title: [An experience of ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation using plasmapheresis and anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody].
abstract: Due to an extreme shortage of cadaveric kidneys, many centers in Japan successfully performed ABO-incompatible kidney transplantations using plasmapheresis, splenectomy and immunosuppression. Recently, a protocol including anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (rituximab) and antigen-selective immunoadsorption has been used for ABO-incompatible transplantation in Europe. In Korea, ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation has been rarely performed. We report an experience of successful ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation using plasmapheresis and rituximab. The patient was a 32-yr-old female suffering from chronic renal failure, and her blood type was O, Rh+. The donor was her husband, and his blood type was B, Rh+. A combination therapy including 5 times of plasmapheresis starting from 10 days before transplantation with 2-day interval, intravenous gammaglobulin, rituximab at 2 weeks before transplantation and potent immunosuppression successfully decreased the titers of anti-A and anti-B antibodies to 1:2 and 1:1, respectively. The kidney transplantation was successful without any sign of hyperacute or acute rejection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee-Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Yeo-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Mina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.forename: Jung Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hae Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seong-Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Ik Jin
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Yun
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000328:Adult; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D000069283:Rituximab; D019172:Transplantation Conditioning
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D000069283:Rituximab