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  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Clinical Outcomes, Care Needs and Adherence in Long Term Intestine Transplant Survivors ≥10 yrs

    B. Kosmach-Park,1 G. Mazariegos.2

    1Transplant Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA; 2Hillman Center for Pediatric Transplantation, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA.

    Background: Although survival has increased significantly for pediatric ITx recipients, continued graft surveillance and monitoring of clinical and psychosocial outcomes are essential. Purpose: Describe clinical…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of High Dose Acyclovir Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis Failure in Abdominal Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    J. Fose, M. Jorgenson, M. Siodlak, G. Leverson, J. Smith, R. Redfield.

    University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison; University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison.

    Purpose: To describe the long-term clinical impact of high-dose acyclovir (HD-A, 800 mg 4 times daily) cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis failure in the seropositive (R+) abdominal…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Bloodstream Infection Caused by Enteric Organisms during the First 6 Months after Intestinal Transplant

    J. Simkins,1 J. Morillas-Rodriguez,1 M. Morris,1 L. Abbo,1 J. Camargo,1 R. Vianna.2

    1Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of Miami, Miami; 2Surgery, University of Miami, Miami.

    Background: Irreversible intestinal failure can be treated effectively with intestinal transplant (ITx). Infections are common after ITx but data on bloodstream infection (BSI) due to…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Targeting Plasma Cells with Anti-CD38mAb (Daratumumab) and CXCR4 Antagonist (Plerixafor) for Desensitization

    J. Kwun,1 E. Brian,1 M. Manook,1 J. Park,1 K. Freischlag,1 J. Yoon,1 J. Yi,1 M. Stegall,2 S. Knechtle.1

    1Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC; 2Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

    [Introduction] Sensitized patients comprise a significant portion (30%) of candidates on the transplant waiting list. Unfortunately for sensitized patients, the presence of donor-specific antibodies (DSA)…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Donor Transmitted Nut Allergy Following Solid Organ Transplantation: Analysis of the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC)

    R. Bag, S. Tlusty, G. Vece, T. Peterson, J. Schaenman, G. Berry, J. Bucio, L. Danziger-Isakov, D. Florescu, D. Goldberg, C. Ho, R. La Hoz, K. Lilly, M. Malinis, A. Mehta, M. Nalesnik, R. Sawyer, L. Strasfeld, P. Wood, N. Theodoropoulos, M. Michaels, C. Wolfe.

    DTAC, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond.

    Introduction: Transplant Acquired Food Allergy may cause fatal allergic reactions, and is an under-recognized and poorly understood. Specifically, nut allergy transfer after solid organ transplantation…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Mycophenolic Acid Reduces BK Polyomavirus Replication in an In Vitro Model of Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells Infection

    E. Favi,1 S. Delbue,2 C. Colico,1 P. Ferrante,2 S. Villani,2 I. Perna,2 N. Mondoni,2 A. Giussani,1 M. Ferraresso.1

    1Kidney Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy; 2Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

    Background. BK virus (BKV) nephropathy is an important cause of allograft failure after kidney transplant. Immunosuppression is a recognized risk factor for BKV replication but…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Increased Expression of CEACAM1 is Cytoprotective during Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Human Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

    R. Sosa,1 J. Nevarez-Mejia,1 M. Rossetti,1 A. Zarrinpar,2 F. Kaldas,2 C. Lassman,1 B. Naini,1 N. Datta,2 R. Busuttil,2 D. Gjertson,1 J. Kupiec-Weglinski,2 E. Reed.1

    1Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; 2Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

    Background T cell exhaustion has recently been proposed as an alternative mechanism to prevent memory development and tissue damage arising during ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    A Phase I/II, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Assessing Safety and Efficacy of C1 Esterase Inhibitor for Prevention of Delayed Graft Function in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients

    S. Jordan,1 J. Choi,1 O. Aubert,2 M. Haas,3 A. Loupy,2 E. Huang,1 A. Peng,1 I. Kim,1 S. Sethi,1 S. Louie,1 D. Puliyanda,1 A. Vo.1

    1Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; 2Paris Translational Research Center for Organ Transplantation, Necker Hospital, Paris, France; 3Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

    Background: Delayed graft function (DGF)in kidney allograft recipients is traditionally defined as need for dialysis during the first week after transplantation. DGF is related to…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Comprehensive Assessment of NSAID Use and Potential Nephrotoxicity Risk in Adult Veteran Kidney Transplant Recipients

    J. Chiasson, C. Fominaya, M. Gebregziabher, D. Taber.

    Ralph H Johnson VAMC, Charleston, SC.

    Background: NSAID use is generally recommended to be avoided in kidney transplantation (KTX), but there is paucity in the studies assessing their safety within this…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    A Novel, Dose-Adjusted Tacrolimus Intrapatient Variability Model Identifies High-Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients Better Than Existing Methodologies

    J. Kim, S. Wilson, Y. Song, J. Schwartz.

    Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc., Northbrook.

    Intrapatient variability (IPV) of tacrolimus trough concentration (TTC) is a risk factor for inferior transplant outcomes. However, assessing IPV is problematic, relying on fixed dose…
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