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Medscape Conference Coverage, based on selected sessions at the:
American Transplant Congress 2003: The Fourth Joint American Transplant Meeting
May 30, 2003 - June 4, 2003, Washington, DC

Developed in collaboration with the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and the American Society of Transplantation.


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Topic Overviews
Immunosuppression and Infection: Opposing Challenges in Solid Organ Transplantation CME
Physicians - up to 2 hour(s) of AMA PRA category 1 credit
Elimination of Corticosteroids From Transplant Immunosuppression
Sundaram Hariharan, MD
TOR Inhibitors in Renal Transplantation
Flavio Vincenti, MD
Corticosteroid Avoidance in Pediatric Liver and Kidney Transplantation
Steven A. Webber, MB, ChB
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Selected Posters & Abstracts Coverage

 
Conference News
Tolerogenic Protocol Reduces Immunosuppressive Drugs After Lung Transplant 6/9/03
[Medscape Medical News]
Prior lymphoid depletion decreases the number and dosage for posttransplant immunosuppression.
Transplant Recipients Often Reluctant to Accept Living Donor Organs 6/6/03
[Medscape Medical News]
Psychosocial and educational interventions are needed for physicians and recipients to break down the 'significant barriers to recipients' asking or accepting donor volunteers.'
Atherosclerosis in Kidney Transplant Patients May Be Reversible 6/6/03
[Medscape Medical News]
Vitamin B therapy corrects hyperhomocysteinemia and reduced carotid artery wall thickness after kidney transplantation.
Small Bowel Transplants Showing Longevity 6/5/03
[Medscape Medical News]
Steady improvement in patient and graft survival of small bowel transplantation are being seen with advances in immunosuppression.
NIAID Head Pledges Strong Support for Transplant Research 6/4/03
[Medscape Medical News]
In his keynote address, Dr. Fauci said that government backing of transplantation research will be 'very firm.'
Cancer Patients Often Candidates for Organ Transplantation 6/4/03
[Medscape Medical News]
Patients with stage I or II breast or prostate cancer history can have acceptable long-term outcomes after transplantation.
Donor Bone Marrow Cell Injection Improves Cardiac Graft Take 6/4/03
[Medscape Medical News]
Intrathymic injections of donor cells improve immune tolerance in children receiving heart transplants.
Statin Therapy Reduces Cardiac Events in Renal Transplant Recipients 6/3/03
[Medscape Medical News]
Cardiac death and myocardial infarction were reduced with fluvastatin in kidney transplant patients.
Safety, Efficacy of Islet-Alone Transplantation Shown With Edmonton Protocol 6/2/03
[Medscape Medical News]
Preliminary findings of Edmonton Protocol show that 80% of patients are insulin-independent after completion of islet transplant.
Higher Survival Rate for Heart Transplant-Associated CAD 6/2/03
[Medscape Medical News]
Newer interventions, including targets of rapamycin inhibitors, show promise in post-transplant coronary artery disease.

 
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