The Clinical Outcome of Pathology Antibody-Mediated Rejection 2 (pAMR2) in Heart Transplant Recipients: Is It Meaningful? (ATC 2026)
"Treatment consisted of IVIG [38 (73.1%)], high-dose corticosteroids [30 (57.7%)], ATG [12 (23.1%)], rituximab [14 (26.9%)], and/or plasmapheresis [12 (23.1)].* In our cohort of HTx pts, pAMR2 mostly occurred early after HTx (≤1year) and was not associated with excess risk of advanced CAV, death or re-do HTx at 5-year follow-up. In our cohort of HTx pts, pAMR2 mostly occurred early after HTx (≤1year) and was not associated with excess risk of advanced CAV, death or re-do HTx at 5-year follow-up. However, repeat rejection was observed in pAMR2 group. Multi-center studies with larger sample size are needed to delineate prognosis of AMR as stratified by timing of occurrence, response to therapies, and concomitant elevation in other biomarkers."