2016
Changes in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation One Year After KAS Implementation
Stewart DE, Kucheryavaya AY, Klassen DK, Turgeon NA, Formica RN, Aeder MI. Changes in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation One Year After KAS Implementation. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 1834-1847. PMID: 26932731, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedCadaverChildChild, PreschoolDelayed Graft FunctionDonor SelectionFemaleGovernment RegulationGraft SurvivalHealth Plan ImplementationHumansInfantInfant, NewbornKidney TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTissue and Organ ProcurementTissue DonorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsKidney allocation systemDelayed graft function ratesNew kidney allocation systemGraft function rateGraft survival ratesCold ischemic timeKAS implementationLongevity matchingRecipient ageIschemic timeDonor kidneysSubsequent taperingFunction rateRecipient characteristicsOrgan procurementSurvival rateTransplantOne-yearBolus effectRecipientsKidneyDialysisExtended durationEarly impactYears
2015
Interferon Gamma ELISPOT Testing as a Risk-Stratifying Biomarker for Kidney Transplant Injury: Results From the CTOT-01 Multicenter Study
Hricik D, Augustine J, Nickerson P, Formica R, Poggio E, Rush D, Newell K, Goebel J, Gibson I, Fairchild R, Spain K, Iklé D, Bridges N, Heeger P, consortium F. Interferon Gamma ELISPOT Testing as a Risk-Stratifying Biomarker for Kidney Transplant Injury: Results From the CTOT-01 Multicenter Study. American Journal Of Transplantation 2015, 15: 3166-3173. PMID: 26226830, PMCID: PMC4946339, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsAntilymphocyte SerumBiomarkersChildEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHumansInterferon-gammaKidney Failure, ChronicKidney Function TestsKidney TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisProspective StudiesRabbitsRisk FactorsTissue DonorsConceptsAnti-thymocyte globulinDonor-reactive memory T cellsMemory T cellsAcute rejectionPosttransplant eGFRATG inductionT cellsInterferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot assaysEnzyme-linked immunosorbent spot assayBiopsy-proven acute rejectionHuman leukocyte antigen mismatchesPrimary kidney transplant recipientsRabbit anti-thymocyte globulinKidney transplant injuryKidney transplant recipientsImmunosorbent spot assayGlomerular filtration rateAfrican American racePotential effect modifiersAllograft injuryAntigen mismatchesELISPOT testingPeak PRAKidney transplantationRecipient age
2000
Rapid reconstitution of Epstein-Barr virus-specific T lymphocytes following allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
Marshall N, Howe J, Formica R, Krause D, Wagner J, Berliner N, Crouch J, Pilip I, Cooper D, Blazar B, Seropian S, Pamer E. Rapid reconstitution of Epstein-Barr virus-specific T lymphocytes following allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Blood 2000, 96: 2814-21. PMID: 11023516, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v96.8.2814.h8002814_2814_2821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntigen PresentationAntigens, ViralBeta 2-MicroglobulinBiopolymersCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesChildEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFeasibility StudiesFemaleGraft SurvivalHematologic NeoplasmsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHerpesvirus 4, HumanHistocompatibility TestingHLA-A2 AntigenHLA-B7 AntigenHLA-B8 AntigenHumansKidney TransplantationLymphoproliferative DisordersMacromolecular SubstancesMaleMiddle AgedTissue DonorsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTransplantation ConditioningTransplantation, HomologousViral LoadConceptsEBV-specific T cellsStem cell transplantationT cellsAllo-PBSCTEBV peptidesCell transplantationT lymphocytesAllogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantationEpstein-Barr virus–specific T lymphocytesHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I tetramersEBV-specific CD8 T cellsPeripheral blood stem cell transplantationSpecific CD8 T lymphocytesUnrelated cord blood transplantationVirus-specific T lymphocytesBlood stem cell transplantationAllogeneic stem cell transplantationCD8 T cell repertoireAllo-PBSCT patientsEBV genome copiesEpstein-Barr viremiaCD8 T lymphocytesClass I tetramersCord blood transplantationPathogen-specific immunity