Read "De novo belatacept-based immunosuppression is not associated with increased risk of invasive fungal infection in kidney transplant recipients," by Eichenberger et al in our Sept. issue! buff.ly/6mY4mAg #KidneyTransplant #Belatacept #Immunosuppression #FungalInfections
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New from AJT: Boutin et al. report phase 2 findings on nitazoxanide for norovirus in hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplant recipients. Read now: buff.ly/2NtEQkq #Norovirus #Transplantation #Nitazoxanide
In our Sept. issue: "Impact on survival of T cell–depleting or interleukin-2 receptor antagonist induction therapy in simultaneous heart-kidney transplantation: A national registry analysis," by Tadokoro et al buff.ly/WJ6BTvx #HeartKidneyTransplant #InductionTherapy #Immunosuppression
Have a visually compelling transplant case? AJT inSight is a new feature that showcases rich visual and multimedia content. Submissions now open! For author guidelines, visit: buff.ly/JyrEDLS #AJTinSight #Transplantation #VisualLearning #MedicalImaging #Multimedia
📢 Available now—Open Access! "Non-anastomotic biliary strictures after cDCD liver transplantation with normothermic regional perfusion An IDEAL-Stage 4 study with a prospective radiological follow-up," by Mulet et al buff.ly/ITo4wLc #LiverTransplant #DCD #NormothermicRegionalPerfusion
New this month, "A Sliding Scale AdaptiVe Expedited rescue algorithm for deceased donor kidney transplantation," by Mehrotra et al. buff.ly/lxReQ0A #KidneyTransplant #DeceasedDonation #OrganAllocation #Transplantation
Calling the international transplant community: comments are now being accepted for the 2026 Banff Meeting Agendas. Add your perspective through the AJT Banff Blog: buff.ly/Bz89wXz #Transplantation #BanffMeeting #BanffClassification
Featured in our Sept. issue, check out: "Impact of donor and recipient sex on graft function among deceased donor kidney recipients: A paired-kidney analysis," by Jacot et al buff.ly/af3P5hn #KidneyTransplant #KidneyTransplantation #TransplantResearch #GraftFunction #DeceasedDonation
This month in AJT: "A remote intervention to improve medication nonadherence guided by a marker of risk derived from the electronic health records of adolescent transplant recipients," by Shemesh et al. buff.ly/YlxBZSF #Transplantation #MedicationAdherence #PediatricTransplantation
From out Sept. issue: "Metabolomic atlas of ischemia-reperfusion injury in human lung transplants: Mitochondrial stress and primary graft dysfunction," by Liang et al doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... #LungTransplantation #PrimaryGraftDysfunction #IschemiaReperfusionInjury #Metabolomics #TransplantResearch
🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 "Pre- and post-kidney transplant gnathostomiasis: Clinical manifestations, treatment, and outcomes," by Watcharananan et al www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #Gnathostomiasis #KidneyTransplantation #TransplantInfectiousDisease #TransplantResearch
🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 "Tensor-based integration of time-series measurements reveals relationships between underlying disease, early injury, and T cell polarization in liver transplantation," by Chin et al www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #LiverTransplantation #TransplantImmunology
Check out, "Circulating T cell-specific extracellular vesicles as biomarkers of acute cellular rejection after lung transplantation," by Korutla et al in our Sept. issue! doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... #LungTransplantation #TransplantRejection #Biomarkers #ExtracellularVesicles #TCells
🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 "On the relative relevance of donor-derived cell-free DNA and urinary chemokines as noninvasive biomarkers for the diagnosis of kidney allograft rejection," by Torres et al doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... #KidneyTransplantation #KidneyAllograft #TransplantRejection #Biomarkers #ddcfDNA
🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 "Achieving zero waitlist mortality for children on the pediatric liver transplant waitlist," by King et al. www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #PediatricLiverTransplant #LiverTransplantation #PediatricTransplantation #TransplantResearch
🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 Fedrigo et al. report on microvascular inflammatory burden in heart transplantation and the impact of molecular and noninvasive diagnostic tools. www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #HeartTransplantation #TransplantPathology #BanffConference #AllograftPathology
Stay up to date on xenotransplantation with the AJT XenoBulletin—your source for the latest updates and activity in this rapidly evolving field. 🔗 www.amjtransplant.org/news-do #Xenotransplantation #Transplantation
Introducing our new feature, AJT Catalyst! www.amjtransplant.org/catalyst This month, read "The Art and TCRAFT of T cell recognition" by AF Sharland and NM Rogers authors.elsevier.com/a/1nWHu5hx-W... #TCells #TCellRecognition #Immunology #TCellBiology #TransplantImmunology
Check out September's Public Health Dispatch: From the CDC and WHO, "Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda," by Marcus R. Pereira authors.elsevier.com/a/1nRy85hx-W... #Ebola #BundibugyoVirus #InfectiousDiseases #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth
🎙️ New AJT Highlights episode now available! 🎧 Listen here: ajthighlights.podbean.com #Transplantation #OrganTransplantation #Transplant
The September issue is now available! www.amjtransplant.org #Transplant #Transplantation #OrganTransplantation
Introducing our new feature, XenoPulse! Check out the first article, featured in our 25th anniversary issue, "Xenotransplantation in living human recipients: Where we stand in 2026," by JM Ladowski & RPH Meier www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #Xenotransplantation #OrganTransplant
Check out, "Transplant professionals’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to transgender and gender diverse patient care: A national survey," by Paul et al in our August issue! www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #Transplantation #TransgenderHealth #GenderDiverse #HealthEquity
CMV risk varies by transplanted organ. Heldman et al. examine high-risk D+/R− recipients, highlighting differences in CMV infection patterns and the need for prolonged surveillance. #CMV #Transplantation #TransplantInfectiousDisease #OrganTransplant #HeartTransplant
📢 Available now—Open Access! "The increasing contribution of organ donation after euthanasia to the lung transplantation donor pool in the Netherlands," by Wijbenga et al doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... #LungTransplantation #OrganDonation #DonationAfterCirculatoryDeath #DCD #Transplantation
Online & in press! "BCMA-Targeted Therapy Enables Combined Haploidentical Stem Cell and Kidney Transplantation in a Highly Sensitized Patient," by Safa et al authors.elsevier.com/a/1nbZH5hx-W... #KidneyTransplantation #Transplantation #Desensitization #HLA #StemCellTransplant #BCMA #Immunotherapy
📢 Open Access Case Report! Urgent transcatheter tricuspid valve repair helped enable combined liver and kidney transplantation in this complex case. Read it free: www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #LiverTransplantation #KidneyTransplantation #OpenAccess
Available in our August issue: "Normothermic machine perfusion of pediatric liver allografts: A single-center case series," by Huang et al www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #LiverTransplantation #PediatricTransplantation #MachinePerfusion #OrganPreservation
Check out, "Immune checkpoint inhibitors after liver transplantation: The role of immunosuppressive management," by De Martin et al in the August issue of AJT! www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #LiverTransplantation #ImmuneCheckpointInhibitors #Immunotherapy #Immunosuppression
Expert consensus provides guidance on using immune checkpoint inhibitors in the liver transplant setting. Read the full article: tinyurl.com/2bph58v4 #LiverTransplantation #ImmuneCheckpointInhibitors #TransplantResearch #Hepatology