Tag: Organ Transplants
Artificial Intelligence Model Predicts Kidney Graft Survival
UK-DTOP model shows marked improvement compared with traditional Kidney Donor Risk Index
High-Volume Centers Do Not Mitigate Heart Transplant Survival Disparity
The most socioeconomically deprived recipients show inferior survival at three and five years after transplantation
Study: Five-Year Survival for Face Transplant Is 85 Percent
Overall, 50 face transplants have been performed worldwide
High Response Incidence Seen for Axatilimab in Recurrent, Refractory GVHD
Primary end point was met, with overall response for 74, 67, and 50 percent receiving axatilimab 0.3 mg, 1 mg, and 3 mg per kilogram of body weight
Women With Liver Cancer Less Likely Than Men to Receive Liver Transplant
Furthermore, women are more likely to die waiting for a donor liver than men
Liver Grafts Feasible From Hep C-Positive Donors After Circulatory Death
One-year patient and graft survival comparable to donation after brain death, with or without HCV infection
Uterus Transplant Feasible, Linked to High Rate of Live Birth
All 14 with a successful uterus allograft gave birth to at least one live-born infant; 11 recipients had at least one complication
Renal Graft Survival Similar for Toxoplasma Ab-Positive, Negative Donors
Similar acute rejection and graft failure seen for those receiving kidneys from Toxoplasma antibody-positive and Toxoplasma-negative donors
Acceptable Liver Transplant Outcomes Seen After ICI Therapy for Liver Cancer
Age and immune checkpoint inhibitor washout time inversely linked to allograft rejection; survival no different with, without allograft rejection
Pediatric Heart Transplant Wait-List Mortality Has Declined Since 1999
2016 revisions of pediatric HT allocation policy not associated with lower wait-list mortality in multivariable analyses
