Long-term outcome of ABO-incompatible living donor kidney transplantation based on antigen-specific desensitization. An observational comparative analysis
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Long-term outcome of ABO-incompatible living donor kidney transplantation based on antigen-specific desensitization. An observational comparative analysis. / Wilpert, Jochen; Fischer, Karl-Georg; Pisarski, Przemyslaw; Wiech, Thorsten; Daskalakis, Michael; Ziegler, Anna; Neumann-Haefelin, Elke; Drognitz, Oliver; Emmerich, Florian; Walz, Gerd; Geyer, Marcel.
in: NEPHROL DIAL TRANSPL, Jahrgang 25, Nr. 11, 01.11.2010, S. 3778-86.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Long-term outcome of ABO-incompatible living donor kidney transplantation based on antigen-specific desensitization. An observational comparative analysis
AU - Wilpert, Jochen
AU - Fischer, Karl-Georg
AU - Pisarski, Przemyslaw
AU - Wiech, Thorsten
AU - Daskalakis, Michael
AU - Ziegler, Anna
AU - Neumann-Haefelin, Elke
AU - Drognitz, Oliver
AU - Emmerich, Florian
AU - Walz, Gerd
AU - Geyer, Marcel
PY - 2010/11/1
Y1 - 2010/11/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: ABO-incompatible living donor kidney transplantation based on specific conditioning has been successfully adopted by transplant centres worldwide. Excellent short-term results have been reported in small cohorts. However, long-term data and comparative analyses are still sparse. We report on the outcome of 40 consecutive ABO-incompatible living donor kidney transplant recipients and compare their clinical course to a control group of 43 ABO-compatible living donor transplant patients transplanted during the same time period.METHODS: This is an observational single-centre analysis of 40 consecutive patients undergoing ABO-incompatible kidney grafting between April 2004 and April 2009, using a protocol of rituximab, antigen-specific immunoadsorption, intravenous immunoglobulin, basiliximab induction and oral triple immunosuppression with tacrolimus, mycophenolic acid and prednisone. Forty-three ABO-compatible kidney transplant recipients served as controls. The control group had also received basiliximab induction and an identical initial maintenance immunosuppression. The two groups were observed for an average of 39 and 19 months, respectively.RESULTS: There was a significantly higher incidence of lymphoceles requiring surgical revisions in the ABO-incompatible group. However, this surgical complication did not affect patient or graft survival. Mean serum creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate and proteinuria did not differ between the two groups. Furthermore, ABO-incompatible and ABO-compatible patients had the same incidence of humoral and cellular rejections. Despite a more aggressive induction therapy, no differences in infectious or malignant complications were observed.CONCLUSIONS: ABO-incompatible living donor kidney transplantation utilizing a combination of rituximab and antigen-specific immunoadsorption yielded results identical to ABO-compatible transplantation despite a significantly higher number of human leukocyte antigen mismatches.
AB - BACKGROUND: ABO-incompatible living donor kidney transplantation based on specific conditioning has been successfully adopted by transplant centres worldwide. Excellent short-term results have been reported in small cohorts. However, long-term data and comparative analyses are still sparse. We report on the outcome of 40 consecutive ABO-incompatible living donor kidney transplant recipients and compare their clinical course to a control group of 43 ABO-compatible living donor transplant patients transplanted during the same time period.METHODS: This is an observational single-centre analysis of 40 consecutive patients undergoing ABO-incompatible kidney grafting between April 2004 and April 2009, using a protocol of rituximab, antigen-specific immunoadsorption, intravenous immunoglobulin, basiliximab induction and oral triple immunosuppression with tacrolimus, mycophenolic acid and prednisone. Forty-three ABO-compatible kidney transplant recipients served as controls. The control group had also received basiliximab induction and an identical initial maintenance immunosuppression. The two groups were observed for an average of 39 and 19 months, respectively.RESULTS: There was a significantly higher incidence of lymphoceles requiring surgical revisions in the ABO-incompatible group. However, this surgical complication did not affect patient or graft survival. Mean serum creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate and proteinuria did not differ between the two groups. Furthermore, ABO-incompatible and ABO-compatible patients had the same incidence of humoral and cellular rejections. Despite a more aggressive induction therapy, no differences in infectious or malignant complications were observed.CONCLUSIONS: ABO-incompatible living donor kidney transplantation utilizing a combination of rituximab and antigen-specific immunoadsorption yielded results identical to ABO-compatible transplantation despite a significantly higher number of human leukocyte antigen mismatches.
KW - ABO Blood-Group System
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Agglutinins
KW - Blood Group Incompatibility
KW - Desensitization, Immunologic
KW - Female
KW - Graft Rejection
KW - Graft Survival
KW - Humans
KW - Immunosorbent Techniques
KW - Kidney Transplantation
KW - Living Donors
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Prospective Studies
U2 - 10.1093/ndt/gfq229
DO - 10.1093/ndt/gfq229
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 20466677
VL - 25
SP - 3778
EP - 3786
JO - NEPHROL DIAL TRANSPL
JF - NEPHROL DIAL TRANSPL
SN - 0931-0509
IS - 11
ER -