A virtual crossmatch-based strategy for perioperative desensitisation in lung transplant recipients with pre-formed donor-specific antibodies: 3-year outcome.
Francois ParquinBenjamin ZuberAlexandre ValléeJean-Luc TaupinElise CuquemelleStéphanie MalardMathilde NeuvilleJérôme DevaquetMorgan Le GuenJulien FesslerLaurence BeaumontClément PicardAbdulmonem HamidSylvie Colin de VerdièreDominique GrenetSandra De MirandaMatthieu GlorionEdouard SageCiprian PricopiJulien De WolfAnne-Laure BrunElisabeth LongchamptCharles CerfAntoine RouxOlivier BrugièrePublished in: The European respiratory journal (2021)
The desensitisation protocol in LTx recipients with high pre-formed DSAs was associated with satisfactory outcome, with cleared high pre-formed DSAs after desensitisation identified as an independent predictor of graft survival.