Research Article

The Kinetics of Anti-HLA Antibodies in the First Year after Kidney Transplantation: In Whom and When Should They Be Monitored?

Table 2

Clinical outcomes according to pretransplant PRA.

Group AGroup BGroup C
PRA = 0PRA > 0 no DSAPRA > 0 with DSA
N (89) = 59.3%N (39) = 26%N (22) = 14.7%

Acute rejection12/89 (13.5%)10/39 (25.6%)8/22 (36.4%)<0.001
 (i) ABMR0 (0%)4 (40%)8 (100%)<0.001
 (ii) TCMR12 (100%)6 (60%)0 (0%)<0.001
Graft Loss1/12 (8.3%)1/10 (10%)1/8 (12.5%)0.999
Death0/12 (0%)0/10 (0%)1/8 (12.5%)----

PRA: panel reactive antibody; DSA: donor specific antibody; ABMR: antibody-mediated rejection; TCMR: T-cell mediated rejection.