2017 American Transplant Congress
Five Year Outcomes with Alemtuzumab Induction Therapy in Elderly Renal Transplant Recipients.
Pharmacy, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Background:The elderly population (≥ 65 years) comprise one fourth of patients on the waiting list for renal transplantation. Alemtuzumab use has increased over the past…2017 American Transplant Congress
Factors Associated with Death or Transplant in Low-MELD Patients.
1Research, UNOS, Richmond, VA; 2Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background. The Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score is a good discriminator of 3-month mortality in patients awaiting a liver transplant. Previous research showed…2017 American Transplant Congress
Current Status of HIV-to-HIV Transplants in the United States.
1JHU, Baltimore, MD; 2Mount Sinai, New York, NY; 3NIH, Bethesda, MD; 4NYU, New York, NY
The HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act allows transplantation using organs from HIV-infected (HIV+) donors for HIV+ individuals in the United States under research protocols.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Results of Biliary Reconstruction with PTFE Graft in Liver Transplantation.
Introduction: Biliary complications are often referred to as the 'Achilles heel' of liver transplantation (LT) with their high incidence rate, the need for repeated and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Importance of B Cell Antigen Specificity in Breg Dependent Tolerance.
Introduction: We have previously shown that anti-CD45RB induced islet and cardiac allograft tolerance is B cell dependent and can be adoptively transferred to naïve hosts…2017 American Transplant Congress
Unexplained Cost Variation for Liver Transplantation: A National Study of US Transplant Centers.
Background: Liver transplantation is a complex and costly procedure that is the only definitive treatment for irreversible liver disease. Given that transplant admission costs account…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation After Primary, Repeat and Kidney After Nonrenal Solid Organ Transplantation: 10 Years UNOS Database Analysis.
Introduction: The aim of the study is to evaluate patient and kidney allograft survivals in primary, repeat, and kidney after nonrenal organ transplantation using national…2017 American Transplant Congress
Prolonged Dialysis Prior to Renal Transplantation.
Introduction: To increase access for patients with delayed transplant referral, the new Kidney Allocation System (KAS) recognizes waiting time from the earlier of dialysis initiation…2017 American Transplant Congress
Inhibition of Multiple Nodes in the PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway Synergistically Suppresses Epstein-Barr Virus B Cell Lymphomas.
Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Treating post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) remains a clinical challenge due to adverse effects such as graft rejection. mTOR inhibitors, including rapamycin (RAPA), have shown both…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes from a Multinational Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Normothermic Machine Perfusion with Static Cold Storage in Human Liver Transplantation.
Introduction:By perfusing a liver with oxygenated blood, medications and nutrients at 37oC, normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) may improve outcomes after liver transplantation when compared with…
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