2019 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Everolimus with Reduced-Exposure Tacrolimus and Early Steroid Elimination in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients: 36-Month Outcomes from the CRADLE Study
1A2314 Study Group, Basel, Switzerland, 2Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
*Purpose: To compare 36-month (M) efficacy and safety outcomes of an everolimus+reduced-exposure tacrolimus (EVR+rTAC)+steroids (CS) withdrawal regimen vs mycophenolate mofetil+standard-exposure TAC (MMF+sTAC)+CS in pediatric kidney…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy of Apixaban Use in Renal Transplant vs. Non-Renal Transplant Recipients
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Background: Utilization of direct-acting oral anticoagulants has become a preferred method for chronic anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) or venous thromboembolism (VTE).…2019 American Transplant Congress
Expanding the Donor Pool with Extended Criteria DCD Livers
*Purpose: Utilization of extended criteria donation after circulatory death (ECD DCD) livers has remained cautious due to potentially worse outcomes because of higher rates of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Novel Oral Anticoagulants in Kidney Transplantation: Results from a Pilote Study
Adult Transplantation, Necker Hospital, Paris, France
*Purpose: Oral anticoagulation therapy is frequently prescribed to kidney transplant recipients, for prevention and treatment of thrombotic events. Over the past ten years, novel oral…2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor Safety for Minimal Invasive Hepatectoy in Liver Transplantation: The Korean Organ Transplantation Registry
Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: This study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of minimal invasive living donor hepatectomy in comparison with conventional open procedure using Korean Organ Transplantation Registry…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Response to Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Pediatric Patients before and after Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Kidney transplant (KT) recipients have an increased incidence of malignancies, including Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers. Thus, HPV vaccines may have an important role in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Induction Therapy on Outcomes of De Novo Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving Everolimus with Reduced-Dose Calcineurin Inhibitor: 24-Month Results from the TRANSFORM Study
1TRANSFORM Study Group, Basel, Switzerland, 2Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
*Purpose: To assess the effect of induction therapy on efficacy and safety outcomes of de novo renal transplant recipients (RTxR) receiving everolimus with reduced calcineurin…2019 American Transplant Congress
Timeline for Resuming Physical Activities after Renal Transplantation: A Mid West Pediatric Nephrology Consortium Study
*Purpose: To assess the practice patterns of the timeline for safely resuming various physical activities after pediatric kidney transplant.*Methods: An anonymous web-based survey was distributed…2019 American Transplant Congress
Opioid Minimization in Kidney Transplant: Achievable Quicker Than You Think
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Opioid use after kidney transplant has been shown to be a risk factor for chronic opioid use, which leads to an increased risk of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Revised Policy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma MELD Exception Points on Recurrence after Liver Transplantation
1University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 2Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: On October 8, 2015, a revised liver policy regarding HCC exception scores was implemented with the intention to create a better balance in transplant…
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