15 December 2023>: Original Paper
Clinical Outcomes of Administration of Rituximab for Desensitization in Liver Transplant Patients with Preformed Donor-Specific Antibodies: A Single-Center Experience
Masato Shizuku 123ABCDEF , Nobuhiko Kurata 1B , Kanta Jobara 1B , Yasuhiro Fujimoto 1B , Yasuhiro Ogura 1ABCDFG*DOI: 10.12659/AOT.941456
Ann Transplant 2023; 28:e941456
Table 3 Complement component 4d staining for patients with pDSA.
Group | Case | Time after liver transplantation (Months) | ||||
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1 Month | 3 Months | 6 Months | 12 Months | 24 Months | ||
Rituximab (+) | Case 1 | Positive | Positive | Negative | Negative | |
Case 2 | Positive | Negative | Negative | |||
Case 3 | n.a. | Negative | ||||
Case 4 | Negative | Negative | ||||
Case 5 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | Negative | ||
Case 6 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | Negative | ||
Case 7 | Negative | Negative | ||||
Case 8 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | Negative | ||
Rituximab (−) | Case 9 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | Negative |
n.a. – not available. |