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Lessons Learned in the Clinic: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Innovation in Kidney Transplantation
CME/CE A multidisciplinary team shares their experience implementing a new standard of care in kidney transplantation.
Medscape Education Transplantation , March 2012
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Complete Anemia Correction Linked With Better Transplant Outcomes
CME A prospective study shows that complete vs partial correction of anemia after renal transplantation results in better renal function, graft survival time, and quality of life.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, January 2012
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Costimulation Blocker Therapy for Transplantation: Translating Research Into Practice
CME/CE A new, first-in-class costimulation blocking agent may change the standard of care for immunosuppression in kidney transplantation.
Medscape Education Transplantation , December 2011
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Antibody-Mediated Rejection: A New Paradigm
CME/CE If you saw inflammation, it was rejection, but if you did not it was CNI nephrotoxicity; new data are challenging this conventional wisdom.
Medscape Education Transplantation , November 2011
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Evolving Treatment Paradigms: First Response From ESOT 2011
CME With a robust clinical trial pipeline producing new evidence of improvements to current strategies and emerging novel strategies, the state of the art of solid organ transplantation is changing.
Medscape Education Transplantation , September 2011
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Costimulation Blockade in Kidney Transplantation: Lessons Learned From Clinical Trials
CME/CE The first biologic agent, a costimulation blocker, is approved for use in kidney transplantation. Clinicians must translate lessons learned in clinical trials into good practice decisions.
Medscape Education Transplantation , July 2011
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Cytomegalovirus Infection After Solid Organ Transplantation: New Guidance, Old Questions
CME The relative advantages of CMV prophylaxis and preemptive therapy in transplant recipients are discussed in the context of new guidelines.
Medscape Education Transplantation , June 2011
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Costimulation Blockade -- A New Strategy for Immunosuppression in Organ Transplantation
Costimulation blockade has emerged as a potential means of replacing calcineurin inhibitors in kidney transplantation.
Medscape Education Transplantation , May 2011
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Kidney Exchange: Update 2011
Implementation of a national kidney paired-donation program in the United States could increase the number of kidney transplants by 1000-2000 annually.
Medscape Education Transplantation , March 2011
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Malignancy After Renal Transplantation: The Role of Immunosuppression
A review discusses more common tumors in renal transplant recipients, underlying pathogenic mechanisms, and the role of immunosuppressive treatments.
Nature Reviews Nephrology, August 2010
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Management: Evolving Evidence
Review and evaluate appropriate strategies based on recently released guidelines for the prevention and management of CMV disease in pediatric and adult transplant recipients.
August 2010
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Management of CMV Infection After Thoracic Organ Transplantation
Review current information on CMV and explore the best ways to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
August 2010
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Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Renal Disease: Strategies to Close and Eliminate the Gap
Clive Callender, MD, and Sandra Gadson, MD, discuss practical strategies to overcoming racial, ethnic, and socio-cultural barriers to renal disease management through use of video vignettes.
Medscape Education Family Medicine, June 2010
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Why Do We Need A New Strategy for Chronic Maintenance Immunosuppression?
CNI-free immunosuppression is not a successful strategy for improving long-term graft survival.
Medscape Education Transplantation , June 2010
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Transplant Immunosuppression -- Where Are We Headed?
Leading experts discuss emerging therapies for CNI-free immunosuppression and treatment of AMR in organ transplantation.
Medscape Education Transplantation , May 2010
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Bilateral, Multifocal, Recurrent Renal Carcinoma: Long-term Management
Multifocal RCC is found in 4.3%-25% of radical nephrectomy specimens, and bilateral disease in almost 90% of multifocal RCC. Evidence is needed for treatments that produce the best long-term outcomes.
Nature Reviews Urology, May 2010
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New Clinical Index May Help Predict Mortality in Patients With ESRD
This index may provide valuable quantitative survival data to help decide whether patients should pursue transplantation or continue to receive dialysis.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, April 2010
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Renal Transplantation in Patients With HIV
More patients with HIV infection are being considered for renal transplantation. The current review highlights the selection of these patients as well as medical management issues following transplantation.
Nature Reviews Nephrology, October 2009
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Improving Long-term Outcomes for Kidney Transplant Recipients
Review current tactics for long-term management of kidney transplant patients, common side effects and drug-drug interactions, as well as risk factors for other potential comorbid conditions.
September 2009
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HNF1B-Related Diabetes Triggered by Renal Transplantation
Mutations in HNF1B might account for some 'unexpected' cases of NODAT.
Nature Reviews Nephrology, August 2009
