2017 American Transplant Congress
Regional Variation in Liver Donor Utilization Across the U.S.
Unequal patient access to deceased donor liver transplantation across the U.S. has generated efforts to redesign the allocation system. Geographic disparities include the severity of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Moderately to Severely Steatotic Grafts in Liver Transplantation: A Meta-Analysis.
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester; 2Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown
Background/Objectives:There is a worldwide need to expand the pool of available liver grafts. Livers with >50% steatosis are discarded for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) by…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Early Pancreas Graft Failure on Patient and Kidney Graft Survival After Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation (SPK).
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Introduction: In SPK transplants, the major risk factors for poor patient survival are early pancreas and/or kidney graft loss. In this study, we specifically examined…2017 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Pancreas/Kidney Transplant Recipients Are Predisposed to Symptomatic CMV-Infection and Concomitant Infectious Complications.
Infections have increased in simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplant recipients (SPKTRs) with CMV-infection being the most important viral infection with adverse impact on patient and allograft outcomes.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Professionals' Attitudes and Approaches to the Living Kidney Donor-Recipient Relationship: Interview Study.
Background: Assessment of the donor-recipient relationship is recommended by international guidelines to prevent undue coercion and ensure realistic expectations. We aimed to describe attitudes and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Incidence, Recurrence and Long Term Survival Post Chemotherapy in Renal Transplant Recipients with Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder: Single Center Study.
Department of Renal Medicine, University Hospitals of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Background: Majority of Post transplant lymphoproliferative disorders(PTLD) occur in the first year post solid organ transplant. The risk factors for development of PTLD include degree…2017 American Transplant Congress
CD4+IFN-γ+IL-10+ Regulatory Type 1 Cells Facilitate Prolongation of Graft Survival in Old Recipient Mice Treated with Rapamycin.
Although the elderly represent a rapidly growing population among transplant recipients, age-specific aspects have not been considered sufficiently in clinical trials. Moreover, age-specific effects of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Does Blockade of ICOS/ICOS-L Pathway Act Synergistically with αCD40 Costimulation Pathway Blockade?
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Purpose: Inducible costimulator (ICOS) on T cells enhances basic T cell responses to foreign antigen, and increased ICOS expression is detected in association with pathogenic…2017 American Transplant Congress
Decellularized Rat Liver Scaffolds Support Survival and Metabolic Function of Multilineage Allogenic Cells.
University of Maryland School of Medcine, Baltimore, MD
Background:Organ bioengineering has the potential to completely eliminate the donor organ shortage. Here, we examine the feasibility of a decellularized liver construct to support the…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Recipient Transcriptomic Profile May Predict Delayed Graft Function (DGF) in Kidney Transplantation.
Background: DGF is associated with a reduced long-term graft survival. Ischemia-reperfusion damage and donors' features have been always considered as key pathogenic factors in this…
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