Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 172 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Outcomes after Induction Therapy with Thymoglobulin Compared with Alemtuzumab
B. Masters¹, F. Bartlett², C. Drachenberg³, S. Bartlett³, R. Barth³, J. Scalea³, A. Haririan³
¹University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, ³University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare the outcomes of simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant (SPK) recipients after two T-cell depleting induction agents:…
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Multi-Organ Transplant Results in Lower Patient and Graft Survival Than Kidney Alone Transplant
C. A. Custer¹, J. Entwistle², K. Ladin³, L. Cartwright¹, E. J. Gordon⁴
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Thomas Jefferson University, Washington, DC, ³Tufts University, Medford, MA, ⁴Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Kidneys are the most common organ involved in multi-organ transplants (MOT). MOT candidates often receive priority access to kidneys over single organ transplant (SOT)…
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Impact of Coronary Artery Disease on Long-Term Mortality after Liver Transplantation
S. S. Patel¹, V. A. Rodriguez², M. B. Siddiqui¹, J. Laurenzano³, F. Lin³, J. Clinton³, M. Faridnia⁴, A. Chandrakumaran⁴, T. Reichman⁵, C. Bhati⁵, M. S. Siddiqui¹
¹Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ²Department of Bio-statistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ³Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁵Department of Transplant Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an important cause of post liver transplantation (LT) mortality and is higher than age-and gender matched cohorts. This happens despite…
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Pure Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy Based On Korean Multicenter Experience
K. Suh¹, S. Hong¹, G. Choi², K. Lee¹, C. D. Kwon², K. Kim³, S. Lee⁴, Y. Han⁵, J. Cho⁶, H. Han⁷
¹Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Surgery, , Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Surgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of, ⁷Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital,, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Due to increased experience and knowledge in laparoscopic surgery in the era of minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic donor hepatectomy is also being increasingly performed…
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Identification Of Pre-transplant Biomarkers Of Recipient Immune Dysfunction That Predict Recipient Risk Of Death Following Liver Transplant: The Immune Frailty Index
K. E. Lunsford¹, N. Aware¹, K. Cleveland¹, C. J. Manner¹, D. T. Nguyen², E. A. Graviss², J. V. Thomas¹, H. Vyas¹, L. W. Moore¹, S. A. Dorman¹, A. Saharia¹, C. M. Mobley¹, M. J. Hobeika¹, X. C. Li¹, R. M. Ghobrial¹
¹Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Cirrhosis-related immune dysfunction is well recognized and likely contributes to early mortality following liver transplant (LT) resulting from infections; however, few prior studies have…
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A Potential Role for IgE-Mediated Immune Response in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection
F. Rascio¹, P. Pontrelli², G. S. Netti³, E. Manno¹, B. Infante¹, S. Simone², G. Castellano², M. Seveso⁴, E. Cozzi⁴, L. Gesualdo², G. Stallone¹, G. Grandaliano¹
¹Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy, ²Department of Emergency, and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, ³Dept. of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Clinical Pathology Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy, ⁴Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Transplant Immunology Unit, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
*Purpose: Chronic antibody-mediated rejection (CAMR) is the main cause of graft loss and shares with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) the antibody-mediated kidney damage and the…
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Using Transplant Referral Regions to Measure Access to Kidney Transplant
K. Ross¹, D. Axelrod², R. Patzer¹
¹Emory University, Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA, ²Dept of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
*Purpose: The transplant community has advocated to emphasize pre-transplant quality metrics to promote access to kidney transplantation (KT). Measuring access to transplant requires a well-defined,…
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An International Multicentre Validation Study of the Toronto Listing Criteria for Pediatric Intestinal Transplant
A. J. Roberts¹, P. W. Wales², S. V. Beath³, H. M. Evans¹, J. Hind⁴, T. Wong⁵, D. Mercer⁶, J. Yap⁷, C. Belza⁸, D. Grant⁹, Y. Avitzur¹⁰
¹Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Starship Child Health - Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, ²Division of General & Thoracic Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto,, Group for Improvement of Intestinal Function and Treatment (GIFT), Transplant Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³The Liver Unit, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁴Paediatric Liver, GI & Nutrition Centre, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁵The Liver Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁶Children’s Hospital and Medical Centre, Omaha, NE, ⁷Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁸Group for Improvement of Intestinal Function and Treatment (GIFT), Transplant Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Department of Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Group for Improvement of Intestinal Function and Treatment (GIFT), Transplant Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Current intestinal transplantation (IT) listing criteria from 2001 have limited ability to predict the need for IT in the current era of intestinal failure…
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The Complexity of T Cell-Mediated Rejection Scenarios: Identifying BK in Biopsies with TCMR
P. F. Halloran and The INTERCOMEX Investigators¹, G. Gupta², J. Reeve³
¹University of Alberta, Edmonton AB, AB, Canada, ²Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ³Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Some transplanted kidneys have concomitant T cell-mediated rejection (TCMR) and BK virus nephropathy (BK). The histologic diagnosis in BK sometimes overlooks the TCMR component,…
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Metabolic and Cardiovascular Evaluation in Living Kidney Donors: Survey of US Transplant Centers 2018
N. Garg¹, K. L. Lentine², L. Inker³, A. X. Garg⁴, J. Rodrigue⁵, D. Segeb⁶, D. A. Mandelbrot¹
¹UW Madison, Madison, WI, ²SLU, St. Louis, MO, ³Tufts, Boston, MA, ⁴Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁵BIDMC, Boston, MA, ⁶JHU, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: There are very limited data on practice patterns for metabolic and cardiovascular testing of living kidney donor candidates. We surveyed US transplant centers to…