Am J Transplant, Volume 19, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 202 of 214 - ATC Abstracts

2019 American Transplant Congress
Fifteen Year Outcomes in the Astellas Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Comparing Early Corticosteroid Withdrawal (CSWD) and Long-Term Corticosteroid Therapy Continuation (CCS) in Kidney Transplantation
E. Woodle¹, S. Clark², D. Stewart³, M. First⁴, R. Alloway⁵, J. Gill⁶, .. Split Rock Group⁷
¹Transplant Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, ²Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³UNOS, Richmond, VA, ⁴Transplant Genomics Inc. and Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, ⁵University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, ⁶University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Yale University, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: To evaluate long-term outcomes among participants in the original multi-center RCT initiated in 1999 (Woodle et al, Annals of Surgery, 2008), and to demonstrate…
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The Degree of Glomerulosclerosis in Procurement Renal Biopsy and its Implications in Predicting Graft Outcomes in Marginal Donor Kidneys
W. Cheungpasitporn¹, W. Chon², E. Island², L. Cummings², J. Forster², N. Leeaphorn²
¹University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, ²Saint Luke's Health System, Kansas City, MO
*Purpose: Percentage of glomerulosclerosis (GS) is a major determinant for kidney discard. However, GS failed to consistently predict graft outcomes across studies in the literature.…
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Contemporary US Prevalence and Outcomes of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia and Toxoplasmosis in Pediatric Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients
M. I. Ardura¹, J. Stanek², B. Hanisch³, B. Hanisch⁴, K. Sprott⁵, H. Rangarajan⁶
¹Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases & Host Defense, Nationwide Children's Hospital & The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²Pediatrics, Biostatistics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ³Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, ⁴Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Children's National Health System & The George Washington University, Washington, DC, DC, ⁵Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁶Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology/HCT, Nationwide Children's Hospital & The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: We sought to evaluate the contemporary prevalence and outcomes of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) and toxoplasmosis among pediatric transplantation recipients in the US in…
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Dendritic Cells Transduced with Autoimmune Regulator Exhibit Immature Properties and Prolong Heart Allograft Survival
Y. Zhang, Z. Zhu, M. Chen, S. Huang, C. Sun, W. Ju, Z. Guo, X. He
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: The expression of the Aire (Autoimmune regulator) gene was observed to inhibit the maturation and activation of dendritic cells (DCs) and induce transplantation tolerance.*Methods:…
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Utilizing Changing Patterns of T-cell Metabolism in Aging for Effective Immunosuppression
Y. Nian, T. Heinbokel, K. Minami, R. Maenosono, J. Iske, A. El Khal, S. G. Tullius
Transplant Surgery Research Lab, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Metabolic reprogramming has been identified as a critical regulator of immunity. Little is known on changes of T-cell metabolism in aging and how to…
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Diminishing Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients Risk-Adjusted Mortality: Reaction to Flagging, Artifact of Modeling, or Both?
J. A. Gregg¹, K. L. Womer¹, A. Santos¹, S. J. Moore², K. A. Andreoni³
¹Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, ²Shands Transplant Center, University of Florida, UF Health Shands, Gainesville, FL, ³Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: To examine longitudinal trends in SRTR risk-adjusted patient and graft survival rates.*Methods: Current, and archived versions of The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR)…
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Preliminary Results from a Multicenter National Trial of Antiviral-Facilitated Transplantation of Hepatitis C Hearts to Expand the Donor Pool
K. Martits-Chalangari, A. K. Doss, M. Clark, J. Felius, S. A. Hall, R. L. Gottlieb
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Solid organs from donors with evidence of active HCV viremia are historically underutilized particularly for HCV negative recipients. The development of easily tolerated, oral,…
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Impact of Belatacept Conversion on Renal Function, Histology and Gene Expression in Kidney Transplant Patients with Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy
G. Gupta¹, D. Kumar¹, M. Raynaud², A. Loupy², J. Chang³, J. Reeve³, P. Sanghi¹, I. Yakubu¹, L. Kamal¹, M. Levy¹, C. Bhati¹, P. Kimball¹, A. King¹, H. Massey¹, P. Halloran³
¹Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ²Paris Transplant Group, Paris, France, ³Alberta Transplant Genomics Applied Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Prior studies on the conversion of tacrolimus (Calcineurin Inhibitor; CNI) to belatacept have been limited in scope due to either the absence of, post-conversion…
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More Advanced Heart Failure Prior To Transplant May Influence The Cytomegalovirus Specific T Cell Response In Cytomegalovirus Positive Recipients.
U. López Cardoza, E. García, C. Díez, J. Roca, N. Sabé, N. Manito, I. Tatjer, A. Cequier, O. Bestard, J. González
Bellvitge Universitary Hospital, L' Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
*Purpose: Current assessment of risk of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in CMV+ heart transplant (HT) recipients is poor. A diminished CMV-specific T cell response against 2…
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Tocilizumab for Refractory Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
A. Dokras, C. Butler, Q. Zhang, E. Reed, R. Ettenger, P. Weng, M. Pearl
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: IL-6 blockade may play a role in reducing human leukocyte antigen donor specific antibodies (HLA DSA) production and stabilizing allograft function. We aimed to…