2016 American Transplant Congress
Frequency and Utility of Donor-Specific Antibody Testing in Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplant.
Introduction: The risk of antibody mediated rejection (AMR) in simultaneous liver kidney (SLK) recipients is thought to be lower than in kidney alone patients due…2016 American Transplant Congress
Transplanting the Extremely Sensitized Patient: The University of Wisconsin Experience with the New Kidney Allocation System.
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Background: The new UNOS kidney allocation system (KAS) prioritizes the transplant of highly sensitized patients with a calculated Panel Reactive Antibody (cPRA) ≥80 and extremely…2016 American Transplant Congress
Anti-HLA Antibodies in Allogeneic and Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.
Introduction: Anti-HLA antibodies have been associated with graft rejection in solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The aim of this study was describe…2015 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Features of Kidney Transplant Biopsies Without Allograft Injury in Relation With Type of Induction Therapy
Objective: Molecular evidence of allograft injury might precede histopathological findings of allograft injury. We aimed to investigate if the type of induction therapy effect intragraft…2015 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of Peripheral Blood T and B Cells of Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients With Long Term Stable Graft Function
We examined the phenotype of T and B cells of peripheral blood of sensitized kidney transplant recipients with stable graft function (GFR > 29mL/min) enrolled…2015 American Transplant Congress
Eculizumab as a Rescue Therapy for Rhinovirus-Induced Antibody Mediated Rejection After Incompatible Kidney Transplantation
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Background: Despite being an effective strategy for overcoming ABO and HLA incompatibilities, desensitized kidney transplantation still has limitations. Early antibody mediated rejection (ABMR) may be…2015 American Transplant Congress
CPRA Values Are Substantially Increased for Some Candidates Subsequent to Inclusion of Unacceptable C-locus (UA-C) Antigens While Listing Practices Remain Unchanged
1UNOS, Richmond; 2Emory University Hospital, Atlanta; 3Stanford University, Palo Alto.
Background: CPRA is the % of deceased donors expected to have one or more UAs with a given candidate. Prior to 12/5/13, candidates with UA-C…2015 American Transplant Congress
Post-Kidney Allograft Nephrectomy Anti-HLA Immunization Is Not Due to a Release of Anti-HLA Antibodies from the Failed Kidney
Background and aims: The reasons for the increased incidence of de novo anti-HLA donor specific antibodies (DSAs) that is observed after kidney allograft nephrectomy (NTx)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Cytomegalovirus and BK Infections in Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients
Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Pubic Health, Madison.
Background:There is little information on the incidence, risk factors and outcomes associated with cytomegalovirus (CMV) and BK infections in sensitized patientsMethods:We examined 254 kidney transplant…2015 American Transplant Congress
What Can UNOS Data Tell Us About Patient Outcomes After Primary Renal Allograft Failure?
Evidence based approaches to patient care after Renal Allograft Failure do not exist, despite this being a high mortality period. Access to retransplantation is important…
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