Living donor kidney transplantation in crossmatch-positive patients enabled by peritransplant immunoadsorption and anti-CD20 therapy

Living donor kidney transplantation in crossmatch-positive patients is a challenge that requires specific measures. Ten patients with positive crossmatch results (n = 9) or negative crossmatch results but strong donor-specific antibodies (DSA; n = 1) were desensitized using immunoadsorption (IA) and...

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Main Authors:	Morath, Christian (Author) , Zeier, Martin (Author) , Süsal, Caner (Author) , Beimler, Jörg (Author) , Opelz, Gerhard (Author) , Scherer, Sabine (Author) , Schmidt, Jan (Author) , Macher-Göppinger, Stephan (Author) , Klein, Katrin (Author) , Sommerer, Claudia (Author) , Schwenger, Vedat (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	29 February 2012
In:	Transplant international Year: 2012, Volume: 25, Issue: 5, Pages: 506-517
ISSN:	1432-2277
DOI:	10.1111/j.1432-2277.2012.01447.x
Online Access:	Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-2277.2012.01447.x Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1432-2277.2012.01447.x
Author Notes:	Christian Morath; Jörg Beimler; Gerhard Opelz; Sabine Scherer; Jan Schmidt; Stephan Macher-Goeppinger; Katrin Klein; Claudia Sommerer; Vedat Schwenger; Martin Zeier; Caner Süsal