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  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Validation of Edmonton Symptom Assessment Survey in Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTR)

    M. Pokarowski, S. Dano, A. Albdalla, M. Khalid, O. Ekundayo, Y. Liao, N. Edwards, I. Mucsi.

    Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.

    Background: Patient-reported outcomes provide important information about symptom and illness experience of patients with chronic medical conditions. The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) is a…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Greater Susceptibility for Metabolic Syndrome in Pediatric Transplant Recipients – A Case-Control Study

    R. Bloete,1 N. Memaran,1 B. Borchert-Mörlins,1 D. Thurn,1 E. Bauer,1 R. Büscher,2 J. Oh,3 B. Schmidt,4 A. Melk.1

    1Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany; 2Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany; 3Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; 4Department of Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.

    Introduction. Metabolic syndrome not only contributes to an increased risk for cardiovascular sequelae but is also associated with impaired graft function and lower graft survival…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Disparities in Re-Transplantation among Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients with Graft Failure

    M. Basu,1 R. Patzer,1 R. George.1,2

    1Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; 2Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.

    Background: While gender and racial disparities in access to transplantation have been reported among pediatric patients, few studies have investigated if these disparities exist in…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients

    A. Lewis, M. Fasano, D. Zepeda-Orozco.

    University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.

    Immunoglobulin replacement therapy decreases infection frequency in patients with primary immunodeficiency; however, there is limited data regarding the use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) or subcutaneous…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Prediction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Following Liver Transplantation Using Combined Differential Gene Expression, Copy Number Variation and Somatic Mutation Analysis

    A. Humar,1 P. Liu,2 J. Luo,3 M. Nalesnik,3 A. Singhi,3 G. Tseng,2 G. Michalopoulos.3

    1Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; 2Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 3Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.

    Liver allocation for transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma is limited by OPTN policy to patients whose tumors remain within size limits defined by Milan criteria.…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Comparison of No Kasai Portoenterstomy to Failed Kasai: Analysis of UNOS Database

    T. Miloh, K. Hosek, S. Harpavath.

    Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.

    IntroductionInfants with biliary atresia (BA) identified “later” (typically after 90 days of life) present a management challenge, as late Kasai portoenterostomy (KP) has high failure…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Efficacy and Safety of Immediate- and Prolonged-Release Tacrolimus in De Novo Pediatric Transplantation: Randomized Study

    K. Vondrak,1 F. Parisi,2 A. Dhawan,3 R. Grenda,4 N. Webb,5 S. Marks,6 D. Debray,7 R. Holt,8 A. Lachaux,9 D. Kelly,10 G. Kazeem,11 N. Undre.11

    1University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic; 2Osp Pediatrico Bambino Ges[ugrave], Rome, Italy; 3King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom; 4The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland; 5Manchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom; 6Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; 7APHP-Hôpital Universitaire Necker, Paris, France; 8Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom; 9Université Lyon 1 et Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; 10Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom; 11Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd, Chertsey, United Kingdom.

    This study assessed long-term efficacy/safety of prolonged-release tacrolimus (PR-T) vs immediate-release tacrolimus (IR-T) in de novo pediatric transplant pts. Phase II, parallel-group, multicenter, open-label study…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Is BMI > 35 a Barrier to Kidney Transplantation?

    D. Walczak, E. Benedetti, C. Ryan.

    Organ Transplant, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.

    Background:Although lower rates of patient and graft survival are reported for kidney transplant recipients with BMI > 35, kidney transplant in this group provides a…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Increasing Obesity and Diabetes Prevalence in the United States End-Stage Renal Disease Population

    B. Shelton,1 D. McWilliams,1 P. MacLennan,1 R. Reed,1 M. Mustian,1 D. Sawinski,2 J. Locke.

    1Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; 2Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

    Background: Obesity and diabetes have both become national epidemics in the United States, and are associated with increased risk for comorbid diseases including end-stage renal…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    An Economic Analysis of the UK Pancreas Allocation Scheme

    K. Burke,1 S. Birch,2,3 T. Augustine.1

    1The Renal and Pancreas Transplantation Unit, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom; 2Centre for Health Economics, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; 3Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

    Introduction: Economics provides input to decisions concerning the best use of available resources. In transplantation, limitations include organ availability and competing organ demands. This is…
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