2018 American Transplant Congress
Experience with Immunosuppressive Strategies in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation of Face
This retrospective review of the largest face transplant cohort aims to describe the evolution of immunosuppressive (IS) regimens used in face transplant recipients.All face transplants…2018 American Transplant Congress
Clostridium Difficile Infection after Liver Transplant is Associated with Poor Long-Term Survival
Division of Organ Transplantation, Umass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA.
Background: Clostridium Difficile infection (CDI) is a growing problem in hospitalized patients and occurs in liver transplant recipients at a higher rate than non-transplant patients.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Expression is Associated with Subtypes of Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Introduction: PD-L1 expression on select tumor cells engages the PD-1 receptor on T cells, inhibiting anti-tumor immune responses. PD-L1 has been detected in cases of…2018 American Transplant Congress
End Stage Renal Disease after Face Transplant
Purpose Renal failure as an outcome of chronic immunosuppression is a known complication of organ transplantation. We report the first case of end stage renal…2018 American Transplant Congress
Targeted Donor Complement Blockade after Brain-Death Prevents Delayed Graft Function but Not Progression to Antibody-Mediated Rejection in a Non-Human Primate Model of Kidney Allo-Transplantation
1Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; 2Pharming Group N.V, Leiden, Netherlands.
Introduction: Donor brain death (BD) triggers a complement-mediated inflammatory response linked to renal injury which has been associated to delayed graft function (DGF) and the…2018 American Transplant Congress
modified DFPP Can Eliminate Donor-Reactive IgG Antibody with Preserving Fibrinogen before Kidney Transplantation
BACKGROUND: Elimination of preexisting IgG antibodies against donor antigen is an important role before antibody-incompatible (i.e. ABO-incompatible and donor-specific antibody positive) kidney transplantation. Plasma exchange…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Score for Predicting Mortality and Graft Failure after Kidney Transplant
Purpose:To develop a novel score for predicting mortality and graft failure after kidney transplant.Methods:We reviewed a cohort of 783 kidney transplant recipients and analyzed pertinent…2018 American Transplant Congress
Development and Validation of FLF-Transplant Score to Predict Mortality of Status 1A Candidates
Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is the definitive treatment for patients with fulminant liver failure (Status 1A). We aimed to develop a prognostic model for prediction…2018 American Transplant Congress
Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Following Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation. A Study of the United Kingdom Transplant Registry
BackgroundPatients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) suffer increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPKT) improves…2018 American Transplant Congress
Trends and Policy Influences on Multiple Listing Practices for Kidney Transplantation between 2000 and 2017
BACKGROUND: Organ allocation policies continually evolve to address long transplant wait times and a limited donor organ pool. Transplant candidates may list at multiple centers…
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