2022
A Composite End Point of Graft Status and eGFR at 1 Year to Improve the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients’ Five-Tier Rating System
Wang K, Deng Y, Stewart D, Formica R. A Composite End Point of Graft Status and eGFR at 1 Year to Improve the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients’ Five-Tier Rating System. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 33: 1613-1624. PMID: 35537779, PMCID: PMC9342646, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2022010078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite end pointTraditional end pointsTransplant programsEnd pointAllograft functionGraft survivalScientific RegistryFive-tier systemLong-term graft outcomeDonor graft survivalKidney transplant programAllograft failureAllograft survivalGraft outcomeTransplant recipientsGraft statusGraft failureEGFR differenceSRTR dataSurvival rateEGFRSurvivalRegistryMeaningful differencesConcept study
2016
Integrase strand transferase inhibitors: the preferred antiretroviral regimen in HIV-positive renal transplantation
Azar MM, Malinis MF, Moss J, Formica RN, Villanueva MS. Integrase strand transferase inhibitors: the preferred antiretroviral regimen in HIV-positive renal transplantation. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2016, 28: 447-458. PMID: 27193421, DOI: 10.1177/0956462416651528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitor-based regimensRenal transplantationHIV/AIDSAntiretroviral regimenAntiretroviral therapyGraft survivalHIV-positive renal transplant recipientsEnd-stage renal diseaseHIV-positive patientsRenal transplant recipientsChronic kidney diseaseThree-year survivalInhibitor-based therapyNon-nucleoside reverseDrug-drug interactionsTransferase inhibitorsImmunosuppressive medicationsKidney transplantationTransplant recipientsAllograft rejectionGraft failureRenal diseaseCalcineurin inhibitorsClinical outcomesImmunosuppressive drugs
2008
Association between delayed graft function and allograft and patient survival: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yarlagadda SG, Coca SG, Formica RN, Poggio ED, Parikh CR. Association between delayed graft function and allograft and patient survival: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2008, 24: 1039-1047. PMID: 19103734, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGraft survivalAcute rejectionPatient survivalGraft functionSystematic reviewHigher mean serum creatinineDelayed graft functionMean serum creatinineLong-term outcomesDGF groupGraft lossGraft outcomeRenal transplantationCommon complicationRenal functionSecondary outcomesSerum creatininePrimary outcomeKidney functionMean creatinineKidney donorsPatientsDetrimental associationDGFLiterature search