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Imlifidase Desensitization in Crossmatch-positive, Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients: Results of an International Phase 2 Trial (Highdes)

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"Imlifidase Desensitization in Crossmatch-positive, Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients: Results of an International Phase 2 Trial (Highdes)"
(Clinical Trial > Transplantation. 2021 Aug 1;105(8):1808-1817. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003496.)

In this article:
Highly HLA sensitized patients have limited access to life-saving kidney transplantation because of a paucity of immunologically suitable donors. Imlifidase is a cysteine protease that cleaves IgG leading to a rapid decrease in antibody level and inhibition of IgG-mediated injury. This study investigates the efficacy and safety of imlifidase in converting a positive crossmatch test to negative, allowing highly sensitized patients to be transplanted with a living or deceased donor kidney.

Speaker:
- Bonnie Lonze, MD, PhD • New York University Langone Transplant Institute, New York, NY

Moderators:
- Edmund Huang, MD, FAST • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Christopher Ensor, PharmD, FAST • AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, FL

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