Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 76 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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12-Months Evolution of Anti-HLA Antibodies Donor Specific Antibodies after Rescue Switch from CNi-Based Immunosuppressive Regimen to Belatacept in Kidney Allograft Recipients
M. Matignon,¹ C. Dudreuilh,¹ P. Rémy,¹ J-.L. Taupin,² P. Grimbert.¹
¹Nephrology Transplantation, APHP Henri Mondor, Creteil, France; ²Histocompatibility, APHP Saint Louis, Paris, France.
IntroductionAfter kidney transplantation, long-term immunosuppression with calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) or mTOR inhibitors (mTORi) leads to adverse effects, such as nephrotoxicity and proteinuria. Currently, available data…
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A Novel Combined Formula to Direct Optimal Immunosuppressive Drug Exposure in Renal Transplant Recipients
O. Pankewycz,¹ E. Onan,² M. Laftavi,¹ R. Gruessner,³ H. Smileuski,¹ E. Alissandrello,¹ A. Gruessner.³
¹Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY; ²Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey; ³Downstate Medical University, New York, NY.
Purpose: The most widely used maintenance immunosuppressive combination after kidney transplantation is tacrolimus (TAC) and mycophenolic acid (MPA). The utility of therapeutic drug monitoring for…
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Target Tacrolimus Troughs and CYP3A5 Polymorphisms Do Not Predict Therapeutic Drug Exposure in African American and Caucasian Renal Transplant Recipients
K. Tornatore,^1,4 K. Attwood,² D. Brazeau,³ S. Chang,⁴ R. Venuto.⁴
¹Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University at Buffalo(UB), Buffalo; ²Biostatistics, RPCI, Buffalo; ³Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of New England, Portland; ⁴Nephrology, UB School of Medicine, Buffalo.
Background: African American(AA) renal transplant recipients(RTR) require larger tacrolimus(TAC) doses to achieve similar troughs to Caucasians which may be due to CYP3A5 polymorphisms. TAC pharmacokinetics…
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Variation in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation among U.S. Transplant Centers
T. Melanson,¹ M. Basu,¹ L. Plantiga,¹ S. Pastan,¹ S. Mohan,² R. Patzer.¹
¹Emory University, Atlanta; ²Columbia University, New York.
Introduction: Living donor kidney transplant (LDKTx) is the preferred treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) but continues to be less common than deceased…
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Cumulative Sum Analysis of the Learning Curve for Video-Assisted Minilaparotomy Donor Nephrectomy in Healthy Kidney Donors
J. Na,¹ J. Park,¹ M-.G. Yoon,¹ H. Lee,² Y. Yoon,³ K. Huh,⁴ M. Kim,⁴ S. Kim,⁴ Y. Kim,⁴ W. Han.¹
¹Department of Urology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Urological Science Institute, Seoul, Korea; ²Department of Urology, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang-si, Korea; ³Department of Urology, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ⁴Department of Surgery-Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background:Video-assisted minilaparotomy surgery (VAMS) is a hybrid of open and laparoscopic surgical techniques, so has advantages of both approaches. Here we examined the learning curve…
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Temporal Trends in Living Kidney Donor Candidates
S. Singh,^1,2 V. DiCecco,² M. Luo,² Y. Li,² O. Famure.²
¹Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Division of Nephrology and the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Living kidney donor transplantation is the preferred treatment option for end-stage renal disease. However, living kidney donation rates have plateaued in North America. Existing studies…
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Torsion and Inversion of Intraperitoneal Kidneys Manifesting as Acute Allograft Dysfunction – A Case Series
P. Kandula, A. Patel, S. Bains, H. Sun.
Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ.
Torsion (rotation of kidney allograft around its vascular pedicle) or inversion (rotation of kidney graft around ureter) of intraperitoneal transplant kidney is a rare complication.…
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Higher Concordance in the Incidence of DGF and Post-Transplant BKV Infection among Recipients Receiving Mate Kidneys from the Same Deceased Donor: A Paired Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Analysis
K. Venkatesh,¹ C. Wu,¹ C. Puttarajappa,¹ R. Mehta,¹ P. Sood,¹ A. Tevar,² S. Hariharan.¹
¹Nephrology Division, Univ of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; ²Transplant Surgery, Univ of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background: This study was undertaken to explore the degree to which donor variables impact rates of DGF, post-transplant CMV and BKV infections using a paired…
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Impact of Age and Race on BK Viremia among Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Mehta,^1,3 N. Ali,^1,3 B. Lonze,^2,3 A. Stachel.³
¹Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY; ²Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY; ³NYU Langone Health, New York, NY.
Background: Older age has been described as a potential risk factor for BK virus infection after kidney transplantation. The purpose of this study is to…
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Liver Transplantation in Foreign Nationals: Lower Rates of Waitlist Mortality and Higher Rates of Lost to Follow-Up Post-Transplant
N. Ferrante, D. Goldberg.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Background: A highly contentious issue in the transplant community is whether or not to provide deceased donor liver transplant (DDLT) to non-citizen/non-residents (NCNRs) who travel…