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2020 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Diagnosis of Rejection in Liver Transplant Biopsies: The INTERLIVER Study
K. S. Madill-Thomsen¹, P. F. Halloran², .. The INTERLIVER Study Group³
¹Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³., ., AB, Canada
*Purpose: Diagnosing rejection in liver transplant biopsies is challenging given the limitations of histology e.g. low kappa values among pathologists. A Molecular Microscope® Diagnostic system…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Treprostinil is Safe and Potentially Useful in Preventing Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in Adult Orthotopic Liver Transplant Recipients
R. Venkataramanan¹, I. H. Shaik², V. C. Pillai³, O. A. Almazroo⁴, M. K. Miah⁵, R. Xu², S. Dharmayan², A. Al-Khafaji², S. Ganesh², M. Molinari², A. Tevar², C. Hughes², A. Humar²
¹School Of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³US Food and Drug Administration,, Silver Spring, MD, ⁴Saudi FDA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁵Astra Zeneca, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Ischemia and reperfusion injury (IRI) is one of the unavoidable complications in orthotopic liver transplantion. Hepatic ischemic injury begins during the preservation of the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant Predicts Immunosuppression Non-Adherence after Liver Transplantation
S. Deutsch-Link¹, E. Weinberg², M. McDougal³, L. Jones⁴, T. Bitterman², M. Serper²
¹Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴PCOM, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Patients with end-stage liver disease presenting for liver transplant (LT) evaluation have a high burden of psychosocial comorbidities. The Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy & Safety of Once Daily Tacrolimus Compared to Twice Daily Tacrolimus after Liver Transplantation
K. Bzeizi, A. Albenmousa, M. Shawkat, W. Alhamoudi, S. Alabad, R. Troisi, D. Broering
KFSHRC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of once daily prolonged release tacrolimus compared to twice daily tacrolimus in liver transplantation patients*Methods: Medline, EMBASE, CENTRAL…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor Race on Tacrolimus Dose Requirement for Liver Transplant Recipients
N. Nesselhauf¹, S. January¹, J. Hagopian¹, K. Progar¹, A. Khan²
¹Pharmacy, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, ²Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: It is well described that there is interpatient variability in tacrolimus dose requirements among transplant recipients. CYP3A5 plays a role in this variability. Black…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Hepaticojejunostomy versus Duct to Duct Anastomosis in Liver Transplantation: An Old Question Revisited
A. M. Elsabbagh, M. T. Shamaa, A. Al-Kurd, F. Tinney, T. Ivanics, A. Mohamed, K. Delvecchio, S. Yeddula, M. Rizzari, K. Collins, A. Yoshida, M. Abouljoud, S. Nagai
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Two surgical techniques are currently used for biliary reconstruction and each has its advantages/disadvantages. However, it is unclear if the used technique can impact…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Shorter Waiting Time Was Associated with Higher Risk of Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Liver Transplantation
T. Kitajima¹, S. Nagai¹, D. Moonka², S. Yeddula¹, O. Rizzo¹, M. Kavousi¹, R. Salgia², M. Rizzari¹, K. Collins¹, A. Yoshida¹, M. S. Abouljoud¹
¹Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ²Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) is an established treatment option for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). After 6-month waiting rule was implemented, the impact of wait-listing (WL) time…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Primary Liver Sarcoma in Children-The US Experience from the Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (1988-2018)
A. Amin, K. Soltys, S. Ranganathan, G. Bond, A. Khanna, A. Ganoza, Q. Sun, G. Mazariegos, R. Sindhi
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Primary liver sarcomas (PLS) are rare tumors and encompass subtypes with diverse histology and varying outcomes. These subtypes include embryonal sarcoma (ES), rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS),…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Bad Actors within Milan Criteria Undergoing OLT- Characterizing Their Pre-Transplant Tumor Behavior and Response to Locoregional Therapy
A. Mathur, E. Baughan, A. Griesemer, M. Najjar, O. Perez, A. Qian, T. Kato, J. Emond
Columbia University, New York, NY
*Purpose: Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLT) remains a curative option for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Disparity between the supply and demand for OLT necessitates the transplant of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Early Recurrence Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Transplantation: Risk Score From A Multi-institutional Study Of > 3000 Patients
P. Tabrizian¹, M. Holzner², V. Agopian³, R. Busuttil³, G. Sapisochin⁴, N. Mehta⁵, F. Yao⁵, J. Roberts⁶, S. Florman¹, M. E. Schwartz¹, T. Ivanics⁷, J. Emond⁸, B. Samstein⁹, R. Brown, MD, MPH⁹, M. Najjar¹⁰, W. Chapman¹¹, M. Doyle¹¹, K. Halazun⁹
¹Transplant, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC, MD, ³Transplant, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Transplant, Univeristy of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Transplant, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Transplantation, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁷Transplant, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Transplant, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁹Transplant, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, ¹⁰Transplant, Columbia Medical Center, New York, NY, ¹¹Transplant, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
*Purpose: Early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after liver transplantation (LT) carries a poor prognosis. We aimed to develop a risk score for early HCC…