2018 American Transplant Congress
What Happened When the 'Soft Opt-Out' to Organ Donation Was Implemented in Wales? Family and Professional Views and Experiences, and Consent Rates for the First 18 Months
On 01.12.15 Wales introduced a 'soft opt-out' system of organ donation.Co-productive, mixed-methods study partnered with NHS Blood and Transplant and patient and public representatives. Data…2018 American Transplant Congress
Medicare Part D Plans Deny Coverage for Off-Label and Off-Compendia Immunosuppressant Use: A Case Series
Immunosuppressants are a protected drug class under the Medicare Part D benefit, meaning that all drugs in this class must be present on all plan…2018 American Transplant Congress
Upper Limb Transplantation in the US: An Early Look at OPTN Data
In July 2014, the OPTN assumed responsibility for developing policy for vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA). This abstract presents initial data collected in upper limb transplantation…2018 American Transplant Congress
Re-Endothelialization of Liver Xenografts Utilizing Human Endothelial Cells
1Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; 2Pathology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
Introduction:Acute antibody mediated rejection due to preformed antibodies present in human serum remains a hurdle to successful xenotransplantation. Xenograft vascular endothelium represents the initial site…2018 American Transplant Congress
Increased Expression of HLA-DPB1 in Pre-Implantation Kidney Biopsies is Associated with Poor Late Graft Function
In a previous gene expression microarray study in pre-implantation biopsies (PIB) from kidneys of 53 deceased donors (GeneChip® Human Gene 1.0 ST Arrays, Affymetrix; GEO…2018 American Transplant Congress
Renal Allograft Cortical Perfusion Quantification by 3D-Arterial Spin Labeling Could Be Used to Identify Subclinical Antibody-Mediated Rejection
Background: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is now the most principal post-surgical complication complicating allograft long-term survival. Therefore, its early detection before serum creatinine rises/estimated glomerular filtration…2018 American Transplant Congress
Psychosocial Assessment of Candidates for Transplantation (PACT) Identifies Non-Adherence in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
1School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC; 2Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Background: We have demonstrated that overall pre-transplant Psychosocial Assessment of Candidates for Transplantation (PACT) scores can identify high risk pediatric kidney recipients. In this pilot…2018 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus and the Risk of Graft Loss or Death in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Trial-Based Linkage Study
Background: The use of mTORIs may be associated with a reduction of cancer incidence after kidney transplantation (KT) and improved graft function compared with calcineurin-inhibitor…2018 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Peak Levels and Metabolism Rates in African American (AA) and Non-AA Kidney Transplant Recipients (KTR) on Immediate-Release Tacrolimus (IR-tac)
Trough-to-daily dose (C/D) ratio has been used as a simple method for evaluation of IR-tac metabolism rate. Recent studies have shown that fast metabolizers defined…2018 American Transplant Congress
Development of Optimal Simplified Equation for Estimation of Mycophenolic Acid Exposure Following Enteric-Coated Mycophenolate Sodium Administration in Chinese Renal Transplant Recipients
MyERA Study Group, Hangzhou, China.
Background: Limited sampling strategies (LSS) aids in overcoming the complexity of extensive PK sampling and supporting the calculation of mycophenolic acid (MPA) exposure. This study…
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