2019 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Functional β-cell Function and Insulin Sensitivity of Functioning Pancreas Transplant According to Pre-Transplant Matsuda’s Index
*Purpose: This study was performed to verify post-transplant improvement of functioning β-cell mass and insulin sensitivity of functioning pancreas transplants according to the degree of…2019 American Transplant Congress
ALcohol Relapse after Liver Transplantation
Surgery, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
*Purpose: Alcoholic liver disease is a very common diagnosis among the patient’s population referred for liver transplantation. There are a number of different evaluation criteria…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pilot Testing Of A Novel Transition Program
Transplantation, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washigton, DC
*Purpose: Pediatric patients coming of age face many compliance hurdles, the roots of most lying in poor coping with heir state as a transplant recipient,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Genome-Wide Profiling of BK Polyomavirus Integration in Urothelial Carcinoma of Kidney Transplant Recipients Reveals a Potential Microhomology or Nonhomologous End Joining Mediated Integration Mechanism
*Purpose: Chronic BK polyomavirus (BKV) infection is recognized as a potential oncogenic factor of urothelial carcinoma (UC) in renal transplant recipients. Besides, a positive correlation…2019 American Transplant Congress
Inflammation and Fibrosis Are Observed in 34% of Clinically Stable Adult Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: OPTIMAL is a 7-center immunosuppression withdrawal (ISW) study in non-autoimmune, non-HCV adult liver transplant recipients ≥3 yrs post-transplant (tx) (NCT02533180). Subjects underwent a screening…2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Analysis of U.S. Transplant Centers Performing High Volumes of Hard to Place Kidneys
*Purpose: Despite a growing number of patients awaiting a kidney transplant, discard rate remains significantly high. The UNOS SRTR data now provides information on all…2019 American Transplant Congress
Breaking Concepts: 10-year Follow-Up of the Everolimus versus Azathioprine Heart Transplant Multi-National Study
*Purpose: This study is the 10-year follow-up of a randomized double-blind prospective trial that compared everolimus (1.5 mg or 3 mg) to azathioprine. In this…2019 American Transplant Congress
Effects of IVIG Therapy and FcγR Polymorphisms on BK Virus Nephropathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: BK Virus Nephropathy (BKVN) is a major complication in kidney transplant patients. Although standard treatment for BKVN is immunosuppression reduction and/or using leflunomide, studies…2019 American Transplant Congress
Generation of Thymic Epithelial Cells from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Prolong Allograft Survival
Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
*Purpose: Pluripotent stem cell (PSC) is a potential source of generating functional therapeutic cells for transplantation. Embryonic stem cells are of absolutely allogeneic origin. Induced…2019 American Transplant Congress
Tolerance to ABO A-Antigen Following Treatment of Infant Mice with A-Expressing MHC-Identical Erythrocytes
*Purpose: ABO-incompatible heart transplantation (ABOi HTx) is safe in young children and increases donor access. Post-ABOi HTx, B cell tolerance develops to donor ABO blood…
