Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 49 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

2018 American Transplant Congress
Prognostic Value and Biological Significances of Five Long Non-Coding RNAs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Y. Hou,¹ Z. Yu,² N. Tam,¹ S. Huang,¹ J. Yang,¹ L. Wu,¹ Y. Ma,¹ X. He.¹
¹Department of Organ Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; ²Laboratory of Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Objectives Increasing evidence suggests that long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) plays a vital role in metastasis and development in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Tumor progression severely affect…
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Locoregional Treatments before Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Cohort Study from the European Liver Transplant Registry
H-.C. Pommergaard, A. Rostved, R. Adam, L. Thygesen, M. Salizzoni, M. Bravo, D. Cherqui, P. De Simone, K. Boudjema, V. Mazzaferro, O. Soubrane, J. García-Valdecasas, J. Prous, A. Pinna, J. O'Grady, V. Karam, C. Duvoux, A. Rasmussen.
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France; National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen, Denmark; Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy; Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France; University of Pisa Medical School Hospital, Pisa, Italy; Hôpital Pontchaillou, Rennes, France; Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy; Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France; Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna, Italy; King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France; Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France; Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
PurposeLocoregional treatment while on the waiting list for liver transplantation (Ltx) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has shown to improve survival. However, effect of treatment types…
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Analysis of Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin versus Basiliximab Induction in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients
D. Newland,¹ M. Royston,¹ D. McDonald,¹ K. Wallace-Boughter,² T. Németh,¹ K. Carlin,³ S. Horslen.²
¹Pharmacy, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA; ²Pediatrics, UW School of Medicine, Seattle, WA; ³Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle.
Background: Literature is limited comparing rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) versus basiliximab (BSX) induction in pediatric liver transplant (LT) recipients in the setting of modern-day maintenance…
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The Impact of ABO Blood Type and Geography on Access to Lung Transplant
W. Tsuang, D. McMichael, X. Wang, M. Budev.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland.
Background: Rare blood types (B and AB) are increasingly a risk factor for lung transplant waitlist mortality when compared to common blood types (A and…
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Evaluating Displays of Program Waitlist Mortality on Public Search Results
C. Schaffhausen,^1,4 M. Bruin,³ S. Chu,³ A. Matas,⁵ J. Lake,⁶ W. Kim,^7,4 S. Biggins,⁸ J. Snyder,^2,4 B. Kasiske,^1,4 A. Israni.^1,2,4
¹Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), University of Minnesota (UMN), Minneapolis, MN; ²Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, UMN, Minneapolis, MN; ³College of Design, UMN, Minneapolis, MN; ⁴Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medial Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN; ⁵Department of Surgery, UMN, Minneapolis, MN; ⁶Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, UMN, Minneapolis, MN; ⁷Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; ⁸Division of Hepatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) provides federally mandated program-specific transplant data to the public. SRTR has developed new website materials to provide more…
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Patient-Researcher Partnership Platform within the Canadian National Transplant Research Program: The First Year Experience
M-.C. Fortin,^2,3,6 S. Bédard,^1,2 J. Allard,^2,3 F. Ballesteros,^2,3 S. Anthony,^2,4,5 A. Boivin,^1,3 A. Lespérance,^1,3 D. Hartell.²
¹Centre of Excellence for Partnership with Patients and the Public, Montreal, Canada; ²Canadian National Transplant Research Program, Ottawa, Canada; ³Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montreal, Canada; ⁴Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; ⁵The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; ⁶Transplant and Nephrology Division, Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
Background: Patients have unique expertise in the diseases they deal with. The Canadian National Transplant Research Program (CNTRP) is a research initiative that aims to…
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Absence of Rejection in a Facial Allograft Recipient with a Postive Flow Crossmatch 24 Months after Induction with Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin and Anti-CD20+ Monoclonal Antibody
B. Gelb,¹ J. Diaz-Siso,² N. Plana,² A. Jacoby,² W. Rifkin,² K. Khouri,² D. Ceradini,² E. Rodriguez.²
¹Transplant Institute, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY; ²Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY.
OBJECTIVE: Vascularized composite allograft (VCA) transplantation has become a feasible reconstructive option for patients with severe facial disfigurement. Short term patient and graft survival have…
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Biochemistry Profiles Following Pig-to-Nonhuman Primate Liver Xenotransplantation
N. Louras, M. Patel, J. Shah, D. Sachs, P. Vagefi.
Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Objectives:Clinical progress in liver transplantation has increased the demand for organs, however, supply remains stagnant. Porcine liver xenotransplantation (LXT) would help address this imbalance. Here…
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HLA Typing, Panel Reactive Antibody and Donor Specific Antigen Tests Are Not Necessary for Successful Parathyroid Allotransplantation
E. Kanimdan,¹ B. Goncu,² Y. Gelmez,³ O. Idiz,⁴ C. Toka,⁵ B. Ozdemir,² H. Basoglu,⁶ N. Ozten Kandas,⁷ E. Yucesan,⁸ Y. Ersoy,⁵ R. Kazancioglu,⁹ E. Aysen.⁵
¹Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Istanbul, Turkey; ²Bezmialem Vakif University, Experimental Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey; ³Istanbul University, Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Department of Immunology, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁴Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁵Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁶Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biophysics, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁷Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁸Bezmialem Vakif University, Institute of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁹Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Permanent hypoparathyroidism(PH) is incurable condition and requires life long drug therapy.Unique therapeutic option is parathyroid allotransplantation(PA).Some studies use routinely but emprically HLA typing,PRA(panel reactive antibody)…
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Prediction of Renal Allograft Chronic Rejection Using a Model Based on Contrast EnhancedUltrasonography
C. Yang,¹ S. Wu,³ T. Zhu,¹ W. He.²
¹Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; ²Utrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; ³Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) represents microperfusion status of transplanted kidneys. Herein, we evaluate the application of CEUS in the assessment of renal allograft rejection by establishing…