Transplantation (all articles)
Review: Management of alcohol use disorder in patients with cirrhosis in the setting of liver transplantation.
3 Nov, 2021 | 09:45h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New content online: Management of alcohol use disorder in patients with cirrhosis in the setting of liver transplantation https://t.co/sWd1Vs6N2c pic.twitter.com/XZo8ETzhEl
— Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@NatRevGastroHep) November 2, 2021
Recurrent Glomerular Disease after Kidney Transplantation: Diagnostic and Management Dilemmas.
28 Oct, 2021 | 09:43h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Recurrent glomerular disease after kidney transplant remains an important cause of allograft failure. This Review focuses on clinical dilemmas encountered by physicians in managing recurrent glomerular disease https://t.co/QGZOjH7qyP
— CJASN (@CJASN) October 27, 2021
In a major scientific advance, a pig kidney is successfully transplanted into a human.
21 Oct, 2021 | 09:52h | UTCIn a major scientific advance, a pig kidney is successfully transplanted into a human – NPR
ASH 2021 guidelines for stem cell transplantation in patients with sickle cell disease.
14 Oct, 2021 | 09:53h | UTCNews release: ASH Releases New Clinical Practice Guidelines on Stem Cell Transplantation in Sickle Cell Disease
Commentary: ASH Issues Guideline on the Use of HSCT for Sickle Cell Disease – HealthDay
Bioethics | People who want organ transplants must get the COVID-19 vaccine, a hospital says.
8 Oct, 2021 | 10:21h | UTCPeople who want organ transplants must get the COVID-19 vaccine, a hospital say – NPR
Long-Term Immunosuppression Management: Opportunities and Uncertainties.
7 Oct, 2021 | 10:15h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Long-Term Immunosuppression Management: Opportunities and Uncertainties. A Review evaluates the current state of maintenance immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients and discusses areas of opportunity and uncertainty in their long-term use. https://t.co/8yWp4PVD7t
— CJASN (@CJASN) August 16, 2021
Consensus Guideline: Liver transplantation for non-resectable colorectal liver metastases.
16 Sep, 2021 | 09:50h | UTCLiver transplantation for non-resectable colorectal liver metastases: the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association consensus guidelines – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
New online – Liver transplantation for non-resectable colorectal liver metastases: the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association consensus guidelineshttps://t.co/oZL4X4h7VS@IHPBA @gbonneysurg @eahpba @_ilts_#livertwitter #APHPBA_2021 pic.twitter.com/g6rrVclV5h
— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) September 8, 2021
How I Do It: Considering lung transplantation for patients with COVID-19.
24 Aug, 2021 | 09:55h | UTCHow I Do It: Considering lung transplantation for patients with COVID-19 – CHEST
Related:
Report: Lung transplantation for 3 patients with severe COVID-19
FDA authorizes additional Covid-19 vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised individuals – Other fully vaccinated individuals do not need an additional vaccine dose right now.
16 Aug, 2021 | 01:22h | UTCCommentaries:
CDC, FDA recommend COVID booster for immune-compromised – CIDRAP
FDA authorizes additional dose of Covid-19 vaccine for the immunocompromised – STAT
Covid booster: US approves third jab for the immunocompromised – BBC
CDC Panel Recommends 3rd Vaccine Dose For Immunocompromised People – NPR
6 Things To Know If You’re Immunocompromised And Considering A 3rd Shot – NPR
CDC recommends third Covid-19 vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised people – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) supports the @FDA and @CDCgov's decision to authorize a supplemental vaccine dose for immunocompromised patients.
Read our statement: https://t.co/odzzSgIxnY pic.twitter.com/4PZfUwpjhM
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) August 13, 2021
First World Consensus Conference on Pancreas Transplantation.
13 Aug, 2021 | 09:43h | UTCPart I – methods and results of literature search – American Journal of Transplantation
Part II – recommendations – American Journal of Transplantation
RCT: third dose of Moderna mRNA vaccine increases immunity in transplant recipients.
12 Aug, 2021 | 09:56h | UTCEditorial: Third Time’s a Charm — Covid-19 Vaccine Hope for Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients
Related:
[Preprint] 3rd AstraZeneca shot gives strong immunity.
Commentaries on Twitter
..1st randomized trial results of 3rd doses of Moderna vax for 120 people with organ transplants: month 4, their minimum anti-RBD antibody levels were 55% for 3rd dose vs 18% (still increasing a little in the placebo group). No cases of acute rejection https://t.co/BcfeyUEhx5 #IC
— Hilda Bastian, PhD (@hildabast) August 11, 2021
The authors conclude that a third-dose booster of mRNA-1273 vaccine should be considered for transplant recipients. https://t.co/Q3gakSaNjd pic.twitter.com/CMN8f7cq29
— NEJM (@NEJM) August 11, 2021
Review: Lung transplantation for interstitial lung disease.
5 Aug, 2021 | 08:32h | UTCLung transplantation for interstitial lung disease – European Respiratory Review
Donor drug use is not associated with worse recipient survival in heart transplantation – “Increasing use of such donors may help alleviate the chronic donor shortage.”
30 Jul, 2021 | 11:39h | UTCIntoxicated Donors and Heart Transplant Outcomes: Long-Term Safety – Circulation: Heart Failure
Commentary: Donor Drug Use Not Tied to Survival for Heart Transplant Recipients – HealthDay
Related study: National Trends in Heart Donor Usage Rates: Are We Efficiently Transplanting More Hearts? – Circulation: Heart Failure
Study: Among kidney transplant recipients who did not respond after 2 doses, a third dose of an mRNA-1273 vaccine induced a serologic response in 49% of patients.
26 Jul, 2021 | 02:54h | UTCCommentary: Case Mounts for COVID Vaccine Boosters in Kidney Transplant Recipients – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related:
[Preprint] 3rd AstraZeneca shot gives strong immunity.
Commentary on Twitter
JUST PUBLISHED @JAMANetwork
✔️N=159 kidney #transplant recipients
✔️3rd dose of #mRNA #Moderna #vaccine induced a #serologic response in 49% of kidney transplant recipients who did not respond after 2 doseshttps://t.co/NCDyraI98x#RealTimeCOVID19 @IDSAInfo @HIV_TID @AST_info— COVID-19 Real-Time Learning Network (RTLN) (@RealTimeCOVID19) July 24, 2021
RCT: Ruxolitinib for glucocorticoid-refractory chronic graft-versus-host disease.
16 Jul, 2021 | 10:37h | UTC
Perspective | Should People With Immune Problems Get Third Vaccine Doses?
8 Jul, 2021 | 09:07h | UTCShould People With Immune Problems Get Third Vaccine Doses? – The New York Times (a few articles per month are free)
Related: [Preprint] 3rd AstraZeneca shot gives strong immunity. AND Case series: Safety and immunogenicity of a third dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in solid organ transplant recipients.
RCT: Similar outcomes with mycophenolate mofetil vs. azathioprine in kidney transplant recipients on steroid-free, low-dose cyclosporine immunosuppression.
29 Jun, 2021 | 09:50h | UTC
Three doses of an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine in solid-organ transplant recipients can improve the immunogenicity of the vaccine.
24 Jun, 2021 | 10:32h | UTC
Case series: Safety and immunogenicity of a third dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in solid organ transplant recipients.
15 Jun, 2021 | 08:59h | UTCCommentaries: For Transplant Recipients, Third Time May Be the Charm for Better COVID Vaccine Protection – Hopkins Medicine AND Extra COVID Vaccine May Help Protect Transplant Patients – Associated Press
Commentary on Twitter
Our report about 3rd vaccine doses in transplant patients is published! "It is encouraging that antibody titers increased after the 3rd dose in 1/3 of patients who had negative antibody titers and in all patients who had low-positive antibody titers"https://t.co/6XElwyIdAa
— Dorry Segev (@Dorry_Segev) June 14, 2021
Cohort study shows inadequate antibody response to mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine among kidney transplant recipients.
6 May, 2021 | 09:01h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The studies of mRNA vax in people with transplants are getting bigger: still the same message. Some protection, but not enough. This time, 308 people with kidney transplants in Israel, BNT-Pfizer vaccine https://t.co/Otvt8F11my
— Hilda Bastian, PhD (@hildabast) May 6, 2021
Organ transplant recipients remain vulnerable to Covid-19 even after second vaccine dose.
6 May, 2021 | 09:03h | UTCOriginal Study: Antibody Response to 2-Dose SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Series in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients – JAMA
Systematic review: Interventions for increasing solid organ donor registration
28 Apr, 2021 | 08:11h | UTCInterventions for increasing solid organ donor registration – Cochrane Library
Summary: Interventions for increasing solid organ donor registration – Cochrane Library
Review: Long-Term Infectious Complications of Kidney Transplantation
22 Apr, 2021 | 08:16h | UTC
Update on Corneal Transplant in 2021
20 Apr, 2021 | 05:33h | UTCUpdate on Corneal Transplant in 2021 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Japanese doctors perform world’s first living donor lung transplant to a Covid-19 patient
12 Apr, 2021 | 01:12h | UTCJapanese doctors perform world’s first living donor lung transplant to a Covid-19 patient – CNN