2017 American Transplant Congress
Accelerated Rejection of Secondary Third Party Allografts in Older Recipients Is Facilitated by an Augmented Innate Immune Response.
Accumulating evidence acknowledges the central relevance of aging and chronic antigen exposure in shaping the balance of innate and adaptive immunity. Here, we assessed whether…2017 American Transplant Congress
Ambulatory Antibiotic Utilization and Outcomes in an Adult Kidney Transplant Population: A Pharmacovigilance Analysis.
Pharmacy, Ralph H Johnson VAMC, Charleston, SC
Antibiotics (abx) are commonly prescribed to kidney transplant (KTX) recipients in the outpatient setting. There is limited data assessing the safety and outcomes associated with…2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir with or without Ribavirin in Patients Post-Liver Transplant: Evaluation of Real-World Datasets.
PURPOSE: Post-liver transplant(LT) patients with HCV are considered a difficult-to-treat population. Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir(LDV/SOF) +ribavirin(RBV) for 12 weeks is approved in GT1 LT recipients based on the…2017 American Transplant Congress
HCV+ Waitlist Candidates More Likely to Die Waiting for Kidney Transplant from HCV- Donor.
1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham; 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Background: HCV-infected ESRD patients derive a significant survival benefit from kidney transplantation (KT) over remaining on dialysis. Given the high mortality rates on dialysis and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Access to Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant (SPK) Should Not Be Restricted to BMI > 28.
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Background: Currently, UNOS guidelines require that uremic, insulin-dependent type 1 diabetic patients have a body mass index (BMI) < 28m/kg2 in order to be eligible…2017 American Transplant Congress
Tolerant Pediatric Liver Transplant (LT) Recipients (TOL) from WISP-R (NCT00320606) Split into Two Phenotypically Distinct Groups by PD1 Expression on CD4+ T Cells at Baseline, Prior to Immunosuppression Withdrawal (ISW).
Background: Combinations of cell surface markers such as PD1, CD57, and/or KLRG1 identify T cells that may fail to respond to cognate antigen challenge –…2017 American Transplant Congress
Acute Mouse CMV Infection Abrogates Transplant Tolerance by Modulating Myeloid Cell Differentiation and Function: A Possible Role for Transcription Factor RORγt.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has long been associated with graft-dysfunction and rejection in transplant-recipients. Nevertheless, precise understanding of underlying molecular mechanisms remains unclear. Here, we investigated…2017 American Transplant Congress
BK Virus Infection and Risk of Urinary Tract Cancers Among Kidney Transplant Patients in the Transplant Cancer Match Study.
Background: Recent case series describe expression of BK virus (BKV) in tumor tissue obtained from renourinary cancers in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Thus, BKV may…2017 American Transplant Congress
Employment Patterns After Kidney Transplantation: Rates, Contributing Factors, and Outcomes.
Background: The costs of productivity lost in transplant patients poses a concern, as a significant number of patients are of working age. Furthermore, healthcare and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Increased Long-Term Mortality 20 years After Living Kidney Donation.
Living kidney donors are healthy at the time of donation. Consequently, a long observation period is necessary to detect possible detrimental effects of donation. Most…
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