Outcome of ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation using a modified desensitization protocol without plasmapheresis.

Kazunobu ShinodaYoji HyodoHideyo OguchiTetuo MikamiKenta NishikawaKei SakurabayashiTakashi YonekuraYujiro AokiYoshihiro ItabashiMasaki MuramatsuTakeshi KawamuraKen SakaiSeiichiro Shishido

Published in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2022)

We conclude that not only B-cell depletion using RTX but also pretransplant antibody removal is still recommended even for patients with low isoagglutinin titers. In addition, a new diagnostic tool is needed for accurate risk stratification.

Keyphrases

kidney transplantation
randomized controlled trial
high resolution
mass spectrometry