The Effect of Combination Therapy with Rituximab and Intravenous Immunoglobulin on the Progression of Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection in Renal Transplant Recipients

Table 2

Histopathology of allograft biopsy and grading according to Banff 05′.

Characteristics (total 𝑛=18)*	Score	𝑁 (%)
Transplant glomerulopathy (cg)	0	7 (41)
	1	0 (0)
	2	0 (0)
	3	10 (59)
PTC BMM	(−)	7 (41)
	(+)	10 (59)
C4d in PTC	0	3 (18)
	1	3 (18)
	2	9 (53)
	3	2 (11)
Peritubular capillaritis (ptc)	0	4 (24)
	1	1 (6)
	2	5 (29)
	3	7 (41)
Interstitial fibrosis (ci)/Tubular atrophy (ct)	0	1 (6)
	1	9 (50)
	2	7 (38)
	3	1 (6)

PTC: peritubular capillary; BMM: basement membrane multilayering.
*17 subjects had available data about transplant glomerulopathy, PTC BMM and C4d in PTC.