In:
Pediatric Transplantation, Wiley, Vol. 22, No. 7 ( 2018-11)
Abstract:
ABO‐ILT have re‐emerged as an alternate option for select patients awaiting transplant. However, treatment protocols for children undergoing deceased donor ABO‐ILT are not standardized. We implemented a novel IS protocol for children undergoing deceased donor ABO‐ILT based on pretransplant IH titers. Children with high pretransplant IH titers (≥1:32) underwent an enhanced IS protocol including plasmapheresis, rituximab, IVIG, and mycophenolate, while children with IH titers ≤1:16 received steroids and tacrolimus. We retrospectively assessed our outcomes of ABO‐ILT with ABO‐compatible recipients of similar age and diagnosis over a 2‐year period. Ten children with median age of 8.9 months underwent ABO‐ILT, 4 of 10 patients underwent enhanced IS due to high IH titers. Rates of complications (rejection, infections, biliary, and vascular) at both 1 year and up to 3 years post‐transplant were comparable between the groups. Patients with ABO‐ILT had good graft function with 100% survival at a median follow‐up of 3.3 years. In conclusion, IS tailored to pretransplant IH titers in pediatric deceased donor ABO‐ILT is feasible and can achieve outcomes similar to ABO‐CLT at 1 and 3 years post‐transplantation.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1397-3142
,
1399-3046
DOI:
10.1111/petr.2018.22.issue-7
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2018
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2008614-3
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