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2022 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in Preemptive Kidney Transplantation Beyond Listing Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
K. L. King¹, S. Husain², S. Mohan²
¹Medicine - Nephrology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Given recent attention on the impact of the race coefficient in equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) on racial disparities in kidney transplantation,…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Superiority of Renal Transplantation in ESRD Management Over Long Term Dialysis in Octogenerians
s. karhadkar, J. Kolansky, K. Wirshup, A. Gregor, J. Dawes, A. DiCarlo
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: In the last 2 decades there has been an increase in the number of patients aged 65 years and older who were placed on…
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18 Month Review of Liver Acuity Circles Allocation
J. Foutz¹, S. Noreen¹, M. Cafarella¹, A. Wilk¹, J. Trotter², S. Biggins³, J. Pomposelli⁴
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Acuity circles (AC) allocation was implemented on 2/4/2020 with a goal of removing DSA and region from liver allocation and broadening the distribution of…
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Impact of Late and Recurrent Acute Graft Pyelonephritis on Long-Term Kidney Graft Outcomes
M. Pacaud¹, L. Colas¹, C. Kerleau², F. Le Borgne³, M. Giral², S. Brouard¹, J. Dantal²
¹CRT2I, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France, ²Service de Néphrologie et immunologie clinique, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France, ³INSERM UMR 1246-SPHERE, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
*Purpose: While Urinary tract infections are the most common infections in kidney transplant recipients, the impact of late acute graft pyelonephritis (AGPN) on graft outcomes…
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The Molecular Landscape of Bk Polyomavirus Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients at Single Cell Resolution
P. J. McCown, E. Farkash, F. Alakwaa, F. Eichinger, R. Menon, E. Otto, C. C. Berthier, K. J. Woodside, S. Norman, M. Kretzler, A. Naik
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: BK polyomavirus has devastating consequences in patients with kidney transplants. While in vitro studies in primary epithelial cell lines, and bulk transcriptomic studies in…
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CoVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy in Heart Transplant Recipients, a Single Center Experience
M. Yu¹, S. B. Sharmin², C. Joyce³, Z. Pieters¹, S. DeSirkar¹, M. Thomas¹, S. Kim¹, E. Bruno¹, M. Liebo¹, A. Heroux⁴, N. Clark¹, G. Reid¹, S. Uprichard²
¹Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ²Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁴Loyola Univ Medical Ctr, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Transplant recipients have worse CoVID-19 survival compared to the general population, and thus are recommended to be vaccinated and boosted. Determinants of vaccination efficacy…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Evidence for Improved Quality of Life Among Chronic Pancreatitis Patients Undergoing Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation Using EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-PAN 26
M. Coluzzi, B. Naziruddin, G. Saracino, G. Testa, E. Beecherl, N. Onaca
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is the treatment of choice to preserve endocrine function, alleviate pain, reduce or eliminate chronic narcotic use and…
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Oxygen Saturation During Donor Warm Ischemia Time and Outcome of Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD) Liver Transplantation: A Review of 1207 Cases
S. Duehren, S. J. Cotler, H. Dahari, Z. Shi, C. Joyce, L. Fernandez, D. Lee
Loyola Univ Chicago, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver transplantation (LT) is associated with increased risk of graft failure due to the donor warm ischemia time (DWIT)…
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Exploring Individual Optimal Immunosuppression Management According to the Oncological Risk in Liver Transplanted Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
K. Sasakik¹, S. Kimura², D. Soma³, K. Tomiyama⁴, M. Matthew⁴, M. Fruscione², C. Kubal³, D. Kwon⁵
¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Belmont, MA, ³Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁵Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Post-Liver transplant (LT) immunosuppression management is the only modifiable factor to prevent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence; however, the impact of immunosuppression on the HCC…
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Post-Kidney Transplant Valacyclovir versus Valganciclovir for CMV Prophylaxis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
P. S. Verghese¹, A. Matas², S. Chinnakotla², M. Evans³, H. Balfour Jr⁴
¹Univ of Minnesota Pediatric Nephrology, Minneapolis, MN, ²Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, ³Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Valganciclovir (valG) is an effective CMV prophylactic agent post-kidney transplant (KTx) with significant side effects. Valacyclovir (valA) may be effective for CMV prophylaxis with…