Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://hdl.handle.net/2440/89999
Citations | ||
Scopus | Web of Science® | Altmetric |
---|---|---|
?
|
?
|
Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Does rituximab help in HLA desensitization for kidney transplantation? |
Author: | Carroll, R. Coates, P. |
Citation: | Kidney International, 2015; 87(2):277-279 |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
ISSN: | 0085-2538 1523-1755 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Robert Carroll and P Toby Coates |
Abstract: | In the study by Jackson et al., 50 subjects were given plasma exchange and low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin to desensitize for live-donor kidney transplantation, and those deemed to have high immunological risk were also given rituximab. Transplant outcomes were similar between the two groups even though the rituximab group had higher immunological risk. These results suggest that rituximab may be helpful when added to 'standard' desensitization protocols, but definitive trials are still lacking in this area. |
Keywords: | Humans Isoantibodies HLA Antigens Kidney Transplantation Female Male Rituximab |
Description: | Commentary |
Rights: | © 2015 International Society of Nephrology |
DOI: | 10.1038/ki.2014.365 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ki.2014.365 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Medicine publications |
Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.