Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 180 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Steroid-Free Protocol on Incidence of Posttransplantation Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter, Open-Label, Controlled Trial in Renal Transplant Recipients
J. Ekberg¹, S. Baid-Agrawal¹, B. Jespersen², R. Källén³, E. Rafael³, K. Skov², P. Lindnér¹
¹Institute of Clinical Sciences, Transplant Institute, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden, ²Department of Nephrology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Department of Transplantation, Skane University Hospital, Malmoe, Sweden
*Purpose: Comparison of two immunosuppressive protocols, steroid-free with antithymocyte globulin (ATG) induction, and steroid containing with basiliximab induction, regarding the incidence of PTDM, one year…
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Preemptive Kidney Transplantation: Is There a Role for ABO Incompatible Transplantation?
M. N. Mustian¹, B. A. Shelton¹, P. A. MacLennan¹, R. D. Reed¹, G. McGwin¹, B. J. Orandi¹, D. Sawinski², V. Kumar¹, J. E. Locke¹
¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Barriers to kidney transplantation (KT) exist, including ABO incompatibility (ABOi) between potential living kidney donors and transplant candidates. Incompatible pairs can undergo desensitization or…
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Utilization of DCD Donors >50 Years Old for Liver Transplantation
T. Chaly, K. Hoidal, C. Cashman, J. Brink, A. Mehrotra, W. Van der Werf
Arizona Transplant Associates, PC, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: End stage liver disease is becoming more prevalent in the United States with approximately 4.9 million adults carrying the diagnosis. It is estimated that…
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Undernutrition and Leptin Deficiency Modulates T Cell Immunity in Transplantation
E. David¹, M. Zhu², B. Bennett², D. Cheng¹, A. Nichols¹, W. Parker², P. Schroder², N. McIver¹, A. Kirk², E. Chambers¹
¹Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: We have previously shown an association between undernutrition and the development of viremia in transplanted children. While undernutrition is associated with impaired T cell…
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Anti-Donor M H C Class I I Alloantibody Induce Glomerular Injury in Mouse Renal Allografts Subjected to Prolonged Cold Ischemia
V. Gorbacheva, R. Fan, A. Beavers, R. Fairchild, W. Baldwin, A. Valujskikh
Inflammation and Immunity, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Prolonged cold ischemia storage (CIS) of donor transplants is a major risk factor for acute and chronic graft tissue injury.The goal of this study…
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The Burden of Recipient Driving Distance and Post Lung Transplant Outcomes: A National Cohort Study
W. Tsuang, S. Arrigain, R. Lopez, M. Snair, K. McCurry, M. Budev, J. Schold
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: There are only 75 lung transplant centers in the United States, which leads to a spectrum of travel burdens among patients in order to…
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Epitop Matching Predicts Immunization in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Allograft Failure Leading to Worse Outcomes
F. Halleck¹, M. Merkel¹, P. Bach², D. Schmidt¹, M. Niemann³, N. Lachmann⁴, K. Budde¹
¹Nephrology, Charite, Berlin, Germany, ²Institute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite, Berlin, Germany, ³PIRCHE AG, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Institute for Transfusion Medicine, H&I Laboratory, Charite, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: The number of immunized patients on the waitlist is increasing worldwide. There is a lack of data about the impact of immunization after transplantation…
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Impact Of Cold And Warm Ischemia Time On Outcomes For Kidneys Donated After Cardiac Death
C. Brennan¹, P. R. Sandoval², S. A. Husain², D. Tsapepas¹, S. Mohan², L. E. Ratner²
¹New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, ²Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Donors after cardiac death (DCD) organs are frequently being discarded. Prolonged warm (WIT) cold (CIT) ischemia times are often important considerations in the discard…
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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Prophylaxis Increases the Risk of Multi-Drug Resistant Cultures and Infections in Liver Transplant Patients
R. Rosenblatt, A. Schluger, M. Pereira, E. Verna
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis prophylaxis (SBP-P) is increasingly prescribed to patients awaiting liver transplantation (LT), but its impact on multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO) or the…
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Prolongation of Allograft Survival via Donor MHC Chimerism Induced by Exosomes
B. Gonzalez Nolasco¹, M. Wang¹, W. Orent¹, A. Prunevieille¹, J. O¹, K. Ahrens¹, J. C. Madsen², G. Benichou¹
¹Department of Surgery, Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Department of Surgery, Center for Transplantation Sciences, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Achieving robust and durable host immune tolerance of allogeneic transplants is the ultimate goal in clinical transplantation. Mixed chimerism induced via donor bone marrow…