2021 American Transplant Congress
The Microenvironment of Belatacept-Resistant Rejection
Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Belatacept is a co-stimulation blockade immunosuppressant, that despite demonstrating improved long-term outcomes, has not been widely adopted, in part, due to concern over early…2018 American Transplant Congress
Development and Validation of a Socioeconomic Kidney Transplant Derailers Index (KTDI)
Transplant evaluation requires an assessment of socioeconomic challenges patients face that may derail them from obtaining a kidney transplant (KT). We developed and validated a…2018 American Transplant Congress
Modifiable Causes of Racial Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplant
Racial disparities between White and non-White patients in receiving living donor kidney transplants (LDKT) are large and widespread. Yet, the causes of this disparity are…2018 American Transplant Congress
Quality of Social Support Network and Access to Transplant: What Matters?
Recovery after kidney transplant (KT) requires adequate social support. Caregivers are asked to attend transplant evaluation and complete a caregiver contract. Little is known about…2018 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of At-Home Transplant Education on Transplant Knowledge and Pursuit in Low-Income and Black Dialysis Patients with Varying Educational Characteristics
The Explore Transplant @ Home (ETH) randomized controlled trial assessed the efficacy of two supplementary education strategies for kidney transplant (KT) in dialysis centers: 1)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Using the Explore Transplant Ontario Program to Increase Transplant Knowledge and Readiness among Patients on Maintenance Dialysis
IntroductionKidney transplantation (KT) is the preferred treatment for patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD), yet many potentially eligible patients do not act to pursue KT.…2018 American Transplant Congress
The First 9 Years of KPD through the National Kidney Registry: Characteristics of Donors and Recipients Compared to National Transplant Registries
Purpose: The NKR is a voluntary network of 75 transplant centers in 28 States in the USA focused on the facilitation of live donor kidney…2018 American Transplant Congress
Temporal Changes in the Characteristics and Sensitization of Kidney Paired Donation Registrants
In order to utilize a willing but incompatible living donor, candidates must either proceed with incompatible transplantation or find a more compatible match using kidney…2018 American Transplant Congress
Early Graft Losses in National PKE Programs: Gone, but Lost Forever?
Background: PKE increases transplants for patients who are highly sensitized or incompatible with intended living donors. Following catastrophes like primary non-function(PNF) or early graft loss,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Desensitization to Facilitate Matching in a Large, National Kidney Paired Exchange Clearinghouse
In kidney paired exchange (KPE) programs, the use of incompatible transplantation has been necessary to prevent long waiting times for sensitized candidates and to facilitate…
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