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2022 American Transplant Congress
Targeted Delivery of Costimulation Inhibitor to Lymph Nodes Promotes Transplant Tolerance via Fibroblastic Reticular Cells
J. Zhao¹, S. Jung¹, X. Li¹, H. Zhang¹, S. Movahedi¹, V. Kasinath¹, M. Uehara¹, J. Azzi¹, P. Sage¹, S. Tullius¹, J. S. Bromberg², R. Abdi¹
¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The lymph node (LN) is the primary site of alloimmunity activation and regulation during transplantation. Fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs), the prominent cells of the…
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In Vitro Fertilization Use Among Female Kidney Transplant Recipients
L. A. Coscia¹, J. M. Konel², M. Bowring³, S. Constantinescu⁴, M. J. Moritz⁵
¹Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA, ²Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
*Purpose: Infertility is common among female kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a potential option. The purpose of this study was to…
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Patient Preferences for Waiting Time and Kidney Quality: A Discrete Choice Experiment
S. Mehrotra
Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to elicit patient preferences involving tradeoffs between a lower quality kidney offered today and a higher quality, future…
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Pre- Kidney Transplant Coronary Angiography Findings Based on Vascular Calcification on CT in Patients with a Negative Stress Test
S. Valavoor, A. Sharfuddin, W. Goggins, M. Jan, O. Adebiyi, M. Yaqub
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Patients with ESRD or advanced CKD have higher incidence of coronary artery disease. We report coronary angiography findings in asymptomatic Pre Kidney transplant recipients…
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Donor Terminal Creatinine – Does It Matter?
V. G. Menon, Y. Wert, W. Hoffman, D. Ladie, M. Singh, M. Waybill, H. Yang
UPMC, Harrisburg, PA
*Purpose: When assessing deceased donor kidneys, the transplantation team studies several donor variables including creatinine. A creatinine that is elevated immediately prior to procurement can…
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Organs from Donors with Positive SARS-CoV-2 NAT+ Testing: A Report from the Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee
L. Danziger-Isakov¹, J. D. Goldman¹, A. Wooley¹, S. Pouch¹, A. Agarwal¹, G. Berry¹, K. Dunn¹, S. Ho¹, M. Kittleson¹, D. H. Lee¹, D. Levine¹, C. Marboe¹, G. Marklin¹, R. Razonable¹, S. Taimur¹, H. Te¹, C. Fox², C. Jett², S. Booker², D. Klassen², R. LaHoz¹
¹OPTN, Richmond, VA, ²UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Decision to transplant organs from SARS-CoV-2 NAT+ donors(N+D) balances risk of donor-derived infection with the scarcity of available organs to meet the needs of…
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Improving Efficiency in Kidney Distribution: A Comparison of UNet Deceased Donor Criteria to Actual Kidney Acceptance Practices
L. B. Zeiser, J. Ruck, D. Segev, A. Massie
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Efficient utilization of UNet deceased-donor criteria could help streamline kidney allocation by reducing the number of unwanted offers made to transplant centers. We compared…
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Mortality in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with a Pretransplant Cancer Diagnosis
A. Hart¹, R. Pfeiffer², B. Morawski³, C. Lynch⁴, Y. Zeng⁵, K. Pawlish⁶, K. Yu⁷, D. Hurley⁸, E. Engels⁷
¹Hennepin Healthcare, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, ³Cancer Registry of Idaho, Boise, ID, ⁴Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁵North Dakota Statewide Cancer Registry, Grand Forks, ND, ⁶New Jersey State Cancer Registry, Trenton, NJ, ⁷Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, ⁸University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
*Purpose: Transplant-associated immunosuppression may cause cancer recurrence in patients with a pretransplant cancer, but little is known about outcomes among these recipients.*Methods: We used data…
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Donor Organ Utilization And Transplantation Outcomes In Donation After Circulatory Death Using Thoracoabdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion
M. Urban, S. Merani, N. W. Markin, A. Castleberry, J. Um
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
*Purpose: Evidence suggests that in-situ reperfusion of abdominal organs with normothermic oxygenated blood in donation after circulatory death (DCD) provides superior post-transplantation outcomes in comparison…
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Reassessment of Previous Kidney Discards from a Single Large Organ Procurement Organization
S. Bunnapradist¹, T. Seto², A. Cohen², T. Rosenthal¹, G. Danovitch¹
¹David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²One Legacy, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: After deceased donor kidneys are recovered, they are offered according to UNOS policy and are discarded if no centers in the country would use…