Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 150 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Prognostic Value of C3d Fixing Preformed Donor-Specific Antibody in Crossmatch-Positive Living Kidney Transplantation
K. Miyake¹, M. Okumi¹, Y. Kakuta¹, K. Unagami², M. Furusawa¹, H. Ishida², K. Tanabe¹
¹Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Sinjuku, Japan, ²Organ Transplant Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Sinjuku, Japan
*Purpose: The occurrence of acute antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) was higher in flow cytometric crossmatch (FCXM)-positive patients despite desensitization, and complement binding ability of donor specific…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Conversion Rates as a Quality Measure for Kidney Program Efficiency for Both New Referrals and Existing Listed Candidates
E. Woodle¹, C. Siemers², B. Woodle³, C. King², R. Alloway¹, S. Tremblay¹
¹U of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ²UC Health, Cincinnati, OH, ³U of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
*Purpose: Arguably the most important achievement for renal failure patients is identification of a living donor (LD)and transplantation with a LD kidney. Given these considerations…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Multi-Regional Study of Down-Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma to within Milan Criteria before Liver Transplantation
N. Mehta¹, J. Guy², C. Frenette³, P. Tabrizian⁴, M. Hoteit⁵, R. Dhanasekaran⁶, J. Dodge¹, M. L. Holzner⁴, L. Frankul³, S. Florman⁴, N. Parikh⁷, F. Yao¹
¹UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ²CPMC, San Francisco, CA, ³Scripps Hospital, La Jolla, CA, ⁴Mt Sinai, New York, NY, ⁵U. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, ⁷U. Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Recent studies from United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) Region 5 reported excellent outcomes after liver transplantation (LT) after successful down-staging in HCC patients…
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Inhibition of mTORC2 Causes Hyper Phosphorylation of ERK Induced by Co-Ligation of HLA-I and II Antibody
Y. Jin¹, J. Sinnet-Smith², E. Rozengurt², E. F. Reed¹
¹Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Transplant recipients developing donor specific antibodies (DSA) are at risk for antibody-mediated rejection (AMR). It has been reported that as many as 30% of…
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The Spread of HIV Donation throughout a DSA
A. Friedman, E. Marquez, J. A. Lewis, K. Delli Carpini
LiveOnNY, New York, NY
*Purpose: Before passage of the HOPE act in late 2013, HIV infection was an absolute contraindication to organ donation. Retrospective review of the records of…
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Outcomes for Robotic Pancreas Transplants in Obese Candidates
M. Spaggiari, K. A. Tulla, O. T. Okoye, C. Di Bella, P. Di Cocco, J. A. Almario Alvarez, I. G. Tzvetanov, E. Benedetti
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Pancreas transplantation has evolved to include select overweight and obese diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. A robotic approach can be utilized to treat obese transplant…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Use of dd-cfDNA as a Predictive Tool for Outcome Decreased Kidney Function
T. Alhamad¹, E. Poggio², D. Hiller³, S. Dholakia³, P. Sood⁴
¹Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³CareDx, Brisbane, CA, ⁴University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: A decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) during the first 12 months following kidney transplantation is associated with poor outcome and increased graft…
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Renoportal Anastomosis in Liver Transplantation: Results from a Propensity Score-Based Outcome Analysis
G. D'Amico, S. Armanyous, L. Lomaglio, T. Diago Uso, K. Hashimoto, B. Eghtesad, M. Fujiki, F. Aucejo, K. Sasaki, H. Matsushima, C. Lindenmeyer, C. Miller, C. Quintini
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Diffuse splanchnic venous thrombosis (DSVT) remains a serious challenge for the liver transplant (LT) surgeon, despite ongoing advances in surgical techniques. Reno-portal anastomosis (RPA)…
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Your Path to Transplant Education Increases Patients’ Transplant Knowledge, Attitudes, Informed Decision-Making, and Pursuit: An Randomized Controlled Trial
A. D. Waterman¹, Y. Cui², J. D. Peipert³, J. L. Beaumont², C. S. Anderson¹, A. L. Paiva⁴, M. L. Robbins⁴
¹Division of Nephrology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ³Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
*Purpose: Most kidney transplant (KT) education is “one-size-fits-all” where patients’ unique gaps in knowledge, challenges, and level of readiness to pursue KT and living donor…
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Elevated Podocyte-specific Urinary Extracellular Vesicles In Patients With Fsgs Recurrence After Kidney Transplantation
H. Lau, A. Shimomura, E. Tantisattamo, U. G. Reddy, D. Dafoe, H. Ichii
University of California Irvine, Orange, CA
*Purpose: Kidney graft failure is a major concern in patients with kidney transplantation. Patients who suffered graft failure are at a higher risk for mortality…