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  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Islet Xenotransplantation: A Quest for Clinically Available Immunosuppression Regimens

    Q. Gao, R. Davis, M. Mulvihill, M. Song, F. Leopardi, M. Ribeiro, T. How, G. Devi, B. Collins, A. Kirk.

    Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

    IntroductionThe field of porcine islet xenotransplantation has made significant progress in non-human primate studies in recent years. However, one major barrier preventing clinical translation of…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Thirty-Six Consecutive Kidney Transplants in Recipients with Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Single-Centre Experience

    E. Favi,1 G. Ardissino,2 D. Cresseri,3 J. Brocca,1 S. Testa,4 F. Tel,4 A. Giussani,1 C. Colico,1 C. Beretta,1 M. Ferraresso.1

    1Kidney Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy; 2Centre for HUS Prevention, Control and Management, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy; 3Nephrology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy; 4Pediatric Nephrology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy.

    Background. Due to high recurrence rate, poor kidney transplant (KTx) survival has been reported for recipients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). More recently, prophylaxis…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Marijuana Use Should Not Preclude Consideration for Kidney Transplantation

    K. Fabbri, T. Anderson-Haag, A. Spenningsby, A. Israni, R. Nygaard, P. Stahler.

    Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN.

    Purpose: Policies for transplant eligibility for tobacco and marijuana (MJ) users vary among transplant centers. The aim of this study was to compare the impact…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Gut Microbiota, Mycophenolate Mofetil, and Post-Transplant Diarrhea in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    J. Lee,1 M. Magruder,1 L. Zhang,1 D. Dadhania,1 M. Satlin,1 L. Westblade,1 A. Robertson,1 Y. Taur,2 L. Ling,2 E. Pamer,2 M. Suthanthiran.1

    1Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY; 2Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY.

    INTRODUCTION. The etiology of post-transplant diarrhea is often unknown and attributed to mycophenolate mofetil dosage.METHODS. We recruited 71 kidney transplant recipients for serial collection of…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Race, Income, and Insurance Status Predict Migration for Liver Transplantation in the United States

    A. Kwong, A. Mannalithara, W. Kim.

    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

    Background: Ongoing organ shortage and regional differences in organ availability have encouraged patients in need of liver transplantation (LT) to travel in order to increase…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Elevated Skin Specific Non-HLA Antibodies Correlate with Acute Rejection Episodes in Clinical VCA

    B. Kollar,1 A. Uffing,2 T. Win,1 S. Tasigiorgos,1 B. Pomahac,1 F. Quintana,3 L. Riella.2

    1Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; 2Transplantation Research Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; 3Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.

    Introduction: Vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) is unique by presence of the skin in the allografts. Due to the high immunogenicity of skin and the presence…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    CMV Mismatch Still Negatively Affects Patient and Graft Survival in the Era of CMV Prophylactic and Preemptive Therapy: A Paired Kidney Analysis

    N. Leeaphorn,1 N. Garg,2 N. Thamcharoen,1 E. Khankin,1 F. Cardarelli,1 M. Pavlakis.1

    1Transplant Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA; 2Department of Medicine, Nephrology Division, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI.

    Background: The impact of CMV serostatus on kidney transplant outcomes in an era when CMV prophylactic and preemptive strategies are used routinely is not clearly…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Tocilizumab Stabilizes Renal Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Chronic Active Antibody Mediated Rejection (CAAMR)

    S. Patel, S. Mohan, H. Fernandez, I. Batal, L. Ratner, J. Crew.

    Columbia University, New York.

    INTRO: CAAMR after kidney transplantation (KTx) is associated with rates of allograft failure approaching 50% at 2 years from injury involving T cells, B cells,…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Donor Hypothermia Outcomes in Living Kidney Transplantation

    J. Buggs,1 J. Wei,2 E. Rogers,3 R. Liu,2 V. Bowers.1

    1Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Medical Group, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; 2Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; 3Transplant Research, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.

    Background: The effect of donor hypothermia is known to significantly reduce the rate of delayed graft function (DGF) in cadaveric donor kidney transplantation. The effect…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Improved Renal Allograft Survival for Pre-Emptive Paediatric Renal Transplant Recipients in the United Kingdom

    M. Marlais,1 K. Martin,2 S. Marks.1

    1Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; 2NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom.

    OBJECTIVESThe aim of this study was to investigate whether being on dialysis at the time of renal transplantation affected renal allograft survival in paediatric renal…
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