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. 2020 Aug;20(8):2091-2100.
doi: 10.1111/ajt.15796. Epub 2020 Feb 28.

Long-term follow-up of beta cell replacement therapy in 10 HIV-infected patients with renal failure secondary to type 1 diabetes mellitus

Garrett R Roll  1 , Andrew M Posselt  1 , Jonathan Freise  2 , Julia Baird  1 , Shareef Syed  1 , Sang Mo Kang  1 , Ryutaro Hirose  1 , Gregory L Szot  1 , Arya Zarinsefat  3 , Sandy Feng  1 , Giulia Worner  1 , Minnie Sarwal  1 , Peter G Stock  1
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Long-term follow-up of beta cell replacement therapy in 10 HIV-infected patients with renal failure secondary to type 1 diabetes mellitus

Garrett R Roll et al. Am J Transplant. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

The approach to transplantation in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients has been conservative due to fear of exacerbating an immunocompromised condition. As a result, HIV-positive patients with diabetes were initially excluded from beta cell replacement therapy. Early reports of pancreas transplant in patients with HIV described high rates of early graft loss with limited follow-up. We report long-term follow-up of islet or pancreas transplantation in HIV-positive type 1 diabetic patients who received a kidney transplant concurrently or had previously undergone kidney transplantation. Although 4 patients developed polyoma viremia, highly active antiretroviral therapy and adequate infectious prophylaxis were successful in providing protection until CD4+ counts recovered. Coordination with HIV providers is critical to reduce the risk of rejection by minimizing drug-drug interactions. Also, protocols for prophylaxis of opportunistic infections and strategies for monitoring and treating BK viremia are important given the degree of immunosuppression required. This series demonstrates that type 1 diabetic patients with well-controlled HIV and renal failure can be appropriate candidates for beta cell replacement, with a low rate of infectious complications, early graft loss, and rejection, so excellent long-term graft survival is possible. Additionally, patients with HIV and cardiovascular contraindications can undergo islet infusion.

Keywords: clinical research/practice; diabetes: type 1; immunosuppressant; immunosuppression/immune modulation; infection and infectious agents - viral: BK/JC/polyoma; infection and infectious agents - viral: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); islet transplantation; pancreas/simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation.

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The authors of this manuscript have no conflicts of interest to disclose as described by the American Journal of Transplantation.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Box plot of absolute CD4 counts (cells/mL). Multiple time points both pre- and post-transplant are shown. The middle bar indicates the median value, and lower and upper hinges represent the 25th to 75th interquartile range, respectively.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Serum BK virus levels in the four patients with this opportunistic infection.
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