2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Induction and Maintenance Immunosuppression Regimens in Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation: An Analysis of the UNOS Registry
Aim: Induction and maintenance immunosuppression regimens in intestinal transplant widely vary among centers. The aim of this study was to investigate an association between immunosuppression…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Influence of a Conversion to Sirolimus-Based Immunosuppression on Non-Melanomatous Skin Cancer Incidence in Kidney Transplant Recipients over Long Term Follow Up
Background: The CONVERT trial found a reduced incidence of malignancy amongst renal transplant recipients over 2 years of follow up with a conversion from calcineurin…2018 American Transplant Congress
New Onset Diabetes after Kidney Transplant: Comparisons of Risks Associated with Various Steroid-Containing Calcineurin Inhibitor and Sirolimus Regimens
INTRODUCTION: We aimed to examine the risk of new onset diabetes after transplant (NODAT) associated with the following maintenance immunosuppression regimens in kidney transplant recipients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Pneumonitis in Heart Transplant Patients Started on a Proliferation Signal Inhibitor
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Purpose: Proliferation signal inhibitors(PSI) have a high discontinuation rate due to side effects. PSI induced pneumonitis has been reported in 14% in renal cell carcinoma…2018 American Transplant Congress
Early Conversion to a CNI-Free Immunosuppression with SRL after Renal Tx – 10 yr Follow-Up Analysis of a Prospective Multicenter Trial
Introduction: A prospective multicenter trial comparing an early conversion to a CNI-free immunosuppression with SRL, MMF and steroids with a conventional CsA treatment following renal…2018 American Transplant Congress
Sirolimus Use Improves Cancer-Free Survival Following Transplantation: A Single Center 10-Year Analysis
Introduction:In previous published results, we showed that the use of Sirolimus-based immunosuppression regimens had equivalent patient and graft 10-year survival compared to historical controls maintained…2017 American Transplant Congress
Differential Effects of the Novel ATP-Competitive mTOR Inhibitor (TORKinib) AZD2014 and Rapamycin on Alloimmunity and Transplant Survival.
Surgery, Thomas Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Background: Rapamycin (RAPA), is an immunosuppressive agent that inhibits the mechanistic target of Rapamycin (mTOR), the kinase subunit of two mTOR- containing complexes (mTORC1 and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Everolimus Added to a De Novo Belatacept Regimen on the Risk of BK Viremia After Kidney Transplant.
IntroductionBK viremia is a common complication following kidney transplantation. In vitro data suggest that inhibition of the mTOR–SP6-kinase pathway prevents expression of early viral genes…2017 American Transplant Congress
Alternations in Amplitude of Low Frequency Fluctuation in Renal Allograft Recipients That Received Tacrolimus or Sirolimus: An fMRI Study.
Objective The side-effects of resting tremor was common in renal transplant receipts receive tacrolimus. But the mechanism of this side-effect was unknown. This study want…2017 American Transplant Congress
DC-SIGN Functionalized Porous Silicon Nanoparticles Targeting to Human and Non-Human Primate Dendritic Cells.
Porous silicon (pSi) nanoparticles, modified to specifically target DC, provide a novel platform to carry and deliver immunosuppressive drugs. The aim was to conjugate DC-SIGN…
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