Single fixed low-dose rituximab as induction therapy suppresses de novo donor-specific anti-HLA antibody production in ABO compatible living kidney transplant recipients.

This study was conducted to evaluate de novo donor-specific anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibody (dnDSA) production leading to antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) after rituximab induction in non-sensitized ABO-compatible living kidney transplantation (ABO-CLKTx). During 2008-2015, 318 ABO-CLK...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Tomita, Kazuhiro Iwadoh, Yuichi Ogawa, Katsuyuki Miki, Yojiro Kato, Kotaro Kai, Akihito Sannomiya, Ichiro Koyama, Kumiko Kitajima, Ichiro Nakajima, Shohei Fuchinoue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224203