Articles tagged "Sirolimus (SLR)"

2015 American Transplant Congress
Sirolimus Based Maintenance Immunosuppression in Pancreas Transplant Recipients
A. Rajab, R. Pelletier, E. Elkhammas, G. Bumgardner, A. El-Hinnawi, M. Henry.
Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
The present study evaluated the outcome of a Sirolimus based maintenance immunosuppressive protocol in pancreas transplant recipients. Between August 2003 and December 2013, a total…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Durability of Pancreatic Islets Transplantation in Brittle Type 1 Diabetics- 10 Year Follow Up
Z. Tekin,¹ L. Schenck,¹ M. Garfinkel,⁵ L. Philipson,² J. Thistlethwaite,¹ W. Chon,² K. Golab,¹ O. Savari,¹ S. Ramachandran,¹ K. Rezania,³ S. Hariprasad,⁴ J. Millis,¹ P. Witkowski.¹
¹Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; ²Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; ³Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; ⁴Ophtalmology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; ⁵Surgery, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL.
The aim of the study was to assess long-term results of the pancreatic islet transplantation in our center.Methods: Human pancreatic islets were administered sequentially in…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Frequencies of CD4⁺25^hiFoxp3⁺T Cells in Long-Term Follow-Up of Sirolimus-Converted Kidney Transplant Recipients
O. Traitanon,^1,2 A. Alvarado,¹ E. Tantisattamo,^1,2 A. Shetty,^1,2 M. Ansari,^1,2 J. Mathew,¹ J. Leventhal,¹ V. Mas,³ L. Gallon.^1,2
¹Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; ²Medicine-Nephrology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; ³Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: Tacrolimus(TAC) and Sirolimus(SRL) are commonly used immunosuppressive drugs in kidney transplantation. SRL has been shown to induce the expansion of regulatory T cells in…
2015 American Transplant Congress
mTOR-Based CNI Minimization Vs Withdrawal in African American Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. Fleming,¹ D. Taber,² N. Pilch,¹ H. Meadows,¹ C. Mardis,¹ J. McGillicuddy,² S. Nadig,² K. Chavin,² P. Baliga,² C. Bratton.²
¹Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; ²Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
The purpose of this study was to compare mTOR-based CNI withdrawal vs. minimization in African American (AA) kidney transplant (KTx) recipients.METHODS: This was a single-center,…