2018 American Transplant Congress
Multi-Organ (M-O) Prioritization of Kidneys: ? Time for Policy Modification
The revised Kidney Allocation System (KAS) has been operational for 3 years. The bolus effects seen early following the introduction have abated and a steady…2018 American Transplant Congress
Frailty is Predictive of Early Post-Transplant Infection in Older Renal Transplant Recipients
Background: Frailty is predictive of postoperative morbidity, including infections in older surgical patients. It is not known if frailty is associated with post-operative infections in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Medullary Tissue Sampling in Renal Allograft Biopsy is More Sensitive for Pathologic Diagnosis of PVN
Background Post-transplant polyoma virus nephropathy (PVN) prevalence is 1-10%. Definitive PVN diagnosis requires polyoma virus presence in infected cells, done with immunohistochemical staining for SV40…2018 American Transplant Congress
Broader Geographic Sharing and Impact on Lung Transplant Waitlist Time and Lung Allocation Score
Background: Donor lungs are preferentially offered to patients within a local geographic area before being offered to a broader region. This algorithm may prevent patients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Lymph Node Stromal Laminins Affect Graft Survival through Regulation of CD4 T Cell Proliferation and Migration
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Our prior studies demonstrated that tolerance and immunity are associated with differential expression of lymph node (LN) stromal laminins α4β1γ1 (411) and α5β1γ1 (511),…2018 American Transplant Congress
Genome Wide Non-HLA Alloimmunity Contributes to Graft Loss after Kidney Transplantation
BackgroundChronic rejection is the main cause of renal transplant loss after the first year and has mostly been attributed to alloimmune responses against human leukocyte…2018 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety of Bleselumab in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Phase 2, Randomized, Open-Label Study
Introduction: Bleselumab (ASKP1240) is an anti-CD40 monoclonal antibody currently in development. This phase 2, randomized, open-label study assessed the efficacy and safety of bleselumab in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cold Pulsatile Machine Perfusion versus Static Cold Storage in Kidneys from Donation after Circulatory Death: A Multi-Centre Randomised Controlled Trial
Introduction:Delayed graft function affects around half of all recipients of donation after circulatory death (DCD) kidneys in the UK and has a significant impact on…2018 American Transplant Congress
Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Interventional Radiology Treatment for Vascular Complications Following Living Donor Liver Transplantation: The Efficacy of Stent Placement
Background: Vascular complication is life-threatening when it develops after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and interventional radiology (IVR) is a less-invasive therapeutic option comparing to…2018 American Transplant Congress
As Clear as Mud: Volatility of the Five-Tier Quality Assessment of Kidney Transplant Centers in the United States
Outcomes of patients receiving transplants in the US are systematically aggregated into bi-annual Program-Specific Reports(PSRs) detailing risk-adjusted survival by transplant center. Recently the SRTR issued…
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