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2022 American Transplant Congress
Rapid Formalin-Fixed Deceased Donor Kidney Biopsy Protocol – A Proof Of Concept
M. R. Marvin¹, G. Chen², A. Kotru¹, C. Koo¹, P. Sanghi³, M. Moritz⁴, J. Clarke⁴, R. Hasz⁴
¹Transplant, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ²Pathology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ³Transplant Nephrology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ⁴Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Reducing kidney discard is a major priority for the transplant community. While frozen section biopsies are the current standard, they are fraught with technical…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Cardiovascular Events by Different Types of Lipid-Lowering Drugs in Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Bae¹, J. Ahn², M. A. Schnitzler³, K. Lentine⁴, D. Segev¹, M. McAdams-DeMarco¹
¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²SOM, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Surgery, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ⁴Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: Lipid-lowering drugs, notably statins, are one of the most widely prescribed drug classes in kidney transplant (KT) recipients. These drugs have substantially different mechanisms…
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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…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Decellularized Human Pancreatic Extracellular Matrix-Based Physiomimetic Microenvironment for Human Islet Culture
A. Asthana¹, D. Chaimov¹, R. Tamburrini², S. J. Walker³, G. Orlando¹
¹Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, ²University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, ³Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: Maintenance of human islet viability and function ex vivo can be a significant bottleneck for both regenerative medicine as well as tissue engineering applications.…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Superoxide in Cardiac Allografts from Donors After Circulatory Death
M. Urban¹, T. Bruett², K. F. Duncan¹, N. W. Markin³, M. M. Chacon³, M. C. Zimmerman⁴
¹Department of Surgery. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²College of Medicine. Department of Cellular and Integtrative Physiology., University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
*Purpose: Quality of cardiac allografts from donors after circulatory death (DCD) is adversely impacted by warm ischemia and subsequent reperfusion during organ resuscitation. Post-transplant myocardial…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Benefit of Kidney Transplantation for Post Lung Transplantation Renal Failure: Need for Priority Allocation
S. Karhadkar¹, A. Gregor¹, K. Jonathan¹, J. Dawes¹, A. Diamond², K. Wirshup¹, A. DiCarlo¹
¹Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ²-, Garnet Valley, PA
*Purpose: Nephrotoxicity is a major side effect of thoracic transplantation. Many patients will eventually require renal transplantation (KAL) to manage their developing ESRD. Recently, simultaneous…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Increased Regulatory T-cells in Tumor Microenvironment is Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Differentiation in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation
G. Orozco¹, R. Gedaly², L. Turcios², F. Marti²
¹Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ²UKHC, Lexington, KY
*Purpose: Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes are an essential component of the tumor microenvironment. The balance between cytotoxic effector T cells and immunosuppressive regulatory T cells is critical…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Role of Circulating Tumour Cells in the Management of the Liver Transplant Patient with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
F. Villalba¹, F. Alconchel², L. Sáenz³, M. Sánchez-Lorencio¹, D. Ferreras², P. Cascales², F. Sánchez-Bueno², R. Robles², P. Ramírez²
¹IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain, ²Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital (IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain, ³Rafael Méndez Hospital, Lorca, Spain
*Purpose: For hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver transplantation (LT) is considered a curative treatment, however, more than 10% of transplant recipients have recurrences within the first…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Barriers and Facilitators to Care for Patients with Failed Kidney Transplants
A. Huml¹, K. Berg², A. Perzynski², C. Sullivan², A. Sehgal²
¹Department of Kidney Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Population Health Research Institute, The MetroHealth System, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: To understand the barriers and facilitators to care for patients with failed kidney transplants from the perspective of providers.*Methods: Qualitative study employed focus groups…
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Comparing The Immunologic Responses Between Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Standard Immunosuppression And CNI Reduction After Two Doses Of ChAdOx-1 And A Booster Dose BNT162b2
S. Phirom¹, T. Kitrungphaiboon², W. Jantarabenjakul², Y. Avihingsanon², W. Prasithsirikul³, J. Vanichanan⁴, P. Hansasuta⁵, N. Townamchai⁶
¹Nephrology division, Department of medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, ²King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, ³Bamrasnaradura infectious disease institute, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁴Infectious diseases, Department of medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁵Department of Microbiology, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁶Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
*Purpose: Immunosuppression can impair immunological responses after vaccination in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). However, little is known about the effect of the booster dose of…