Am J Transplant, Volume 17, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 156 of 181 - ATC Abstracts

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HCV Eradication with DAA Therapy Should Be Attempted Prior to Liver Transplantation and Does Not Impact HCC Recurrence.
J. Emamaullee, M. Bral, G. Meeberg, A. Montano-Loza, V. Bain, D. Bigam, N. Kneteman, A. Shapiro.
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background: Recent advances in the direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment of HCV have lead to high rates of HCV eradication, even in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.…
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Timing of HLA Testing as a Means of Reducing Cost and Increasing Efficiency of Living Kidney Donation.
E. Venniro, J. Taylor.
Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Purpose: Creating an effective living kidney donor process can be a challenge for transplant centers. There needs to be a balance between efficiency, resources, patient…
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Trends in Long-Term Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation in Australia and New Zealand.
W. Lim,¹ W.-C. Yeung,² S. Campbell,³ S. Chadban,⁴ P. Clayton,⁵ C. Hawley,³ D. Johnson,³ S. McDonald,⁵ E. Pascoe,⁶ G. Wong,⁷ S. Badve.²
¹Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia; ²St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia; ³Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia; ⁴Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia; ⁵University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; ⁶University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; ⁷Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Introduction: Surgical and medical advances have led to considerable improvement in short-term outcomes of kidney transplantation, with 1-year graft and patient survival approaching 100%. However,…
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Novel Classification of Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Pattern of Injury in Renal Allograft Based on Immunofluorescence Microscopy: Precise Diagnosis and Prognosis Analysis.
J. Wen, X. Li, M. Zhang, F. Xu, X. Ni, J. Chen, Z. Tang, Z. Liu.
National Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Background: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) after renal transplantation is a pattern of injury with heterogenous etiologies. Novel classification of MPGN based on the Immunofluorescence microscopy was…
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Use of Hepatitis C Infected Organs for Kidney Transplantation: A Cost-Effective Analysis.
B. Kiberd,¹ K. Doucette,² K. Tennankore.¹
¹Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Given that Hepatitis C (HCV) can be cured, organs from HCV+ deceased donors might be used even in HCV- recipients. However HCV treatment is expensive.…
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Use of Forensic DNA Testing to Trace Unethical Organ Procurement and Organ Trafficking Practices.
M. He,^1,2 A. Corson,² Z. Wang,³ J. Russo,² T. Trey.²
¹Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO; ²Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting, Washington DC; ³World Organization To Investigate The Persecution of Falun Gong, New York, NY
The purpose of this study is to establish a methodology, which allows to identify evidence of transplant organs originating from Falun Gong prisoners of conscience…
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Kidney Transplant Rejection Associated with DQ Eplet Mismatches.
S. Chakola,¹ P. Warner,² N. Andeen,³ B. Najafian,³ N. Leca,¹ C. Blosser.¹
¹Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; ²Bloodworks Northwest, Seattle, WA; ³Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
The presence of anti-HLA antibodies is associated with acute rejection, allograft dysfunction and earlier graft loss. HLA antibodies are recognized as being specific to these…
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A Pretransplant Model Incorporating Serum Biomarkers Is Superior to the Milan Criteria in Stratifying Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Following Liver Transplantation: Analysis of 4407 Patients from the US Multicenter HCC Transplant Consortium.
V. Agopian, On Behalf of the US Multicenter HCC Transplant Consortium.
UCLA, LA
Objective: While adoption of the Milan Criteria (MC) has improved outcomes following liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), recurrence remains a significant challenge. We…
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The Ultimate Calculated Panel Reactive Antibody Value Predicts Mortality After Heart Transplantation.
E. Kransdorf,¹ M. Kittleson,¹ J. Patel,¹ M. Pando,² L. Czer,¹ J. Kobashigawa.¹
¹Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles; ²Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix
Background: Sensitized heart transplant (HT) candidates are known to be at higher risk for adverse events after transplantation, including a positive crossmatch, rejection, and death.…
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Shared Epitopes Contribute to Accumulation of Highly Sensitized Patients in Kidney Paired Donation Program.
S. Stepkowski, B. Mierzejewska, C. Baum, D. Bekbolsynov, R. Brunner, J. Kopke, S. Rees, M. Rees.
University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Introduction: Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) programs suffer from the accumulation of highly sensitized patients. We evaluated the sensitization patterns in our KPD program-by comparison of…