2018
Analysis of Biomarkers Within the Initial 2 Years Posttransplant and 5-Year Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Faddoul G, Nadkarni GN, Bridges ND, Goebel J, Hricik DE, Formica R, Menon MC, Morrison Y, Murphy B, Newell K, Nickerson P, Poggio ED, Rush D, Heeger PS. Analysis of Biomarkers Within the Initial 2 Years Posttransplant and 5-Year Kidney Transplant Outcomes. Transplantation 2018, 102: 673-680. PMID: 29189482, PMCID: PMC6018026, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000002026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiomarkersChemokine CXCL9Enzyme-Linked Immunospot AssayFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHumansInterferon-gammaInterferon-gamma Release TestsKidneyKidney TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent spotGraft lossAcute cellular rejectionKidney allograft lossKidney transplant outcomesGlomerular filtration rateMultivariable logistic regressionAllograft lossCellular rejectionCXCL9 levelsUrinary CXCL9Year posttransplantTransplant outcomesImmunosorbent spotUnivariable analysisChemokine measurementsFiltration rateSurrogate markerClinical trialsLate outcomesOrgan transplantationT cellsInterferon gammaAnalysis of biomarkersLogistic regression
2015
Adverse Outcomes of Tacrolimus Withdrawal in Immune–Quiescent Kidney Transplant Recipients
Hricik DE, Formica RN, Nickerson P, Rush D, Fairchild RL, Poggio ED, Gibson IW, Wiebe C, Tinckam K, Bunnapradist S, Samaniego-Picota M, Brennan DC, Schröppel B, Gaber O, Armstrong B, Ikle D, Diop H, Bridges ND, Heeger PS. Adverse Outcomes of Tacrolimus Withdrawal in Immune–Quiescent Kidney Transplant Recipients. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 26: 3114-3122. PMID: 25925687, PMCID: PMC4657844, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2014121234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntibodiesAtrophyCalcineurin InhibitorsChemokine CXCL9Early Termination of Clinical TrialsFemaleFibrosisGraft RejectionHistocompatibility TestingHLA-DQ AntigensHumansImmunosuppression TherapyInterferon-gammaKidneyKidney TransplantationKidney TubulesMaleMiddle AgedNephritisProspective StudiesTacrolimusWithholding TreatmentYoung AdultConceptsDe novo donor-specific antibodiesKidney transplant recipientsAcute rejectionTransplant recipientsCNI withdrawalEpitope mismatchesTacrolimus withdrawalProtocol biopsiesCalcineurin inhibitorsDe novo DSADevelopment of dnDSANovo donor-specific antibodiesRabbit antithymocyte globulinTubular atrophy scoreDonor-specific antibodiesPrimary end pointIFN-γ ELISPOTDonor kidney transplantsUnacceptable rateAntithymocyte globulinCare immunosuppressionUrinary CXCL9Withdrawal armMycophenolate mofetilKidney transplant
2013
Multicenter Validation of Urinary CXCL9 as a Risk-Stratifying Biomarker for Kidney Transplant Injury
Hricik DE, Nickerson P, Formica RN, Poggio ED, Rush D, Newell KA, Goebel J, Gibson IW, Fairchild RL, Riggs M, Spain K, Ikle D, Bridges ND, Heeger PS, consortium F. Multicenter Validation of Urinary CXCL9 as a Risk-Stratifying Biomarker for Kidney Transplant Injury. American Journal Of Transplantation 2013, 13: 2634-2644. PMID: 23968332, PMCID: PMC3959786, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute rejectionUrinary CXCL9Kidney transplantationBiopsy-proven acute rejectionFirst kidney transplant recipientsKidney transplant injuryProgressive renal dysfunctionKidney transplant recipientsMulticenter observational studyGlomerular filtration rateAcute dysfunctionAllograft recipientsCXCL9 mRNAImmunological causesRenal dysfunctionTransplant recipientsImmune injuryTransplant injuryImmune riskUrinary mRNAFiltration rateClinical trialsObservational studyLower riskNoninvasive biomarkers