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2021 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Vitamin D Status on the Prognosis of Covid 19 in Patients with Kidney Transplant
J. Ugalde-Altamirano, I. Revuelta, A. Carrillo, M. Xipell, F. Cofan, N. Esforzado, E. Montagud, G. Piñeiro, A. Molina, P. Ventura, D. Cucchiari, F. Oppenheimer, F. Diekmann, J. Campistol, B. Bayes, J. Torregrosa
Nephrology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: The protective role of Vitamin D as an immunomodulator has been demonstrated in different pathologies included the viral etiology. This effect has been described…
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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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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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SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
A. Adeel
Infectious Diseases, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
*Purpose: Initial studies of COVID-19 in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients demonstrated high mortality rates, but more recent comparative data shows contradictory results.*Methods: We evaluated…
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Summary of the OPTN’s Policy and System Modifications in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
A. Wilk, S. Taranto, C. Jett, L. Cartwright
UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: In April 2020, the OPTN made several policy and system modifications in response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic including updates to candidate lab data,…
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Short Term Outcomes in Previously Covid Positive Kidney Transplant Recipients in Pre-vaccine Era
R. Prashar, N. J. Khoury, M. Ramesh, A. K. Patel
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: To study clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes in kidney transplant recipients who were previously infected with SARS-CoV-2*Methods: In this retrospective, single-center case-series, we identified…
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An Early Look at the OPTN Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program’s New Priority Points Policy
S. E. Booker¹, R. Leishman¹, D. E. Stewart¹, T. Sandholm², J. Dickerson³, M. Pavlakis⁴, V. Casingal⁵
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Maryland, College Park, MD, ⁴Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁵Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
*Purpose: The OPTN implemented new policy on 10/24/19 changing how Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program (KPDPP) priority points are awarded. The policy is intended to…
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Elevated Tacrolimus Levels in Hospitalized Organ Transplant Recipients with COVID-19
K. Mecadon¹, A. Hardesty², K. Vieira³, R. Rogers³, B. Merhi⁴, A. J. Osband⁵, G. Bayliss⁴, R. Gohh⁴, P. Morrissey⁵, D. Farmakiotis³
¹Department of Pharmacy, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Residency, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ³Division of Infectious Diseases, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ⁴Division of Nephrology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ⁵Department of Surgery (Transplantation), Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
*Purpose: The effect of COVID-19 on immunosuppressant drug levels in organ transplant recipients (OTRs) has not been adequately studied.*Methods: We retrospectively studied hospitalized adult (>18-year-old)…
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Early Reduction of Tacrolimus Trough Levels Improves Long-term Kidney Function without Increase in Incidence of Acr
M. Chen¹, B. Loza¹, A. Chang¹, R. Byfield², K. Olthoff¹, A. Shaked¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Data Analytics Center, Penn Medicine Information Systems, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: We examined the impact of clinical practice management of tacrolimus trough levels in liver transplant recipients on kidney function and incidence of rejection in…
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Recent Trends and Outcomes of Liver Transplantation for Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis versus Alcohol Liver Disease in the United States: Obesity Might be Protective
K. Okumura, I. Lee, H. Sogawa, G. Veillette, D. John, T. Diflo, R. Bodin, D. Wolf, S. Nishida
Surgery, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
*Purpose: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and alcohol liver disease (ALD) are rapidly growing indications for liver transplantation (LT). The recent trends and outcomes in NASH and…