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  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    A Meta-Analysis for Induction Therapy of Kidney Transplantation: Comparison of Antithymocyte Globulin and Interleukin 2 Receptor Antagonist

    G. Chen, Z. Wu, C. Wang, X. Liu, C. Wang, L. Chen.

    Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

    Objectives To compare the efficacy and safety of antithymocyte globulin (ATG) and interleukin 2 receptor antagonist (IL2Ra) in induction therapy of kidney transplantation.Method A literature…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Developing a Rationale for an Appropriate Immunosuppressive Regimen in Lung vs Kidney Transplant Recipients: Effects of Induction Therapy

    P. Martin-Moreno,1,2 H. Shin,1,3 H. Goldberg,4 A. Chandraker.1

    1Transplantation Research Center, Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; 2Nephrology Department, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; 3Renal Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea; 4Pulmonary Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

    IntroductionThe appropriate use of Thymoglobulin (ATG) or Basiliximab as induction therapy is not fully understood. We studied circulating cytokine profiles following kidney and lung transplantation…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Long-Term Renal Function in Living Kidney Donors with Renal Cysts

    M. Waldram, A. Thomas, A. Muzaale, C. Holscher, A. Nguyen, S. Halpern, S. Anjum, J. Alejo, B. Boyarsky, S. Ottman, J. Garonzik-Wang, D. Segev, A. Massie.

    JHU, Baltimore.

    Renal cysts found during the evaluation of living kidney donor (LKD) candidates are often regarded as benign. However, it is possible that these structural abnormalities…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Objective Markers of Frailty Predict Successful Listing and Survival for Renal Transplant

    A. Tevar, K. Lemon, C. Wu, N. Shah, R. Mehta, C. Puttarajappa, P. Sood, S. Hariharan, A. Ganoza, M. Wijkstrom, M. Molinari, A. Humar, Y. Wang, J. Steel.

    Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

    Background: Across all medical specialties, frailty has been shown to be a predictor of poor health outcomes. Previous studies have shown that gait speed and…
  • 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…
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