2015 American Transplant Congress
IL-2-Dependent Natural Killer Cell Responses to Epstein-Barr Virus B Cell Lymphomas Involve the NKG2A/NKG2C Axis
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection elicits a strong host immune response that is considered to be essential for control of the virus and for preventing…2015 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Course of Pre-Existing Monoclonal Gammopathies Following Kidney Transplant
Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
INTRODUCTIONThe progression of monoclonal gammopathies following kidney transplant is not well described. Previous single-center retrospective data suggested that the course for a monoclonal gammopathy of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Rituximab: Summarizing the Intracacies of the Black Box Warning and Expenses in Transplantation
Department of Pharmacy, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
Post-transplant use of rituximab has become common, yet is associated with significant safety concerns and cost. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation following rituximab therapy poses…2015 American Transplant Congress
Successful Consolidation of Two Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Programs
Renal & Pancreas Transplant, Barnabas Health, Livingston.
The decision to consolidate two kidney/pancreas transplant programs within the same healthcare system and within a 10 mile radius, was a pro-active approach in an…2015 American Transplant Congress
Electronic Health Service to Improve Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Immunosuppressants
PurposeTherapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of immunosuppressants is critical to avoid rejection or toxic side effects by under- or over-immunosuppression after heart transplantation (HTx). Hence, in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Legal Issues in Domino Liver Transplantation in Germany
TTR-amyloidosis (FAP) is caused by TTR variants expressed and secreted by the liver. Therefore, liver transplantation was introduced as therapeutic option to prevent or limit…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Critical Illness and Pre-Transplant Hospitalization on Cost of Liver Transplantation
Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
In order to understand the cost impact of hospitalization and ICU admission immediately prior to liver transplantation (LT), we obtained all hospital costs associated with…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Explore Transplant Program in GA: Is Historical Access to Transplantation Associated With Kidney Transplant Knowledge and Preparedness to Educate ERSD Patients?
1Emory University, Atlanta; 2University of California, Los Angeles.
IntroductionDialysis facilities play a key role in educating end stage renal disease patients on kidney transplantation (KTx). We aimed to investigate the association between historical…2015 American Transplant Congress
Industry Payments to Transplant Surgeons
The Open Payments Program (OPP) was implemented to publicly disclose industry payments to physicians, enabling patients to be aware of potential conflicts of interest. Outcomes…2015 American Transplant Congress
Program-Effect Attenuation With Time Posttransplant
The program-specific reports produced by SRTR include 1-month, 1-year, and 3-year posttransplant graft and patient survival measures. The 1-month and 1-year measures use the same…
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