Antibody Response to BNT162b2 Reported in Pediatric Transplant Recipients
Positive antibody titers seen in 73.3% of pediatric solid organ transplant recipients who provided titers at 1 month after the second dose
Transplantation
Air Pollution May Up Risk for Adverse Transplant Outcomes
Moving to areas with low air pollution might improve outcomes for kidney transplant recipients, investigators suggested.
FDA Panel Votes on Maribavir for Post-Transplant CMV Infection
Maribavir is an orally bioavailable anti-CMV compound that targets and inhibits the UL97 protein kinase and its natural substrates.
Prostate Cancer Delays Kidney Transplantation, Ups Death Risk in Dialysis
Understanding how prostate cancer affects death after kidney failure is important for appropriate management and guideline development.
COVID-19 Death Rates Higher Among Kidney Transplant Candidates, Recipients
Among kidney transplant candidates and recipients, a greater proportion of non-White than White patients died from COVID-19, a study found.
ESKD Treatment Dropped Sharply During Height of COVID-19 Pandemic
During the initial height of the pandemic in 2020, the documented incidence of end-stage kidney disease, defined as initiation of maintenance dialysis or receipt of a preemptive kidney transplant, decreased compared with corresponding periods during 2017-2019.
Kidney Transplant Waitlisting Tied to Dialysis Facility Quality
This study supports the role of the dialysis facility as a systems-level barrier in referral for kidney transplantation, according to investigators.
Cancer Shortens Lifespan of Transplant Recipients
Investigators quantified the life years lost due to specific cancers among US transplant recipients over the first 10 postoperative years.
Denosumab Improves Bone Disease in Kidney Transplant Recipients
The medication inhibits bone resorption but is associated with prolonged elevation in PTH levels that require treatment.
Kidney Transplantation Cuts Cardiovascular Events Risk in Lupus Nephritis
Improving access to kidney transplantation for patients with lupus nephritis could significantly reduce their cardiovascular morbidity, according to investigators.
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