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Almangour TA, Skersick PT, Corbett A, Rodgers JE, Chang PP, Farel CE. Heart transplantation and human immunodeficiency virus-navigating drug-drug interactions: a case report. AIDS Res Ther 2023; 20:55. [PMID: 37568163 PMCID: PMC10422718 DOI: 10.1186/s12981-023-00551-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to a decline in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related mortality, but comorbidities, including organ dysfunction, are increasingly the focus of care. Heart transplant (HT) is a very effective therapeutic strategy for end-stage heart failure (HF); however, clinicians may be hesitant due to concerns of complex drug-drug interactions (DDIs) between ART and HT immunosuppressive regimens and the potential impact of ART on long-term HT outcomes. In this report, we describe long-term (76-month) follow-up of a patient with HIV-positive status who underwent orthotopic HT with special emphasis on complex drug interactions. CASE PRESENTATION A 58-year-old man with HIV-1 developed ischemic cardiomyopathy, progressed to end-stage HF and underwent orthotopic HT. To avoid DDIs with planned immunosuppressive therapies, the ART regimen was modified to consist of lamivudine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, rilpivirine, and raltegravir. Following HT, the patient's immunosuppression consisted of tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil. He has had normal cardiac function and no opportunistic infections and was subsequently switched to tenofovir alafenamide, emtricitabine, and bictegravir in combination for convenience. Serial HIV-1 RNA blood levels were constantly below the limit of quantification, and his CD4 count remained above 200 cells/mm3 (30-35%). Several DDIs were identified and addressed; however, his long-term post-HT complications included one episode of asymptomatic acute cellular rejection, adenocarcinoma of the prostate, basal cell carcinoma, cardiac allograft vasculopathy, and peripheral neuropathy. CONCLUSION The clinical outcome of this case supports the conclusion of previously published reports, summarized here within, demonstrating that HIV-1 positive status should not preclude HT in carefully selected individuals. Both addressing potential DDIs prior to HT and long-term monitoring for routine post-transplant complications and secondary and incidental malignancies are imperative.
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- Thamer A Almangour
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA
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Kumar RN, Stosor V. Advances in Liver Transplantation for Persons with Human Immunodeficiency Infection. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2022; 24:39-50. [PMID: 35308580 PMCID: PMC8922075 DOI: 10.1007/s11908-022-00776-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Rebecca N. Kumar
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC USA
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- Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Organ Transplantation and Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 645 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
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de Jonge N, Damman K, Ramjankhan FZ, van der Kaaij NP, van den Broek SAJ, Erasmus ME, Kuijpers M, Manintveld O, Bekkers JA, Constantinescu AC, Brugts JJ, Oerlemans MIF, van Laake LW, Caliskan K. Listing criteria for heart transplantation in the Netherlands. Neth Heart J 2021; 29:611-622. [PMID: 34524619 PMCID: PMC8630329 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-021-01627-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The updated listing criteria for heart transplantation are presented on behalf of the three heart transplant centres in the Netherlands. Given the shortage of donor hearts, selection of those patients who may expect to have the greatest benefit from a scarce societal resource in terms of life expectancy and quality of life is inevitable. The indication for heart transplantation includes end-stage heart disease not remediable by more conservative measures, accompanied by severe physical limitation while on optimal medical therapy, including ICD/CRT‑D. Assessment of this condition requires cardiopulmonary stress testing, prognostic stratification and invasive haemodynamic measurements. Timely referral to a tertiary centre is essential for an optimal outcome. Chronic mechanical circulatory support is being used more and more as an alternative to heart transplantation and to bridge the progressively longer waiting time for heart transplantation and, thus, has become an important treatment option for patients with advanced heart failure.
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- N de Jonge
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Szakal-Toth Z, Szlavik J, Soltesz A, Berzsenyi V, Csikos G, Varga T, Racz K, Kiraly A, Sax B, Hartyanszky I, Fintha A, Prohaszka Z, Monostory K, Merkely B, Nemeth E. Acute heart transplantation from mechanical circulatory support in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with fulminant myocarditis. ESC Heart Fail 2021; 8:1643-1648. [PMID: 33634606 PMCID: PMC8006693 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Since the establishment of highly active antiretroviral therapy, survival rates have improved among patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection giving them the possibility to become transplant candidates. Recent publications revealed that human immunodeficiency virus‐positive heart transplant recipients' survival is similar to non‐infected patients. We present the case of a 40‐year‐old human immunodeficiency virus infected patient, who was hospitalized due to severely decreased left ventricular function with a possible aetiology of acute myocarditis, that has later been confirmed by histological investigation of myocardial biopsy. Due to rapid progression to refractory cardiogenic shock, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation implantation had been initiated, which was upgraded to biventricular assist device later. On the 35th day of upgraded support, the patient underwent heart transplantation uneventfully. Our clinical experience confirms that implementation of temporary mechanical circulatory support and subsequent cardiac transplantation might be successful in human immunodeficiency virus‐positive patients even in case of new onset, irreversible acute heart failure.
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- National Institute for Infectology and Haematology, South-Pest Hospital Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Medicine and Haematology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Morales MK, Lambing T, Husson J. Review: Evaluation and Management of the HIV/HCV Co-Infected Kidney or Liver Transplant Candidate. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s40506-020-00220-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Therapeutic management of HIV-infected patients with chronic kidney disease. J Nephrol 2020; 33:699-713. [PMID: 32020538 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-020-00701-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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CKD and HIV infection are two chronic diseases impacting heavily on the survival of the affected patients. The interplay between HIV infection and chronic kidney disease (CKD) is complex and interactions occur at multiple levels. Approach to the management of HIV-infected patients requires special attention to face the numerous therapeutic difficulties ranging from drug-drug interactions to drug-toxicity. The most effective strategy is targeted to suppression of HIV viral load, as it dramatically changes the prognosis of the patients as well as prevents the development of HIV-associated kidney disease. As shown in this review, the approach to the therapeutic management of CKD in the setting of HIV infection varies in relation to the degree of renal impairment.
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Camargo JF, Pallikkuth S, Moroz I, Natori Y, Alcaide ML, Rodriguez A, Guerra G, Burke GW, Pahwa S. Pretransplant Levels of C-Reactive Protein, Soluble TNF Receptor-1, and CD38+HLADR+ CD8 T Cells Predict Risk of Allograft Rejection in HIV+ Kidney Transplant Recipients. Kidney Int Rep 2019; 4:1705-1716. [PMID: 31844807 PMCID: PMC6895601 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION HIV-positive (HIV+) kidney transplant recipients exhibit a 2- to 3-fold increased risk of allograft rejection. Dysregulated immune activation in HIV infection persists despite successful antiretroviral therapy and is associated with non-AIDS morbidity, including renal disease. We hypothesized that the pathological levels of inflammation and immune activation associated with chronic HIV infection could have clinical utility in the prediction of rejection in HIV+ kidney recipients. METHODS Prospective cohort study of 22 HIV-negative (HIV-; donor) to HIV+ (recipient) kidney transplant recipients who underwent biomarker assessment pretransplant and were subsequently followed for development of acute rejection. Plasma levels of markers of inflammation (soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 [sTNF-R1] and C-reactive protein [CRP]) and microbial translocation (soluble CD14 and lipopolysaccharide) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or chromogenic endpoint assay. Levels of activated (CD38+HLADR+) CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, and T regulatory cells (CD4+CD25highFoxP3+) were measured by flow cytometry. RESULTS Among the biomarkers evaluated, only the pretransplant levels of sTNF-R1, CRP, and frequencies of CD38+HLADR+ CD8 T cells, were found to be at significantly higher levels among patients who experienced biopsy-proven acute rejection. Confirming our hypothesis, patients with high pretransplant levels of sTNF-R1 or activated CD8+ T cells had a significantly increased 200-day cumulative incidence of biopsy-proven acute rejection (0 vs. 38% for both; P = 0.01). Similarly, pretransplant CRP levels higher than 5 μg/ml were associated with increased risk of acute rejection within the first 6 months post-transplant (0 vs. 43%; P = 0.01). CONCLUSION Biomarker-based identification of HIV+ recipients at increased risk for rejection might facilitate individualized induction immunosuppression regimens in this vulnerable patient population.
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- Jose F. Camargo
- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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Spagnuolo V, Uberti-Foppa C, Castagna A. Pharmacotherapeutic management of HIV in transplant patients. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2019; 20:1235-1250. [PMID: 31081726 DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2019.1612364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In the last two decades, an increasing number of people living with HIV (PLWH) have undergone solid-organ and hematopoietic cell transplantation as a treatment of end-stage organ and hematological diseases, respectively. Although transplant outcomes are more than satisfactory, transplantation in PLWH is still challenging for clinicians because of concerns regarding potentially higher rates of infective complications, higher risks of allograft rejection, and drug-drug interactions between antiretroviral drugs and immunosuppressive agents. AREAS COVERED This review provides an overview of transplantation in PLWH, with focus on the management of combination antiretroviral therapy in this population. EXPERT OPINION Solid-organ and hematopoietic cell transplantations should be proposed without any reservation to all PLWH who may benefit from them. Particular attention should be paid to possible drug-drug interactions between antiretrovirals and immunosuppressive agents; moreover, when feasible, integrase strand transfer inhibitor-based antiretroviral regimens should be preferred to protease and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Considering the worse prognosis in HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) transplant recipients, treatment of HCV with new direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) represents a key issue in the management of this population. However, the timing of treatment (before or early after transplant) should be individualized by considering short-term prognosis, access to transplant, and comorbidities.
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- Vincenzo Spagnuolo
- a Faculty of Medicine and Surgery , Vita-Salute San Raffaele University , Milan , Italy.,b Clinic of Infectious Diseases , Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), San Raffaele Scientific Institute , Milan , Italy
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- a Faculty of Medicine and Surgery , Vita-Salute San Raffaele University , Milan , Italy.,b Clinic of Infectious Diseases , Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), San Raffaele Scientific Institute , Milan , Italy
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- a Faculty of Medicine and Surgery , Vita-Salute San Raffaele University , Milan , Italy.,b Clinic of Infectious Diseases , Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), San Raffaele Scientific Institute , Milan , Italy
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L'Huillier AG, Green M, Danziger-Isakov L, Chaudhuri A, Höcker B, Van der Linden D, Goddard L, Ardura MI, Stephens D, Verma A, Evans HM, McCulloch M, Michaels MG, Posfay-Barbe KM, Allen UD. Infections among pediatric transplant candidates: An approach to decision-making. Pediatr Transplant 2019; 23:e13375. [PMID: 30838753 DOI: 10.1111/petr.13375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The presence of infections in the immediate pretransplant period poses challenges in decision-making. Delaying transplantation because of these infections may be required, but is associated with a risk to the potential recipient. The aim of this project was to develop a structured framework based on expert opinion to guide decision-making regarding the safety of transplantation for candidates with infection immediately before transplant, and to show how this framework can be applied to clinical scenarios. METHODS Categories were created as follows: Category A: no delay; Category B: brief delay (≤1 week); Category C: intermediate delay (>1 week); and Category D: more prolonged or indefinite delay. A survey containing 59 clinical scenarios was sent to members of the IPTA ID CARE committee. Answers were reviewed, and the level of agreement was characterized as follows: Level 1: ≥75% agreement; Level 2:51%-74% agreement; and Level 3: ≤50% agreement. 95% CIs were calculated for the mean overall agreement across 59 scenarios. RESULTS Among the panel, the agreement level ranged from 33% to 92% with the mean overall agreement across the 59 scenarios being 61%. For 7/59 scenarios, the lower bound of 95% CI was greater than 50%, indicating a difference at the 5% level of significance between the observed proportion and the chance level of 0.5. SUMMARY The document provides expert opinion regarding the need to delay transplantation in the setting of different infections. The most important points in the decision to proceed to SOT included the urgency of transplantation and the severity of infection.
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- Arnaud G L'Huillier
- The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital and the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- University Children's Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Red Cross Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Pierrotti LC, Litvinov N, Costa SF, Azevedo LSFD, Strabelli TMV, Campos SV, Odongo FCA, Reusing-Junior JO, Song ATW, Lopes MIBF, Batista MV, Lopes MH, Maluf NZ, Caiaffa-Filho HH, de Oliveira MS, Sousa Marques HHD, Abdala E. A Brazilian university hospital position regarding transplantation criteria for HIV-positive patients according to the current literature. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2019; 74:e941. [PMID: 30942282 PMCID: PMC6432843 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2019/e941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection was considered a contraindication for solid organ transplantation (SOT) in the past. However, HIV management has improved since highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) became available in 1996, and the long-term survival of patients living with HIV has led many transplant programs to reevaluate their policies regarding the exclusion of patients with HIV infection.Based on the available data in the medical literature and the cumulative experience of transplantation in HIV-positive patients at our hospital, the aim of the present article is to outline the criteria for transplantation in HIV-positive patients as recommended by the Immunocompromised Host Committee of the Hospital das Clínicas of the University of São Paulo.
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- Lígia Camera Pierrotti
- Divisao de Molestias Infecciosas, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Subcomite de Infeccao em Imunodeprimidos, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Subcomite de Infeccao em Imunodeprimidos, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Instituto da Crianca (ICr), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Subcomite de Infeccao em Imunodeprimidos, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Departamento de Molestias Infecciosas, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Subcomite de Infeccao em Imunodeprimidos, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Servico de Transplante Renal, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Subcomite de Infeccao em Imunodeprimidos, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Nucleo de Transplante Cardiaco, Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Subcomite de Infeccao em Imunodeprimidos, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Servico de Pneumologia, Grupo de Transplante Pulmonar, Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Molestias Infecciosas, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Servico de Transplante Renal, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Transplante de Figado e Orgaos do Aparelho Digestivo, Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Molestias Infecciosas, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Divisao de Molestias Infecciosas, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Subcomite de Infeccao em Imunodeprimidos, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Departamento de Molestias Infecciosas, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Subcomite de Infeccao em Imunodeprimidos, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Servico de Imunologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Subcomite de Infeccao em Imunodeprimidos, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Servico de Biologia Molecular, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Subcomite de Infeccao em Imunodeprimidos, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Grupo Controle de Infeccao, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Subcomite de Infeccao em Imunodeprimidos, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Instituto da Crianca (ICr), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Subcomite de Infeccao em Imunodeprimidos, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
- Departamento de Molestias Infecciosas, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR
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- Deirdre Sawinski
- Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Pennsylvania; and
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- Comprehensive Transplant Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Sawinski D, Blumberg EA. Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, DIALYSIS, AND TRANSPLANTATION 2019. [PMCID: PMC7152484 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-52978-5.00040-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Avery RK, Yen-Lieberman B. Viral Diagnostics. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2019. [PMCID: PMC7115029 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9034-4_49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This chapter discusses recent developments in diagnostics for cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), BK virus (BKV), community respiratory viruses (CRVs), parvovirus, hepatitis viruses, HIV, and other viral agents of importance in solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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Sparkes T, Manitpisitkul W, Masters B, Bartlett ST, Davis C, Husson J, Amoroso A, Haririan A. Impact of antiretroviral regimen on renal transplant outcomes in HIV-infected recipients. Transpl Infect Dis 2018; 20:e12992. [PMID: 30184310 DOI: 10.1111/tid.12992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Protease inhibitors (PI) pose a challenge post-transplant due to significant drug interactions with calcineurin inhibitors, prompting many clinicians to convert patients to non-interacting regimens prior to transplant. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of PI-based regimens on graft outcomes in HIV-infected renal transplant recipients. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, 50 HIV-infected renal allograft recipients (27 receiving a PI regimen, 23 receiving a non-PI regimen) transplanted between 2003-2015 were analyzed. RESULTS Cumulative rejection rates at 12 and 36 months were 41% and 54% in the PI group vs 52% and 86% in the non-PI group. At last follow-up, the overall risk of acute rejection in the PI group was 46% lower compared with the non-PI cohort (P = 0.12). Patients who received a PI-based regimen had significantly reduced graft failure rates (P = 0.027). There was no difference between groups in the degree of interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy, arteriolar hyalinosis, arterial sclerosis, or glomerular sclerosis on available biopsies, despite longer follow-up time in the PI group. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that PI-based antiretroviral therapy regimens are associated with improved graft survival and that patients can achieve adequate outcomes on a PI-based regimen when necessary. Due to study limitations, further studies are needed to determine the optimal immunosuppression/antiretroviral therapy regimen post-transplant.
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- Tracy Sparkes
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Steel JL, Gordon EJ, Dulovich M, Kingsley K, Tevar A, Ganesh S, Brindley E, Sood P, Humar A. Transplant advocacy in the era of the human immunodeficiency virus organ policy equity act. Clin Transplant 2018; 32:e13309. [PMID: 29952035 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In 2013, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act was passed to permit the conduct of research on the transplantation of organs from donors infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) into recipients who are HIV-positive. The HOPE Act workshop had many objectives including the discussion of the ethical issues involved in HIV-positive to HIV-positive transplantation, the informed consent process, and the role of independent advocates in the context of HIV to HIV transplantation. As of 2018, 22 transplant hospitals are approved, or undergoing approval, to perform HIV-positive to HIV-positive transplant surgeries, and this number is expected to grow. This study aims to: (i) briefly review the history and research of HIV+ transplantation prior to the HOPE Act, (ii) describe the ethical principles supporting the HOPE Act, (iii) characterize the informed consent process, and (iv) provide guidance regarding the role of independent advocates in the context of HIV-positive to HIV-positive transplantation.
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- Jennifer L Steel
- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Shaffer AA, Durand CM. Solid Organ Transplantation for HIV-Infected Individuals. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2018; 10:107-120. [PMID: 29977166 DOI: 10.1007/s40506-018-0144-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Purpose of Review The prevalence of end-stage organ disease is increasing among HIV-infected (HIV+) individuals. Individuals with well-controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART), without active opportunistic infections or cancer, and with specified minimum CD4 cell counts are appropriate transplant candidates. Infectious disease clinicians can improve access to transplantation for these patients and optimize management pre- and post-transplant. Recent Findings Clinical trials and registry-based studies demonstrate excellent outcomes for select HIV+ kidney and liver transplant recipients with similar patient and graft survival as HIV-uninfected patients. Elevated allograft rejection rates have been observed in HIV+ individuals; this may be related to a dysregulated immune system or drug interactions. Lymphocyte-depleting immunosuppression has been associated with lower rejection rates without increased infections using national registry data. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection has been associated with worse outcomes, however improvements are expected with direct-acting antivirals. Summary Solid organ transplantation should be considered for HIV+ individuals with end-stage organ disease. Infectious disease clinicians can optimize ART to avoid pharmacoenhancers, which interact with immunosuppression. The timing of HCV treatment (pre- or post-transplant) should be discussed with the transplant team. Finally, organs from HIV+ donors can now be considered for HIV+ transplant candidates, within research protocols.
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- Ashton A Shaffer
- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Muller E, Barday Z. HIV-Positive Kidney Donor Selection for HIV-Positive Transplant Recipients. J Am Soc Nephrol 2018; 29:1090-1095. [PMID: 29330339 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2017080853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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The risks associated with transplanting HIV-positive kidneys into HIV-positive recipients have not been well studied. Since 2008, 43 kidneys from 25 HIV-positive deceased donors have been transplanted into patients who are HIV positive in Cape Town, South Africa. Among the donors, 19 (76%) died secondary to trauma. The average age for donors was 34 (interquartile range, 19-52) years old. In some donors, only one kidney was used because of a limited number of suitable recipients on the waiting list. Only two donors had been previously exposed to antiretroviral triple therapy. In 23 of the deceased organ donors, the HIV status was not known before the time of death. Initial concerns about transplanting HIV-positive allografts into HIV-positive recipients in this clinic revolved around the possibility of HIV superinfection. However, all recipients remained virally suppressed several years after the transplant. Only one recipient experienced an increased viral load after the transplant, which was related to a period of noncompliance on her medication. After counseling and improved compliance, the viral load decreased and became suppressed again. Herein, we discuss the findings of this study and review the literature available on this crucial topic.
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
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HIV-infected persons who achieve undetectable viral loads on antiretroviral therapy currently have near-normal lifespans. Liver disease is a major cause of non-AIDS-related deaths, and as a result of longer survival, the prevalence of end-stage renal disease in HIV is increasing. HIV-infected persons undergoing organ transplantation generally achieve comparable patient and graft survival rates compared to their HIV-uninfected counterparts, despite a nearly threefold increased risk of acute rejection. However, the ongoing shortage of suitable organs can limit transplantation as an option, and patients with HIV have higher waitlist mortality than others. One way to solve this problem would be to expand the donor pool to include HIV-infected individuals. The results of a South Africa study involving 27 HIV-to-HIV kidney transplants showed promise, with 3- and 5-year patient and graft survival rates similar to those of their HIV-uninfected counterparts. Similarly, individual cases of HIV-to-HIV liver transplantation from the United Kingdom and Switzerland have also shown good results. In the United States, HIV-to-HIV kidney and liver transplants are currently permitted only under a research protocol. Nevertheless, areas of ambiguity exist, including streamlining organ allocation practices, optimizing HIV-infected donor and recipient selection, managing donor-derived transmission of a resistant HIV strain, determining optimal immunosuppressive and antiretroviral regimens, and elucidating the incidence of rejection in HIV-to-HIV solid organ transplant recipients.
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An Exception to the Rule or a Rule for the Exception? The Potential of Using HIV-Positive Donors in Canada. Transplantation 2017; 101:671-674. [PMID: 28323771 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Selected human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with end organ failure can safely receive an organ transplant from an HIV uninfected donor. Recent demonstration of the short term safety of organ transplantation between HIV-infected persons prompted a change in US American law to allow such transplantations. Prompted by the recent completion of the first organ transplantation between HIV-infected persons in Canada, we review Canadian law regarding the use of organs from HIV-infected donors, estimate the number of potential HIV-infected donors in Canada, and critically review considerations related to advancing organ transplantation from HIV-infected donors in Canada. Existing legislation allows organ transplantation from an HIV-infected donor under exceptional medical circumstances and therefore no change in legislation is required to increase utilization of organs from HIV-infected donors for transplantation in Canada. Among 335,793 hospital deaths between 2005 and 2009 in Canadian provinces excluding Quebec, 39 potential HIV-infected donors were identified. The actual number of HIV potential donors is estimated to be approximately 60% lower (3-5 potential donor per year), if the absence of viremia is required for transplantation. Although offering all Canadians the opportunity to donate organs is a laudable goal, further research to understand the need for HIV-positive donors and the willingness of HIV-positive recipients to accept organs from HIV-positive donors is needed to inform future policy regarding organ donation from HIV-infected persons in Canada.
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- Kyle R Jackson
- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Ross 765, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Fishman JA. Infection in Organ Transplantation. Am J Transplant 2017; 17:856-879. [PMID: 28117944 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 454] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The prevention, diagnosis, and management of infectious disease in transplantation are major contributors to improved outcomes in organ transplantation. The risk of serious infections in organ recipients is determined by interactions between the patient's epidemiological exposures and net state of immune suppression. In organ recipients, there is a significant incidence of drug toxicity and a propensity for drug interactions with immunosuppressive agents used to maintain graft function. Thus, every effort must be made to establish specific microbiologic diagnoses to optimize therapy. A timeline can be created to develop a differential diagnosis of infection in transplantation based on common patterns of infectious exposures, immunosuppressive management, and antimicrobial prophylaxis. Application of quantitative molecular microbial assays and advanced antimicrobial therapies have advanced care. Pathogen-specific immunity, genetic polymorphisms in immune responses, and dynamic interactions between the microbiome and the risk of infection are beginning to be explored. The role of infection in the stimulation of alloimmune responses awaits further definition. Major hurdles include the shifting worldwide epidemiology of infections, increasing antimicrobial resistance, suboptimal assays for the microbiologic screening of organ donors, and virus-associated malignancies. Transplant infectious disease remains a key to the clinical and scientific investigation of organ transplantation.
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- J A Fishman
- Transplant Infectious Disease and Immunocompromised Host Program and MGH Transplant Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Camargo JF, Chin-Beckford N. Antiretroviral Therapy Combo Pills in HIV+ Kidney Transplant Recipients: First Do No Harm. Ann Pharmacother 2017; 51:520-521. [DOI: 10.1177/1060028017692601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Razonable RR. Liver Transplantation. Infect Dis (Lond) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-7020-6285-8.00082-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Sawinski D. Kidney transplantation for HIV-positive patients. Transplant Rev (Orlando) 2016; 31:42-46. [PMID: 27776929 DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Revised: 04/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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HIV+ patients are at increased risk for end-stage renal disease, but HIV infection was once considered a contraindication to renal transplantation. However, contemporary studies from the United States and Europe have now demonstrated that renal transplantation is a safe and effective treatment for end-stage renal disease in HIV patients, with equivalent patient and allograft survival to those uninfected. Broader experience in transplantation in HIV+ patients has identified unique challenges including high rates of acute rejection, delayed graft function, and significant drug-drug interactions. Kidney transplantation in HIV-infected patients is an active area of clinical research and trials of HIV+ to HIV+ transplantation in the United States are underway.
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- Deirdre Sawinski
- Department of Medicine, Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104.
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Kucirka LM, Durand CM, Bae S, Avery RK, Locke JE, Orandi BJ, McAdams-DeMarco M, Grams ME, Segev DL. Induction Immunosuppression and Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Am J Transplant 2016; 16:2368-76. [PMID: 27111897 PMCID: PMC4956509 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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There is an increased risk of acute rejection (AR) in human immunodeficiency virus-positive (HIV+) kidney transplant (KT) recipients. Induction immunosuppression is standard of care for those at high risk of AR; however, use in HIV+ patients is controversial, given fears of increased infection rates. We sought to compare clinical outcomes between HIV+ KT recipients who were treated with (i) anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG), (ii) IL-2 receptor blocker, and (iii) no induction. We studied 830 HIV+ KT recipients between 2000 and 2014, as captured in the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, and compared rates of delayed graft function (DGF), AR, graft loss and death. Infections and hospitalizations were ascertained by International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision codes in a subset of 308 patients with Medicare. Compared with no induction, neither induction agent was associated with an increased risk of infection (weighted hazard ratio [wHR] 0.80, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.55-1.18). HIV+ recipients who received induction spent fewer days in the hospital (weighted relative risk [wRR] 0.70, 95% CI 0.52-0.95), had lower rates of DGF (wRR 0.66, 95% CI 0.51-0.84), less graft loss (wHR 0.47, 95% CI 0.24-0.89) and a trend toward lower mortality (wHR 0.60, 95% CI 0.24-1.28). Those who received induction with ATG had lower rates of AR (wRR 0.59, 95% CI 0.35-0.99). Induction in HIV+ KT recipients was not associated with increased infections; in fact, those receiving ATG, the most potent agent, had the lowest rates. In light of the high risk of AR in this population, induction therapy should be strongly considered.
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- Lauren M Kucirka
- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD,Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama-Birmingham
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD,Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD,Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD,Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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Suarez JF, Rosa R, Lorio MA, Morris MI, Abbo LM, Simkins J, Guerra G, Roth D, Kupin WL, Mattiazzi A, Ciancio G, Chen LJ, Burke GW, Goldstein MJ, Ruiz P, Camargo JF. Pretransplant CD4 Count Influences Immune Reconstitution and Risk of Infectious Complications in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Kidney Allograft Recipients. Am J Transplant 2016; 16:2463-72. [PMID: 26953224 PMCID: PMC4956530 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Revised: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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In current practice, human immunodeficiency virus-infected (HIV(+) ) candidates with CD4 >200 cells/mm(3) are eligible for kidney transplantation; however, the optimal pretransplant CD4 count above this threshold remains to be defined. We evaluated clinical outcomes in patients with baseline CD4 >350 and <350 cells/mm(3) among 38 anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG)-treated HIV-negative to HIV(+) kidney transplants performed at our center between 2006 and 2013. Median follow-up was 2.6 years. Rates of acute rejection and patient and graft survival were not different between groups. Occurrence of severe CD4 lymphopenia (<200 cells/mm(3) ), however, was more common among patients with a baseline CD4 count 200-349 cells/mm(3) compared with those transplanted at higher counts (75% vs. 30% at 4 weeks [p = 0.04] and 71% vs. 5% at 52 weeks [p = 0.001], respectively, after transplant). After adjusting for age, baseline CD4 count of 200-349 cells/mm(3) was an independent predictor of severe CD4 lymphopenia at 4 weeks (relative risk [RR] 2.6; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.3-5.1) and 52 weeks (RR 14.3; 95% CI 2-100.4) after transplant. Patients with CD4 <200 cells/mm(3) at 4 weeks had higher probability of serious infections during first 6 months after transplant (19% vs. 50%; log-rank p = 0.05). These findings suggest that ATG must be used with caution in HIV(+) kidney allograft recipients with a pretransplant CD4 count <350 cells/mm(3) .
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- J. F. Suarez
- Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Miami Transplant Institute at the Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Miami Transplant Institute at the Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Miami Transplant Institute at the Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Miami Transplant Institute at the Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Miami Transplant Institute at the Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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Ince V, Ozdemir F, Bayindir Y, Toprak HI, Harputluoglu M, Kutlu R, Isik B, Kayaalp C, Yilmaz S. Liver Transplant in Patients with Viral Hepatitis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection: The First 2 Cases in Turkey. EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2016. [PMID: 26789197 DOI: 10.6002/ect.2015.0036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The outcomes of liver transplant in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients are improving with advances in antiretroviral treatment. Data about such cases are rare in Turkey. We present the first 2 living-donor liver transplants performed in Turkey in patients with viral hepatitis/human immunodeficiency virus coinfection. CASE 1: A 47-year-old man infected with human immunodeficiency virus with chronic hepatitis B and D and hepatocellular carcinoma within the Milan criteria had been taking antiretroviral medication before his liver transplant. An unrelated right lobe liver transplant was performed uneventfully in this patient, who was human immunodeficiency virus RNA-negative and had a CD4 T-cell count of 500/μL. Antiretroviral treatment continued in the early postoperative period, and a triple immunosuppressive regimen consisting of cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil, and steroids was initiated. Burkholderia cepacia pneumonia developed postoperatively, and was treated successfully. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 18, and is still alive 58 months after the operation. CASE 2: A 62-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus and chronic hepatitis C virus infection was taking antiretroviral treatment before the liver transplant. The patient was hepatitis C virus RNA-positive, human immunodeficiency virus RNA-negative, and had a CD4 T-cell count of 620/μL. His son was the donor, and a right lobe liver transplant was performed uneventfully in antiretroviral treatment continued in the early postoperative period and a triple immunosuppressive regimen consisting tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and steroids was initiated. Broad-spectrum β-lactamase-positive Escherichia coli bacteremia and hospital-acquired pneumonia developed postoperatively and were treated successfully. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 19, and remains alive 13 months after the operation. CONCLUSIONS Living-donor liver transplant is a promising treatment choice for end-stage liver disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.
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- Volkan Ince
- From the Department of Surgery, Inonu University, Liver Transplantation Transplant Institute, Malatya, Turkey
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Koval CE, Khanna A, Pallotta A, Spinner M, Taege AJ, Eghtesad B, Fujiki M, Hashimoto K, Rodriguez B, Morse G, Bennett A, Abu-Elmagd K. En Bloc Multivisceral and Kidney Transplantation in an HIV Patient: First Case Report. Am J Transplant 2016; 16:358-63. [PMID: 26437326 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2014] [Revised: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The continual improvement in outcome with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and visceral transplantation for gut failure stimulated our interest in lifting HIV infection as a contraindication for intestinal and multivisceral transplantation. This report is the first to describe visceral transplantation in a patient with HIV infection. A HAART regimen was introduced in the setting of short-gut syndrome with successful suppression of HIV viral load. The indication for en bloc multivisceral and kidney transplantation was end-stage liver failure with portomesenteric venous thrombosis and chronic renal insufficiency. The underlying hepatic pathology was alcoholic and home parenteral nutrition-associated cirrhosis. Surgery was complicated due to technical difficulties with excessive blood loss and long operative time. The complex posttransplant course included multiple exploratory laparotomies due to serious intra-abdominal and systemic infections. Heavy immunosuppression was required to treat recurrent episodes of severe allograft rejection. Posttransplant oral HAART successfully sustained undetectable viral load. Unfortunately, the patient succumbed to sepsis 3 months posttransplant. With new insights into the biology of gut immunity, mechanisms of allograft tolerance, and HIV-associated immune dysregulation, successful outcome is anticipated, particularly in patients who are in need of isolated intestinal and less-organ-contained visceral allografts.
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- C E Koval
- Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.,Transplantation Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.,Transplantation Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.,Transplantation Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.,Transplantation Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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Agüero F, Castel MA, Cocchi S, Moreno A, Mestres CA, Cervera C, Pérez-Villa F, Tuset M, Cartañà R, Manzardo C, Guaraldi G, Gatell JM, Miró JM. An Update on Heart Transplantation in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients. Am J Transplant 2016; 16:21-8. [PMID: 26523614 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Revised: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Cardiovascular diseases have become a significant cause of morbidity in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Heart transplantation (HT) is a well-established treatment of end-stage heart failure (ESHF) and is performed in selected HIV-infected patients in developed countries. Few data are available on the prognosis of HIV-infected patients undergoing HT in the era of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) because current evidence is limited to small retrospective cohorts, case series, and case reports. Many HT centers consider HIV infection to be a contraindication for HT; however, in the era of cART, HT recipients with HIV infection seem to achieve satisfactory outcomes without developing HIV-related events. Consequently, selected HIV-infected patients with ESHF who are taking effective cART should be considered candidates for HT. The present review provides epidemiological data on ESHF in HIV-infected patients from all published experience on HT in HIV-infected patients since the beginning of the epidemic. The practical management of these patients is discussed, with emphasis on the challenging issues that must be addressed in the pretransplant (including HIV criteria) and posttransplant periods. Finally, proposals are made for future management and research priorities.
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- F Agüero
- Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Unit, Cardiology Department, Thorax Institut, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Thorax Institute Service, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Unit, Cardiology Department, Thorax Institut, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pharmacy Department, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Thorax Institute Service, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Mehra MR, Canter CE, Hannan MM, Semigran MJ, Uber PA, Baran DA, Danziger-Isakov L, Kirklin JK, Kirk R, Kushwaha SS, Lund LH, Potena L, Ross HJ, Taylor DO, Verschuuren EA, Zuckermann A. The 2016 International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation listing criteria for heart transplantation: A 10-year update. J Heart Lung Transplant 2016; 35:1-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 856] [Impact Index Per Article: 107.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Colomba C, Trizzino M, Gioè C, Di Bona D, Mularoni A, Cascio A. HIV infection with viro-immunological dissociation in a patient with polycystic kidney disease: Candidate for transplantation? IDCases 2016; 6:74-76. [PMID: 27752472 PMCID: PMC5066192 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2016.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is the most common among inherited cystic kidney diseases. Patients with HIV infection are at risk of developing acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. We provide the first report of HIV infection in a patient with polycystic kidney disease. Lymphopenia should not contraindicate kidney transplantation in patients with HIV infection.
Here we describe the case of a HIV-infected patient with polycystic kidney disease and end stage renal diseases not transplantable due to the persistence of a CD4 count <200 notwithstanding a good virological response to highly active antiretroviral therapy and suggest that such limitation to kidney transplantation in such as cases might be bypassed.
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Wright AJ, Gill JS. Kidney Transplantation in HIV-Infected Recipients: Encouraging Outcomes, but Registry Data Are No Longer Enough. J Am Soc Nephrol 2015; 26:2070-1. [PMID: 25791726 PMCID: PMC4552126 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015010059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- Division of Nephrology, and Center for Health Evaluation and Outcomes Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; and Division of Nephrology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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Maldonado AQ, Tichy EM, Rogers CC, Campara M, Ensor C, Doligalski CT, Gabardi S, Descourouez JL, Doyle IC, Trofe-Clark J. Assessing pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic risks in candidates for kidney transplantation. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2015; 72:781-93. [DOI: 10.2146/ajhp140476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yale–New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Pharmacy, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago
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- Departments of Transplant Surgery and Pharmacy and Renal Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- School of Pharmacy, Pacific University, Hillsboro, OR
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- Department of Pharmacy Services, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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Value of solid organ transplant-trained pharmacists in transplant infectious diseases. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2015; 17:475. [PMID: 25870143 DOI: 10.1007/s11908-015-0475-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Advances in organ transplantation have led to improved graft and patient survival. Transplant pharmacist's education and training uniquely position them to contribute knowledge and skills to the management of these highly complex patients. In 2004, the United Network for Organ Sharing bylaws added requirements that all transplant programs identify one or more pharmacists with experience in transplant pharmacotherapy to be responsible for providing pharmaceutical care to solid organ transplant recipients. These bylaws also delineated the transplant pharmacist's roles and responsibilities. To further support these efforts, in 2007 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services accreditation standards for transplant centers also mandated that a center have a designated, qualified expert in transplant pharmacology as a multidisciplinary team member. The transplant pharmacist is a consistent member of the transplant team that can add value to the multidisciplinary approach of prevention and treatment of transplant infectious diseases through all phases of transplant care.
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Congly SE, Doucette KE, Coffin CS. Outcomes and management of viral hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in liver transplantation. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20:414-424. [PMID: 24574710 PMCID: PMC3923016 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i2.414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2013] [Revised: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 11/05/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Liver transplantation for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients with viral hepatitis co-infection is increasingly offered in many North American and European liver transplant centers. Prior studies have demonstrated acceptable post-transplant outcomes and no increased risk of HIV complications in patients co-infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). However, liver transplantation in HIV positive patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) has poorer outcomes overall, requiring careful selection of candidates. This review aims to summarize the published literature on outcomes after transplant in HIV patients with HBV or HCV related end-stage liver disease and recommendations for management. In particular the pre-transplant factors impacting outcomes in HCV/HIV co-infected candidates and importance of multidisciplinary management will be discussed.
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Stosor V. Organ Transplantation in HIV Patients: Current Status and New Directions. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2013; 15:526-35. [PMID: 24142801 DOI: 10.1007/s11908-013-0381-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Combination antiretroviral therapy has resulted in longer life expectancies in persons living with HIV; however, end organ disease and death from organ failure have become growing issues for this population. With effective therapies for viral suppression, HIV is no longer considered an absolute contraindication to organ transplantation. Over the past decade, studies of transplantation in patients with HIV have had encouraging results such that patients with organ failure are pursuing transplantation. This review focuses on the current status of organ transplantation for HIV-infected persons.
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- Valentina Stosor
- Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Organ Transplantation and Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 645 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 900, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA,
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