Transplantation Articles

Post-Transplant Skin Cancer

John Schieszer April 10, 2008

SAN ANTONIO—Kidney and other solid organ recipients are largely unaware of their elevated risk for skin cancer, according to data presented here at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting.

Transplant Patients At Higher Zoster Risk

Jody A. Charnow March 31, 2008

ADULT RENAL transplant recipients are at elevated risk for developing post-transplant herpes zoster, according to researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Transplants A Good Option For Seniors

Jody A. Charnow March 14, 2008

RENAL TRANSPLANTATION is a good option for renal replacement therapy among patients older than 60 years, Iranian researchers report in Transplantation Proceedings (2008;40:238-239).

Flu Shots Safe And Effective For Transplant Patients

Jody A. Charnow March 14, 2008

Influenza vaccination is safe and effective for renal transplant patients, according to European researchers.

Time on Dialysis Correlates with Delayed Graft Function

Jody A. Charnow February 27, 2008

Increasing duration of dialysis is associated with an increased risk of delayed graft function (DGF) following renal transplantation, researchers in Canada have found.

Tx Less Likely in the Obese

Jody A. Charnow February 27, 2008

AMONG PATIENTS waiting for a renal transplant, the likelihood of getting one decreases with the degree of obesity, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

TCC in Transplant Patients

Jody A. Charnow February 27, 2008

TRANSITIONAL CELL carcinoma (TCC) is the predominant malignancy to develop in Chinese renal transplant recipients, according to researchers at the Capital University of Medical Sciences in Beijing.

Marginal Kidneys Benefit Older Recipients

John Schieszer February 26, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO—The use of marginal donor kidneys is associated with similar five-year death-censored graft survival and patient survival as ideal donor kidneys in older recipients, a study shows.

High BK Virus Infection Rate Found

John Schieszer February 26, 2008

CHICAGO—Spanish researchers say they have found a high rate of BK virus (BKV) viremia during the first six months after renal transplantation, but after that the rate declines significantly.