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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-25
pubmed:abstractText
It is more difficult to control humoral rejection in living donor liver transplantations (LDLT) across the ABO blood group barrier than in matched or compatible combinations. We achieved excellent results in ABO-incompatible transplantation with novel immunosuppressive regimens and plasma exchange (PE). Among 82 LDLT were 10 cases of ABO-incompatible recipients, including three who were administered rituximab for rescue or prophylactic therapy. Pretransplantation PE was performed as necessary to maintain hemagglutinin titers below 1:16 and posttransplantation PE was performed when there were signs of hyperacute rejection associated with high titers. Induction immunosuppression consisted of FK506, steroid, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), and rituximab. The first patient was administered rituximab with deoxyspergualin (DSG), steroid pulse therapy, and PE on postoperative day (POD) 7, because of biopsy-proven humoral acute rejection. The titers and LFTs improved drastically. The second and third patients were administered rituximab just after the operation with other routine immunosuppressants for prophylaxis of hyperacute rejection. The second patient showed a slight deterioration in LFTs with an elevated titer, which normalized after steroid pulse therapy and PE. The third patient had no episodes of rejection. At present, that is 27, 17, and 6 months after the operations respectively, the 3 transplant recipients are in stable condition.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0041-1345
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1205-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15848670-ABO Blood-Group System, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Blood Group Incompatibility, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Graft Survival, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Immunoglobulin M, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Immunologic Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Liver Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Living Donors, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Plasma Exchange, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Survival Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:15848670-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
New strategy for ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation with anti-CD20 antibody (rituximab) and plasma exchange.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Advanced Surgical Science and Technology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. kawan@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports