Early clearance vs persistence of de novo donor-specific antibodies following lung transplantation.
Ana Kashfia IslamNeeraj SinhaJennifer M DeVosThomas S KaleekalSoma S JyothulaLarry D TeeterDuc T M NguyenTodd N EagarLinda W MooreMamta PuppalaStephen T C WongRichard J KnightAdaani E FrostEdward A GravissA Osama GaberPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2017)
Early post-lung transplantation, dnDSA occurred in 1/4 of recipients, was associated with peri-transplant risk factors and resulted in decreased survival. Spontaneous clearance of dnDSA, seen in one-third of recipients, was associated with a lower risk of acute rejection.