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Wahrmann et al. 2010 [18] | Vienna, Austria | 2 | DS | (i) 2 cycles bortezomib at intervals of 3- and 4-months, both given with steroids | (i) cPRA mildly decreased in both patients (ii) Overall, no significant effect on the levels of antigen-specific IgG or ABO blood group antibodies | |
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Walsh et al. 2010 [19] | Cincinnati Ohio, USA | 2 | AMR | (i) 1 cycle bortezomib (ii) ongoing plasmapheresis, rituximab, intravenous steroids (iii) pheresis done at least 72 hours post-bortezomib | (i) Immediate significant reduction of DSA (ii) Good allograft function at 5- and 6-months follow-up (iii) One patient had re-elevation of DSA which responded to a second course of treatment | + |
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Sberro-Soussan et al. 2010 [20] | Paris, France | 4 | AMR | (i) 1 cycle bortezomib (solo therapy) | (i) No effect on anti-HLA antibodies within 40 subsequent days, and at 150 days follow-up. | |
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Raghavan et al. 2009 [31] | Houston, TX, USA | 1 | DS | (i) 4 cycles bortezomib, one dose rituximab, daily mycophenolate | (i) Reduced PRA (55% 30%) and significant reduction of class I antibodies (ii) Successful transplant with good allograft function at 6-months | + |
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Everly 2009 [14] | Cincinnati Ohio, USA | 5 | AMR | (i) 1 cycle bortezomib post treatment with “other” antihumoral therapies | (i) Median follow-up of 6.9 months. All patients had 50% reduction of DSA in 2-4 weeks. (ii) side effects in 4 of 5 patients (gastrointestinal, hematologic) | + |
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Trivedi et al. 2009 [15] | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India | 11 | Elevated DSA with MFI > 1000 | (i) 1 cycle bortezomib followed by 2-4 treatments plasmapheresis and steroids (ii) 6 of 11 patients received one dose rituximab | (i) Follow-up at least 80 days post treatment. All patients had reduction in MFI within 4 weeks. (ii) 7 of 11 patients had reappearance of anti-HLA antibodies | +/ |
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Perry et al. 2009 [16] | Rochester, MN, USA | 2 | AMR | (i) 1 cycle bortezomib, daily plasmapheresis and IVIG | (i) Resolution of Rejection Peak MFI 13k and 14k At 1-year follow-up: MFI zero at and serum creatinine 0.6 and 1.3 mg/dl | + |
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Idica et al. 2008 [17] | ?? | 13 | DS | Details not apparent from article | (i) 10 of 13 had significant decrease (reversal) of DSA (ii) 100% had reduced MFI of antibodies | + |
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