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2022 American Transplant Congress
Sirolimus Use Is Associated With An Improved Immune Response To Covid-19 Vaccination In Kidney Transplant Recipients
G. B. Perkins¹, M. Tunbridge², T. Salehi², C. Chai¹, C. M. Hope¹, P. Garcia-Valtanen¹, J. J. Singer³, P. R. Hurtado², S. C. Barry¹, B. Grubor-Bauk¹, P. Hissaria², S. J. Chadban³, P. Coates¹
¹University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, ²Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ³Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) are highly vulnerable to severe COVID-19, however are poorly protected by vaccination. Additional vaccine doses have achieved limited improvements in…
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Exacerbation of Racial Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplant During the Covid-19 Pandemic
N. Singh¹, R. Li², T. Alhamad³, M. A. Schnitzler⁴, R. B. Mannon⁵, M. D. Doshi⁶, K. J. Woodside⁶, B. E. Hippen⁷, M. Cooper⁸, J. Snyder⁹, D. A. Axelrod¹⁰, K. L. Lentine⁴
¹Willis Knighton Health System, Shreveport, LA, ²Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, ³Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, ⁴Saint Louis University Center for Abdominal Transplantation, Saint Louis, MO, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷Metrolina Nephrology, Associates, Charlotte, NC, ⁸Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC, ⁹Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ¹⁰University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
*Purpose:The SARS-CoV-2 or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately impacted racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. Although, kidney transplant procedures decreased…
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Impact of Induction Immunosuppression on Renal Recovery in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients – A Single Center Experience
T. Zurick¹, D. Bruno², D. Kumar³, R. Winstead¹, C. Song¹, A. Brown¹, S. Sterling¹, I. Yakubu¹
¹Pharmacy, VCU Health System, Richmond, VA, ²Transplant Surgery, VCU Health System, Richmond, VA, ³Transplant Nephrology, VCU Health System, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Renal dysfunction after liver transplantation (LT) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Early exposure to calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) is a risk factor for…
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Evaluation of UW-Based Solutions Formulated to Be Anti-Apoptotic and Neuroprotective of Retinal Ganglion Cells (RGCs) Following Whole Eye Transplantation (WET) in a Rat Model
N. J. Khatter¹, Y. Wang¹, B. Li¹, C. R. Owens¹, A. H. Jani², C. A. Huang¹, R. W. Nickells³, A. A. Su¹, K. M. Washington¹
¹Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ²Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ³Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: As vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) of an intact optical system to restore vision requires overcoming RGC apoptosis caused by ischemia reperfusion injury, UW and…
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Clinical Relevance of Class II HLA Mismatches in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
J. Lan¹, M. Kadatz¹, D. Chang¹, R. Liwski², E. Wagner², P. Campbell², J. Gill¹, J. Gill¹
¹University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²On behalf of Canadian HLA Advisory Committee, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*Purpose: The benefit of class II HLA matching is primarily shown in deceased donor kidney transplantation. The objective of this study was to determine the…
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Normothermic Ex Vivo Perfusion of Discarded Human Pancreases: A Feasibility Study to Expand the Pancreas Donor Pool
C. Parmentier, S. Ray, L. Mazilescu, M. Kawamura, Y. Noguchi, T. Goto, B. Arulratnam, S. Ganesh, M. Selzner, T. Reichman
UHN - Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Normothermic Ex Vivo Perfusion (NEVPP) model has been used in the clinical setting for Lung, heart, liver, and kidney. However, a system for human…
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Covid19 in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients: Incidence, Outcomes, and Response to Vaccine
A. Moudgil, K. Sgambat, Y. Shi, M. Meyers, C. Petyak, L. Midgley
Nephrology, Children's National Med. Ctr., Washington, DC
*Purpose: At the onset of pandemic, no information was available on response of pediatric kidney transplant (PKTX) recipients to COVID19. When COVID19 vaccines became available,…
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The Impact of Yttium-90 Radioembolization on T Cell Phenotypes in Bridged to Transplant Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients
K. Nunez, T. Sandow, P. Thevenot, A. Cohen
Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: Response to locoregional therapy (LRT) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) impacts both progression-free survival (PFS) and bridge to transplant success. Yttrium-90 (Y90) is an effective…
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Liver Transplant Recipient Social Support Network: Impact on Clinical Outcomes
M. M. French¹, R. S. Mangus², R. Holmes³, A. Krause³, J. Sumner³, C. Kubal⁴, B. Ekser⁵, P. Mihaylov⁶, J. Fridell⁷, A. Lutz⁸
¹Social Work, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ³Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Department of Surgery, Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Surgery, Indiana University - Transplant Surgery, Indianapolis, IN, ⁶Department of Surgery, Indiana Univ School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁷Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁸Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Fishers, IN
*Purpose: Health disparities are present in transplantation, just as in other areas of medicine. This is a retrospective review of liver transplant (LT) recipients to…
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The Cost And Logistical Challenges To Kidney Paired Donation
S. G. Yi¹, V. E. Whittaker², T. B. Dunn³, N. Goldaracena⁴, V. Humphreville⁵, C. Kubal⁶, C. Kuhr⁷, D. Leeser⁸, J. Pomposelli⁹, E. Thomas¹⁰, N. Turgeon¹¹, C. Varma¹², M. Rees¹³, A. K. Mathur¹⁴
¹Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ²New York Medical College, Scarsdale, NY, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Transplant Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ⁵University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, ⁶Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, ⁷Virgina Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ⁸East Carolina Univ Sch of Med, Greenville, NC, ⁹University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ¹⁰University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ¹¹Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, Austin, TX, ¹²St Louis University Hospital, St Louis, MO, ¹³University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, ¹⁴Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Kidney paired donation (KPD) is a strategy for finding compatible pairing for living kidney transplantation (LDKT); however, only a small portion of LDKT continues…