Articles tagged "Rejection"

2018 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Steroid Maintenance in Recipients with Pancreas Transplant Alone: A Single Center Experience
J. Choi, J. Jung, H. Kwon, S. Shin, Y. Kim, D. Han.
Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background: In solid organ transplantation, the use of steroids for maintenance therapy is common. However, the appropriateness of steroid maintenance or withdrawal in pancreas transplantation…
2018 American Transplant Congress
New Sensitive Markers for Early Diagnosis of Transplant Glomerulopathy in Kidney Recipients
Y-.C. Xu-Dubois, K. Louis, C. Jouanneau, D. Buob, N. Ouali, A. Hertig, E. Rondeau.
U1155, INSERM, Paris, France; Urgences Néphrologiques & Transplantation Rénale, APHP, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France; Santé Publique, APHP, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 6, Paris, France.
Chronic antibody mediated rejection (ABMR) with Transplant glomerulopathy (TG) remains a major contributor of renal graft loss in the long term. New sensitive markers are…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Chronic Rejection: Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation and Outcome in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience
T. Miloh, A. Cheng, D. Schady, R. Himes, K. Mysore, K. Hosek, J. Goss.
Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Chronic rejection (CR) is the leading indication for long term graft loss. We discuss our centers' experience with CR diagnosis and management. Method: Electronic medical…
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Prediction of Renal Allograft Chronic Rejection Using a Model Based on Contrast EnhancedUltrasonography
C. Yang,¹ S. Wu,³ T. Zhu,¹ W. He.²
¹Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; ²Utrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; ³Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) represents microperfusion status of transplanted kidneys. Herein, we evaluate the application of CEUS in the assessment of renal allograft rejection by establishing…
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Reliability of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Reporting to the OPTN
R. Carrico,¹ R. Lehman,¹ K. Uccellini,¹ K. Chan,² T. Whelan.³
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond; ²Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor; ³Medical Univ of South Carolina, Charleston.
Background: Chronic rejection of the lung allograft is traditionally classified as bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) diagnosed by obstructive airway physiology. The OPTN requires the reporting…
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Reduced Ratio of FoxP3/ RORγt Gene Expression, in Peripheral Blood, is Associated with Acute Allograft Rejection in Recipients with Kidney Transplantation
R. Dhital,^1,2 R. Minz,³ M. Minz,^1,4 A. Sharma,¹ R. Nada,⁵ S. Singh,¹ D. Kenwar,¹ S. Anand.³
¹Renal Transplant Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, UT, India; ²Vaccines and Immunity, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH; ³Immunopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, UT, India; ⁴Organ Transplantation, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India; ⁵Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, UT, India.
Introduction:FoxP3 has been well established as an indispensable protein that is required in the development and function of regulatory T cells. On the other hand,…
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Investigation of Lower Treatment Failure Rate Seen among Black Kidney Recipients on LCP-Tacrolimus vs. IR-Tacrolimus: Subgroup Analyses of Two Phase 3 Trials
T. Sparkes,¹ B. Masters,¹ C. Staino,² S. Patel,² M. Cooper.³
¹University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; ²Veloxis, Cary, NC; ³Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC.
Black kidney transplant recipients are recognized as high risk for inferior allograft survival due to immunologic and non-immunologic factors. Pooled data from 2 Phase 3…
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Extended Experience Using Tocilizumab (Anti-IL6R, TCZ) for the Treatment of Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection (CABMR)
J. Choi,¹ O. Aubert,² S. Louie,¹ N. Ammerman,¹ A. Vo,¹ A. Peng,¹ E. Huang,¹ R. Najjar,¹ D. Puliyanda,¹ S. Sethi,¹ M. Haas,¹ K. Lim,¹ A. Loupy,² S. Jordan.¹
¹Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; ²Paris Translational Center for Organ Transplantation, Paris, France.
Introduction: Disruption of the IL-6/IL-6R pathways may have benefits in treating allograft rejection. We reported our experience with anti-IL-6R (TCZ) as a treatment for CABMR…
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Effect of Acute Vascular Inflammation (v) on Death Censored Graft Failure (DCGF) Following Kidney Transplant (KTx)
J. Grande,¹ L. Hunsicker,² R. LeDuc,³ A. Matas, The DeKAF Consortium.
¹Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ²Int. Med., U Iowa, Iowa City, IA; ³Biostatistics and Surgery, U Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
The impact of acute vascular inflammation in acute cellular or humoral rejection following KTx, and the effect of isolated vascular inflammatory lesions on late DCGF,…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Diagnostic Value and Confounding Factors of Urinary Biomarkers in the Non-Invasive Screening of Renal Allograft Inflammation
A. Vermorel,¹ A. Devresse,¹ C. Tinel,^1,2 V. Sauvaget,² L. Morin,² L. Amrouche,^1,2 M. Rabant,^2,3 D. Anglicheau.^1,2
¹Renal Transplantation Unit, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France; ²INSERM U1173, Institut Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France; ³Pathology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France.
IntroductionThe value of urinary biomarkers has already been demonstrated in diagnosing acute rejection of the renal allograft, but confounding factors, which may interfere with their…