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2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Post-Transplant Desensitization in High Immunological Risk Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients
D. Kumar, C. Song, L. Kamal, I. Moinuddin, M. Levy, C. Bhati, A. King, P. Kimball, G. Gupta
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The kidney allocation system (KAS) was changed in 2015 to increase access to transplants for highly sensitized patients. However, recent data suggests that even…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Simultaneous Presence of Anti-Blood Group A/B and -HLA Antibodies on Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation Across Positive Crossmatch: A Nationwide Cohort Study
H. Kwon, Y. Ko, D. Han
Department of General Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: ABO-incompatible (ABOi) and positive crossmatch (XM) kidney transplantation (KT) have been considered immunologically challenging. The present study analyzed the clinical outcomes in XM positive…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Steroids Ameriplate the Progression of Calcineurin Inhibitors Nephrotoxicity in Kidney Allografts
N. Iwahara¹, H. Sasaki², D. Iwami¹, K. Hotta¹, Y. Takada¹, H. Higuchi², T. Tanabe², N. Shinohara¹
¹Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, ²Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: Although calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) lead to excellent short-term kidney allograft outcome, chronic nephrotoxicity is a major concern which affects long-term allograft survival. It has…
2020 American Transplant Congress
CMV, EBV and BKV Viremia Rate Varied Depending on the Timing of Conversion to Belatacept (BLT)- from Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI)-Based Immunosuppression and HLA-Sensitization (HS) Status in Kidney Transplant Patients (KTx Pts)
B. Shin, N. Ammerman, A. Vo, S. C. Jordan, M. Toyoda, S. Sethi
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Viral infections (VI) represent significant morbidity and mortality factors for KTx Pts. We previously showed more VI in BLT-treated Pts compared with CNI Pts…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Previous Non-Renal Solid Organ Transplants
O. Cristea, C. Larsen, I. Badell
Emory Transplant Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Selective co-stimulatory blockade with belatacept has demonstrated long-term benefits in renal transplantation, with improved glomerular filtration rate and decreased risk of death and graft…
2020 American Transplant Congress
De Novo Dosing of LCP-Tacrolimus Using Conservative Weight-Based Strategy Resulted in Supratherapeutic Trough Levels in Majority of Patients
J. Dann, J. Geyston, M. Wassimi, K. Brayman, A. Doyle
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Due to ongoing national drug shortages, our center transitioned to de novo use of LCP-tacrolimus (LCPT) in kidney transplant patients using a conservative dosing…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Association between Response to Rituximab and Risk of Antibody-Mediated Rejection in ABO-Incompatible Living Kidney Transplantation
Y. Kakuta¹, M. Okumi¹, T. Kanzawa¹, K. Unagami², H. Ishida², K. Tanabe¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Organ Transplant Regulation, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Owing to limited organ availability, ABO-incompatible living kidney transplantation (ABO-ILKT) has been used extensively. Various forms of preconditioning therapies have been used alone or…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics of Incisional Hernia Development after Live Donor Nephrectomy: Impact of Surgical Technique
B. J. DuBray¹, J. J. Thompson², R. C. Forbes¹
¹Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: The characteristics of incisional hernia (IH) formation following live donor nephrectomy (LDN) are not well defined. The goal of the present study was to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
ESAT-6, A Novel Protein Originally Produced by M. Tuberculosis, Inhibits Central Memory CD8+ T Cell Generation and Allograft Rejection
F. Qiu, S. Ye, H. Liu, Z. Dai
Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Allospecific memory T cells pose a threat to long-term allograft survival since they are somewhat resistant to immunosuppression. The objective of this study is…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation from Donors after Circulatory Death Using “tPA”Protocol: The University of Miami Experience
R. Vianna, A. Farag, G. Selvaggi, A. Tekin, W. De Faria, M. Morsi, R. Miyashiro, T. Beduschi
University of Miami, Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Expansion of liver transplantation (LT) from donors after circulatory death (DCD) has been increasingly used to overcome the persistent organ shortage and long waiting…