Soluble CD30, Acute Rejection, and Graft Survival: Pre- and 6-Month Post-Transplant Determinations —When Is the Best Time to Measure?

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of sCD30 measured pretransplant and up to 6 months after transplantation as a predictor of AR, graft loss, and survival at 5 years post-transplantation. Subjects were patients receiving living donor renal transplants at Bonsucesso Federal Hospital (Rio de Janeiro) in 2006 and between August 2010 and May  2011.

Source: Transplantation Proceedings - April 1, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: M.I. de Holanda, T. Matuck, D.d.B.M. de Carvalho, E.M.F.L. Domingues, R. Curvo, D.S. Glasberg, A.M.G. Santos, Á.M. Borela, L.C. Pôrto Tags: 15th Brazilian Transplantation Congress and 16th Portuguese-Brazilian Transplantation Congress Source Type: research