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2019 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics Associated with Immunosuppressant Adherence after Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant
A. R. Wilk¹, W. S. Cherikh¹, J. Maghirang¹, E. A. Witt², H. Kirkham², S. Boghani², N. Hira³, G. Pietradoni², D. K. Klassen¹
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Walgreen Co, Deerfield, IL, ³AllianceRx Walgreens Prime, Orlando, FL
*Purpose: Without adherence to immunosuppressant (IS) medication, renal allografts will likely not last in transplant (TX) recipients, which may result in progressively worsened renal function…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Caregiving in Thoracic Transplantation–A SR/MA
A. A. Rmilah, J. Lau, R. Mendpara, P. Erwin, C. C. Kennedy
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Caregivers are required for heart and lung transplantation, however, little emphasis is placed on the pre-transplant caregiving experience. Our objective was to perform a…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pilot Testing Of A Novel Transition Program
J. Uze, N. Yazigi
Transplantation, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washigton, DC
*Purpose: Pediatric patients coming of age face many compliance hurdles, the roots of most lying in poor coping with heir state as a transplant recipient,…
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Correlation between Self-Reported Medication Adherence and Side Effects in Cardiothoracic Transplant Recipients
T. Harrison¹, N. Patel¹, H. Corbo¹, K. Foster¹, H. Meadows¹, N. Pilch¹, C. Perez¹, J. Fleming¹, D. Judge², L. Paoletti³, D. Taber¹
¹Pharmacy Services, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Medication non-adherence (MNA) is a major risk factor for acute rejection and graft loss. It is unclear how medication side effects (SE) and perceived…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Stakeholder Perspectives in Peer Mentoring Program for Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
C. Strachan, M. Paton, J. Reason, S. Amaral
Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: This study analyzed feedback surveys from Peers4PATH, a peer mentoring program, aimed to improve medication adherence and health related quality of life (HRQOL) in…
2019 American Transplant Congress
A Pilot Study of the mDOT Platform for Immunosuppression Adherence in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. Langlee, L. Lees, A. Saha, D. Helfer, M. Waldram, A. Love, F. Rivera, A. Massie, D. Segev, D. Brennan, M. Henderson
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The leading predictor of rejection, de novo DSA, graft loss, and death among adult kidney transplant (KT) recipients is immunosuppressive medication nonadherence. An estimated…
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Screening for Renal Cell Masses in Kidney Transplant
H. E. Fernandez, D. Tsapepas, D. J. Cohen, M. Sumit, L. E. Ratner
Columbia University MC, New York, NY
*Purpose: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a risk factor for development of acquired cystic kidney disease (ACKD) with the incidence of ACKD rising from 90%…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Cancer Following Living Donor HLA-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation
J. D. Motter¹, K. Jackson¹, S. Bae¹, X. Luo¹, J. Long¹, L. Kucirka¹, B. Orandi², A. Muzaale¹, J. Coresh¹, J. Garonzik-Wang¹, D. Segev¹, A. Massie¹
¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Incompatible living donor kidney transplantation (ILDKT) recipients require increased immunosuppression compared to their compatible living donor kidney transplant (CLDKT) counterparts. This continued exposure to…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Racial Differences in Cancer Mortality for Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. Cordrey, J. Motter, A. Kernodle, K. Jackson, M. Camp, T. Purnell, D. Segev, J. Garonzik Wang
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Cancer is the second leading cause of post-transplant mortality. Since racial disparities have been reported in many aspects of transplant care, we sought to…
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The Impact of Acute Rejection in Heart Transplantation on Post-Transplant Malignancy
K. Kamrani¹, A. Okoh², D. Hanos¹, M. Camacho¹, M. Zucker², K. Clarke¹
¹Dept. of Surgery, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, ²Dept. of Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ
*Purpose: Compared with the general population, an increased incidence of skin cancers and lymphomas have been shown in orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) recipients. However, the…