Successful Interim Outcomes of Bortezomib Desensitization on Highly Sensitized Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Waitlist Patients

• Main Authors: Jong Cheol Jeong (Author), Hyuk Yong Kwon (Author), Tai Yeon Koo (Author), Hee Jung Jeon (Author), Miyeun Han (Author), Kook-Hwan Oh (Author), Curie Ahn (Author), Jaeseok Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Highly sensitized (HS) patients seldom have chance to receive kidney transplant. To increase transplantation rate among those population, previous IV immunoglobulin and rituximab desensitization protocol showed good transplant conversion rate, but also carried moderate rate of antibody mediated reje...