Rituximab Desensitization in Liver Transplant Recipients With Preformed Donor-specific HLA Antibodies: A Japanese Nationwide Survey

Background. The significance of preformed donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSAs) in liver transplant recipients is controversial. Moreover, there has been no established desensitization protocol for DSA-positive recipients. Methods. A Japanese nationwide survey was performed to investigate the cl...

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Main Authors: Nobuhisa Akamatsu, MD, PhD, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, MD, PhD, Seisuke Sakamoto, MD, PhD, Hideki Ohdan, MD, PhD, Ken Nakagawa, MD, PhD, Hiroto Egawa, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-08-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001180