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Use of Kidneys From High-Risk Donors Drops

John Schieszer March 11, 2010

The trend could be a response to cases of transplant-related HIV transmission in November 2007.

Live Kidney Donation Does Not Shorten Survival

Jody A. Charnow March 10, 2010

Within 12 months of surgery, their death rate was similar to that of healthy controls, study finds.

Wyeth Makes Drug Monitoring Changes for Sirolimus

Jody A. Charnow March 02, 2010

Wyeth has notified health care professionals of changes to the Rapamune (sirolimus) prescribing information related to changes in the performance of an immunoassay used for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of the medication, according to the FDA.

Expanding the Kidney Donor Pool

Heidi M. Schaefer, MD March 02, 2010

Strategies include the use of non-standard-criteria kidney donation and kidney-exchange programs.

ECD Kidneys Are Underused in Older Patients

John Schieszer February 22, 2010

One third of those who can benefit are not waitlisted for the organs.

Kidney Allocation Policy May Need Rethinking

John Schieszer February 12, 2010

De-emphasis on HLA matching could lead to worse outcomes in highly sensitized patients,

Transplants Can Proceed Despite Substance Abuse

John Schieszer February 03, 2010

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Substance abuse by renal transplant recipients does not significantly affect graft and patient outcomes, according to new data presented at the American Society of Transplantation 10th Annual State of the Art Winter Symposium.

Obesity Need Not Rule Out Renal Transplants

John Schieszer February 03, 2010

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.— Elevated BMI in renal transplant recipients does not appear to impact early graft function and the risk of acute rejection, according to study findings presented here at the American Society of Transplantation 10th Annual State of the Art Winter Symposium.

Rituximab May Increase Infection Risk in Kidney Transplant Patients

Jody A. Charnow January 08, 2010

Use of rituximab in kidney transplant patients is associated with a high risk of infections, according to a French study. In addition, rituximab used in combination with antithymocyte globulin is associated with an increased risk of infection-related death.

Kidney Disease Patients Older than 70 Benefit from Renal Transplants

Jody A. Charnow December 30, 2009

They have significantly prolonged survival compared with those who remain on dialysis.

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Transplantation articles from Renal Week 2009

Diagnosing Acute Kidney Rejection through Urinary Proteome Analysis

Risk Factors for New-Onset Diabetes in Pediatric Transplant Patients Identified

Intensified Dosing Regimen May Lower Rejection Rate

High-Dose Multivitamin Does Not Reduce CVD Outcomes in Transplant Patients

Switching Immunosuppressants May Reduce Cancer Risk in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Hyperphosphatemia in CKD

New Phosphate Binders on the Horizon

This article by Wajeh Y. Qunibi, MD, FACP of the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio is the final in a series on managing hyperphosphatemia in CKD patients.
Part V: Neenoo Khosla, MD, and Stuart M. Sprague, DO
Part IV: Michal L. Melamed, MD, MHS
Part III: Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, PhD, MPH
Part II: Joseph A. Coladonato, MD, MHS
Part I: Csaba P. Kovesdy, MD