…2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Risks Factors of Kidney Allograft Loss Due to BK Virus: UNOS Data Set
*Purpose: BK virus infection can lead to graft dysfunction and loss in kidney transplant patients. Incidence and prevalence of BK Viremia (BKV) and BK Virus…2020 American Transplant Congress
Pretransplant BKV-IgG Serostatus and BKV-Specific ELISPOT Assays for the Prediction of BKV Infection
*Purpose: BK Polyomavirus (BK) can lead to major infectious complications and damage to the graft in kidney transplantation (KT). We investigated whether pretransplant BK serostatus…2020 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of BK Viremia in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Experience
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Over the past 10 years, our center has utilized various strategies in managing BK viremia in our kidney transplant recipients. Reducing immunosuppression (IMS) in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in Urine Identifies BKVN with Graft Injury in BK Viruria Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: BK Polyomavirus nephropathy (BKVN) is an important cause of dysfunction and failure of renal transplants. Elevated levels of donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) in the…
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