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2021 American Transplant Congress
Covid-19 Infections Post-liver and Kidney Transplantation in a Southern Ca Program
M. E. de Vera¹, J. Woloszyn², S. Regmi², R. Rattanavich², M. Rakoski², M. Lin², P. Mehta², A. Kore², J. Weissman², C. Martens², T. Phan², B. Jerez-Aguilar², M. Robinson², E. Wells², R. Villicana², M. Nguyen²
¹Loma Linda University Health, San Bernardino, CA, ²Transplant Institute, Loma Linda University Health, San Bernardino, CA
*Purpose: Southern CA is at the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic. We reviewed outcomes of our center's liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant patients stricken with…
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Letermovir Prophylaxis in Solid Organ Transplant – CMV Breakthrough and Tacrolimus Drug Interaction
R. Winstead¹, D. Kumar¹, A. Brown¹, I. Yakubu¹, C. Song¹, L. Thacker², G. Gupta¹
¹Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, VA, ²Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Valganciclovir is the preferred drug for cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis in solid organ transplantation. A limitation to its use is profound myelosuppression. Letermovir is a…
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The Calculated Panel of Incompatible Epitopes (cPIE) in the Service of Equitable Access to Transplantation
J. Lamsatfi¹, B. Bingfan Liu¹, S. Parto², A. Lewin³, K. Oualkacha¹, F. Claas⁴, P. Keown⁵, R. Sapir-Pichhadze⁶
¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Hema-Quebec, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Leiden University Medical Centre, Albinusdreef, Netherlands, ⁵University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: To inform on feasibility of eplet matching, we developed the calculated Panel of Incompatible Epitopes (cPIE), an algorithm informing on the likelihood of identifying…
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Distal Allograft Pancreatectomy for Graft Salvage After Pancreas Transplantation
D. Soma, T. Nikumbh, A. J. Lutz, J. A. Powelson, J. A. Fridell
Transplant Division, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Early pancreas allograft failure most commonly results from vascular thrombosis. Immediate surgical intervention may permit pancreas allograft salvage, typically requiring thrombectomy. In cases of…
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Kidney Transplantation in Times of Covid-19 – Decision Analysis in the Canadian Context
I. Yanev¹, M. Gagnon¹, M. Cheng², S. Paraskevas², D. Kumar³, A. Dragomir⁴, R. Sapir-Pichhadze⁴
¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly impacted the field of transplantation across Canada. In this study, we outline the implications of COVID-19 related…
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Donor-specific Anti-HLA Alloantibody in Kidney Transplant Recipients with COVID-19 Exhibit a Different Immunoglobulin Class and Subclass Profile When Compared to Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies
A. Girnita¹, L. Wang¹, M. Fernandez-Vina¹, E. Woodle², P. Ahearn¹, T. Yalamarti¹, M. Menon³, Y. Azzi⁴, M. Melcher¹, R. Bray⁵, H. Gebel⁵, E. Akalin⁴, P. Cravedi³, J. S. Maltzman¹
¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ³Icahn School of Medicine, NYC, NY, ⁴Einstein School of Medicine, NYC, NY, ⁵Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Both anti-HLA and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies target protein antigens. The aim of the present study was to compare the class and subclass profile of such…
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Impact of Traveling for Transplant on Access to and Outcomes from Kidney and Liver Transplantation
K. Ross-Driscoll¹, R. Lynch¹, D. Axelrod², R. Patzer¹
¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²University of Iowa, Ames, IA
*Purpose: Newly developed transplant referral regions (TRRs) can be used to understand how and why patients travel outside of their home transplant center to receive…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Panic in the Pandemic: A Medical Decision Analysis Examining When Kidney Transplant Programs Should Close
A. J. Vinson¹, B. Kiberd², K. Tennankore¹
¹Nova Scotia Health Authority Division of Nephrology, Departm, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
*Purpose: Pandemics greatly interfere with overall health care delivery as resources are diverted to combat the crisis. Kidney transplantation programs were closed temporarily during the…
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Unclear Implications of Tacrolimus Time in Therapeutic Range as a Predictor of Acute Rejection in Renal Transplant Recipients Undergoing Early Corticosteroid Withdrawal
D. Pierce, P. West-Thielke, Z. Hajjiri, S. Gaitonde, I. Tzvetanov, E. Benedetti, A. Lichvar
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Tacrolimus (TAC) demonstrates a wide intra- and inter-patient variability (IPV) necessitating therapeutic drug monitoring. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact…
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Early Review of Liver Acuity Circles Allocation
S. Noreen¹, J. Heimbach², J. Pomposelli³, M. Cafarella¹, J. Trotter⁴
¹UNOS, Richmond, VA, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³UCHealth, Aurora, CO, ⁴BSWHealth, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Acuity circles (AC) allocation was implemented on February 4, 2020, followed shortly by the declaration of national emergency for COVID-19. The goal of this…