Am J Transplant, Volume 18, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 80 of 211 - ATC Abstracts

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A Long-Term Experience with Expansion of Milan Criteria for Liver Transplant Recipients
S. Commander,¹ B. Shaw,¹ L. Washburn,² D. Yoeli,² A. Rana,² J. Goss.²
¹Duke University, Durham, NC; ²Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Background: The Milan Criteria (MC) have historically determined eligibility for transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Region 4 expanded…
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Wait Times for Pediatric Liver Transplantation and the Impact of PELD/MELD Exception
K. Khan,¹ C. Desai,² F. Thomas,¹ K. Alexander.¹
¹Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; ²Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Background:In order to even the playing field for patients without liver disease that nevertheless are in urgent need for a liver graft the United Network…
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Is BMI > 35 a Barrier to Kidney Transplantation?
D. Walczak, E. Benedetti, C. Ryan.
Organ Transplant, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.
Background:Although lower rates of patient and graft survival are reported for kidney transplant recipients with BMI > 35, kidney transplant in this group provides a…
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Increasing Obesity and Diabetes Prevalence in the United States End-Stage Renal Disease Population
B. Shelton,¹ D. McWilliams,¹ P. MacLennan,¹ R. Reed,¹ M. Mustian,¹ D. Sawinski,² J. Locke.
¹Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; ²Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Background: Obesity and diabetes have both become national epidemics in the United States, and are associated with increased risk for comorbid diseases including end-stage renal…
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An Economic Analysis of the UK Pancreas Allocation Scheme
K. Burke,¹ S. Birch,^2,3 T. Augustine.¹
¹The Renal and Pancreas Transplantation Unit, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom; ²Centre for Health Economics, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; ³Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Introduction: Economics provides input to decisions concerning the best use of available resources. In transplantation, limitations include organ availability and competing organ demands. This is…
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Demand for Uterine Transplantation in the United States: Initial Recruitment Results of a Trial of Uterine Transplantation in the Northeast U.S.
P. Porrett,¹ N. Latif,² E. Wang,² L. Sortor,³ S. Levin,⁴ A. Shaked,¹ K. Olthoff,¹ C. Coutifaris,² D. Driscoll,² K. O'Neill.²
¹Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ²OB/Gyn, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ³Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ⁴Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Background Uterine factor infertility (UFI) may affect 7 million women in the United States. Uterine transplantation (UTx) is an emerging treatment for UFI, particularly in…
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The Effect of Intravenous Immunoglobulin on In Vitro Human Antibody Binding to Genetically-Engineered Pig Cells – Relevance to Clinical Xenotransplantation –
T. Yamamoto,¹ Q. Li,¹ H. Iwase,¹ D. Ayares,² D. Cooper,¹ H. Hara.¹
¹Xenotransplantation Program, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham; ²Revivicor, Blacksburg.
Background: Xenoreactive antibodies play an important role in xenograft rejection. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), which has anti-complement activity and contains anti-idiotypic antibodies, is widely used for…
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Increased Expression of HLA-DPB1 in Pre-Implantation Kidney Biopsies is Associated with Poor Late Graft Function
K. Mine,¹ T. Mourão,¹ C. Felipe,² G. Rampim,¹ J. Medina-Pestana,² H. Tedesco-Silva,² M. Gerbase-DeLima.¹
¹Instituto de Imunogenética, AFIP, São Paulo, Brazil; ²Hospital do Rim, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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…
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Renal Allograft Cortical Perfusion Quantification by 3D-Arterial Spin Labeling Could Be Used to Identify Subclinical Antibody-Mediated Rejection
W. Wang,¹ J. Wen,² F. Xu,² Y. Yu,³ L. Zhang,³ Z. Liu.²
¹Nanjing Medical University, Jinling School of Medicine, Nanjing, China; ²Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Nanjing, China; ³Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China.
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…
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Psychosocial Assessment of Candidates for Transplantation (PACT) Identifies Non-Adherence in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
K. Freischlag,¹ V. Chen,² S. Nagaraj,² A. Chua,² E. Chambers.²
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…