Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 201 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
The lncRNA-mRNA Co-Expression Analysis in Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury
J. Zheng, F. Xue
Liver Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
*Purpose: Acetaminophen (APAP) could cause liver injury, or even acute liver failure, accounting for approximately one-half of all cases in developed countries. Once acute liver…
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Identifying Barriers to Organ Donation among Asians Americans
M. T. Li, G. C. HIllyer, S. Mohan
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Queens County, NY, one of the most densely populated and most diverse areas in the country with >27% Asian but has one of the…
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Long-Term Efficacy of Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents
J. Zhang, W. Sun, J. Lin, Y. Tian, L. Ma, L. Zhang, Y. Zhu
Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
*Purpose: Long-term efficacy of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) therapy in kidney transplant recipients was unknown. Thus, we aimed to evaluate it in a Chinese cohort…
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Innate Immunity in Brain Dead Donors: Implications of Necroptosis in Kidney Allograft Outcomes
A. Ang¹, A. Zmijewska², T. M. Stevens³, J. Murphy¹, R. B. Mannon²
¹School of Medicine, UAB, Birmingham, AL, ²Medicine/Nephrology, UAB, Birmingham, AL, ³Pathology, UAB, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Regulated necrosis (necroptosis) has been implicated in renal injury from nephrotoxic agents and ischemia. With the use of suboptimal brain dead donors (BDDs) to…
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The Incidence of Fungal Infections in Pancreas Transplant Recipients in the Absence of Systemic Antifungal Prophylaxis
S. Shaikh¹, M. Cooper¹, A. Nolan¹, P. Abrams²
¹MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, ²MedStar Gerogetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Fungal infections after pancreas transplantation have been associated with morbidity and mortality, therefore transplant centers may elect to use systemic perioperative antifungal prophylaxis (ppx).…
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Can Cxcl8 Inhibitor (reparixin) Improve Islet Engraftment And Clinical Outcomes After Islet Allotransplantation? University Of Chicago Preliminary Results From A Phase 3 Multicenter Randomized, Double-blinded, Prospective Study.
P. Bachul¹, K. Golab¹, L. Basto¹, L. Wang¹, M. Tibudan¹, J. Golebiewska², M. Para¹, L. Perea¹, F. Antic¹, J. Fung¹, P. Witkowski¹
¹University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
*Purpose: Reparixin is a novel CxCR1/2 chemokine receptor-blocking molecule, which has been shown improving islet engraftment in animal models. A multicenter trial was organized to…
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Immunosuppressant Adherence in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients in the United States
W. S. Cherikh¹, A. R. Wilk¹, J. Maghirang¹, E. A. Witt², H. Kirkham², S. Boghani², N. Hira³, G. Pietradoni², D. K. Klassen¹
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Walgreen Co, Deerfield, IL, ³AllianceRx Walgreens Prime, Orlando, FL
*Purpose: We sought to determine the characteristics associated with immunosuppressant (IS) medication adherence among adult recipients of deceased donor liver transplants (TXs) in the US.*Methods:…
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Screening for Renal Cell Masses in Kidney Transplant
H. E. Fernandez, D. Tsapepas, D. J. Cohen, M. Sumit, L. E. Ratner
Columbia University MC, New York, NY
*Purpose: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a risk factor for development of acquired cystic kidney disease (ACKD) with the incidence of ACKD rising from 90%…
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Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Patients with ESRD Due to Myeloma
A. Riaz, A. Khalil, M. S. Yaqub, T. Taber, O. Adebiyi, A. Sharfuddin
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Recent literature has suggested that certain patients with multiple myeloma can successfully undergo renal transplantation after stem transplantation with consideration for maintenance therapy. Outcomes…
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Recipient Predictors of Post-Donation End Stage Renal Disease in Living Kidney Donors
J. Wainright¹, A. Robinson¹, A. Wilk¹, D. Klassen², W. Cherikh¹, L. Cartwright¹, D. Stewart¹
¹Research, UNOS, Richmond, VA, ²UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: We studied associations between kidney transplant recipient diagnosis and other factors and development of ESRD among related living kidney donors (LKDs).*Methods: Using OPTN listing…