2018
New England BK consortium: Regional survey of BK screening and management protocols in comparison to published consensus guidelines
Gabardi S, Pavlakis M, Tan C, Francis J, Cardarelli F, Asch W, Bodziak K, Chobanian M, Gilligan H, Gohh R, Kung S, Inker L, Martin S, Rodig N, Rossi A, Chandraker A. New England BK consortium: Regional survey of BK screening and management protocols in comparison to published consensus guidelines. Transplant Infectious Disease 2018, 20: e12985. PMID: 30175491, DOI: 10.1111/tid.12985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal transplant recipientsConsensus guidelinesBKPyV-associated nephropathyCNI dose reductionPlasma viral loadUse of leflunomideCopies/mLHalf of centersMajority of centersManagement protocolCause biopsiesImmunosuppression reductionIntravenous immunoglobulinTransplant recipientsRenal biopsyViral loadBK polyomavirusPrimary treatmentDose reductionBiopsyUniform screeningNephropathyBKPyVShort durationScreening
2016
Cancer and Mortality in Solid-Organ Transplantation: Preventable or Inevitable?
Asch WS, Perazella MA. Cancer and Mortality in Solid-Organ Transplantation: Preventable or Inevitable? American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2016, 68: 839-842. PMID: 27405594, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.06.009.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters