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2022 American Transplant Congress
Reality Capture Using Light Detection and Ranging 3D Photography of Liver Grafts for Volumetric Assessment: A Proof-of-Concept Preliminary Study
K. E. Karakasi¹, G. Katsanos², I. Karolos³, V. Tsioukas³, G. Tsoulfas⁴
¹University Transplantation Surgical Clinic, Heppocrateion General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, ²Transplantation, Aristitle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, ³School of Runal and Surveying Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, ⁴University Transplantation Surgical Clinic, Hippocrateion’ General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
*Purpose: Reality capture uses various technical means to capture a digital 3D model representation of a subject from the real world. Whole liver graft volume…
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Use of Organ-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor Promotes Liver Recruitment of Regulatory T Cells
E. Landmann¹, P. Ruiz¹, A. Kurt¹, E. Kodela¹, M. Martinez-Llordella², A. Sanchez-Fueyo¹
¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Quell Therapeutics, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Owing to their potent immune-modulatory properties, regulatory T cells (Tregs) have been explored as novel cell therapy to induce allograft tolerance, with first clinical…
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Expanding Access to Robotic Kidney Transplantation for Candidates with High BMI. A Training Tool for Transplant Centers
J. A. Almario Alvarez, G. Aguiluz, V. Valle, R. Bustos, S. Akshelyan, A. M. Fratti, P. D. Cocco, M. Spaggiari, I. G. Tzvetanov, E. Benedetti
Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Recently published literature has demonstrated favorable outcomes for Robotic Kidney Transplant (RKT) in high BMI recipients. The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has…
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High TTV Load Before First Vaccine Dose is Associated with Poor Serological Response to Covid-19 Vaccination in Lung Transplant Recipients
C. C. Van Leer Buter¹, R. A. Hoek², E. A. Verschuuren³, R. D. de Vries⁴, D. van Baarle¹, M. van der Heiden¹, H. G. Niesters¹, C. GeurtsvanKessel⁴
¹Dept. of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Dept. of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Dept. of Pulmonary Diseases,, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁴Dept. of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: Torque tenovirus (TTV), a highly prevalent virus which is not known to cause pathology in humans, is currently being investigated as a marker of…
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Seroprevalence of MMR and Varicella (MMRV) in Solid Organ Transplant Candidates and Seroresponse to MMRV Vaccinations
H. Javaid¹, R. Hasbun¹, A. DeGolovine², S. Jyothula³, V. Machicao⁴, J. Bynon⁵, L. Ostrosky¹, M. Nigo¹
¹Division of Infectious Diseases, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, ²Div of Renal Disease, Univ of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, ³Div of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Univ of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, ⁴Div of Transplant Hepatology, Univ of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, ⁵Div of Immunology and Organ Transplantation, Univ of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Updating live vaccines such as MMR and varicella (MMRV) is an important step in preparing patients during the pre-solid organ transplant (SOT) period. While…
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The Impact of Having Potential Living Donors on Patients’ Access to Kidney Transplantation
E. J. Gordon¹, J. Lee¹, R. Kang¹, J. Caicedo²
¹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Racial/ethnic disparities persist in patients’ access to living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT). Little is known about the relationship between number of potential living donors…
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A Comparison of Vibration Controlled Transient Elastography, FAST, AGILE-3 and AGILE-4 Scores in Liver Transplant Recipients
T. Arshad¹, M. Tseng², B. Anh³, T. Syed⁴, A. Miller⁵, V. Patel⁴, A. Asgharpour⁴, I. O. Michael⁶, S. Patel⁵, M. Muthiah⁷, M. S. Siddiqui⁴
¹Department of Internal Medicine, VCU, Richmond, VA, ²Internal Medicine, VCU, Richmond, VA, ³Department of Statistical Sciences & Operations Research, VCU, Richmond, VA, ⁴Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VCU, Richmond, VA, ⁵VCU, Richmond, VA, ⁶Department of Pathology, VCU, Richmond, VA, ⁷National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
*Purpose: Hepatic fibrosis is a strong predictor of clinical outcomes following liver transplantation (LT), however, non-invasive fibrosis assessment remains challenging. Vibration controlled transient elastography has…
2022 American Transplant Congress
A Novel IL-2 Mutein Selectively Expands Regulatory T Cells and Prolongs Skin Graft Survival
O. Efe¹, T. J. Borges¹, R. B. Gassen¹, L. Morena¹, A. Al Jurdi¹, I. T. Lape¹, G. J. Bobcock², J. C. Madsen¹, L. V. Riella¹
¹Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, ²Visterra, Inc., Waltham, MA
*Purpose: Promoting immune regulation through expansion of regulatory T cell (Treg) may allow immunosuppression minimization and improve long-term graft outcomes. Low-dose IL-2 is known to…
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Triple-Knockout Pig Red Blood Cells as Potential Sources for Blood Transfusion in Alloimmunized Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
T. Yamamoto¹, M. H. Bikhet², H. Q. Nguyen², Y. Cui², M. Javed², S. S. Raza², D. Ayares³, H. Iwase², H. Hara², D. K. Cooper¹
¹Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Xenotransplantation Program, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Revivicor, Blacksburg, VA
*Purpose: Blood transfusion remains important in the treatment of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). However, alloimmunization after multiple blood transfusions is associated with patient…
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Use of Dd-cfdna to Guide Tapering of Immunosuppression Therapy in Kidney Transplant Recipients
G. Osuchukwu¹, A. Trevino¹, L. Beretich², S. McCormick², N. Kaur², R. White², P. Gauthier²
¹Victoria Kidney and Dialysis Associates, Victoria, TX, ²Natera, Inc., Austin, TX
*Purpose: Continuous administration of immunosuppressive therapy (IST) is required to avoid allograft rejection in transplant recipients. However, these therapeutic interventions can lead to significant side…