Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 107 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
Intra-Lymph Node Injection of Rapamycin-Alloantigen Microparticles Regulates Dendritic Cell Antigen Presentation
C. M. Paluskievicz¹, Y. Xiong¹, W. Piao¹, M. Willson-Shirkey¹, H. Eppler², C. M. Jewell², J. S. Bromberg¹
¹U Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ²U Maryland, College Park, MD
*Purpose: Microparticles (MPs) carrying peptide antigen with immune signals can be directly delivered to lymph nodes (LNs) via intra-LN injections to shape both pro-inflammatory or…
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Robot-Assisted versus Open Kidney Transplantation for Morbidly Obese Patients
S. D. Lee¹, B. Rawashdeh², E. K. McCracken², L. A. Cantrell³, A. Demirag², A. Agarwal², K. L. Brayman², S. J. Pelletier², J. Oberholzer²
¹Surgery, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, ²Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ³Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Obesity significantly impacts intraoperative and postoperative complications following kidney transplantation. Consequently, many centers deny access to transplantation in patients with a body mass index…
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Anti-T Lymphocyte Immunoglobulins versus Basiliximab in Highly Sensitized Kidney-Transplant Patients without Preformed DSAs: The Satir Study
N. Kamar¹, L. Couzi², L. Albano³, A. Durrbach⁴, V. Pernin⁵, L. Esposito¹, M. Lequintrec⁵, P. Merville², A. Del Bello¹
¹Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France, ²Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France, ³Nice University Hospital, Nice, France, ⁴Henri Mondor University Hospital, Paris, France, ⁵Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
*Purpose: Two prospective studies that were performed before the era of highly sensitive solid-phase assays have shown a lower incidence of acute rejection in highly…
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Double or Nothing: Reducing Organ Discards by Preemptive Dualization of ‘at Risk’ Single Kidney Offers
S. K. Patel¹, S. Chang², R. Plews¹, R. Sussman³, D. Disante³, D. Schuster¹, P. Nguyen¹, R. Lopez-Soler⁴, D. Conti¹
¹Kidney Pancreas Transplant Division, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, ²Nephrology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ³CDT, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, ⁴Renal Transplant Program, Edward Hines Jr., VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate a protocol designed to (1) enhance early identification of “at risk” single kidney offers (SKO) and…
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Serum Osteopontin Level is Negatively Associated with Vascular Reactivity Index by Digital Thermal Monitoring in Kidney Transplant Patients
B. Hsu¹, Y. Lai¹, M. Lee²
¹Division of Nephrology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ²Department of Surgery, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
*Purpose: Osteopontin (OPN) is a potent inhibitor of mineralization and is a potent inducible inhibitor of vascular calcification. Studies in patients noted elevated levels of…
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Facebunk: Does Social Media Have a Positive Impact on Living Kidney Donation
E. K. Venniro¹, R. Kashyap², J. G. Taylor¹
¹Nephrology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
*Purpose: More kidney transplant recipients are reaching out beyond their immediate contacts in order to find potential living donors. In addition, transplant centers and organizations…
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Effect of Cold Ischemia Time on Long-Term Graft Survival of Post-One Year Survivor Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients
B. Murthy¹, H. Nguyen², A. Rana¹, A. Awan¹, C. Van Buren³, J. Goss¹
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ³University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT) is known to adversely affect short-term graft survival among renal allografts. However, its effect on long-term graft survival is…
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Can HLA-DQ Molecular Mismatch Analysis Be Used to Predict Generation of De Novo Donor-Specific Antibody at an Individual Patient Level?
D. Pinelli¹, M. Casillas Abundis¹, R. Hod Dvorai², H. McDowell¹, A. R. Tambur¹
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
*Purpose: De novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA), especially to HLA-DQ, are one of the leading causes of late kidney graft failure. Many investigators have attempted to…
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Association between Longer Hospitalization and Development of De Novo Donor Specific Antibody in Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant Recipients
M. Yazawa¹, O. Cseprekal², R. A. Helmick¹, M. Talwar¹, V. Balaraman¹, P. S. Podila³, S. Fossey⁴, S. K. Satapathy⁵, J. D. Eason¹, M. Z. Molnar¹
¹James D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, ²Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, ³Faith & Health Division, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, TN, ⁴Transplant Immunology Laboratory, DCI Inc., Nashville, TN, ⁵Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver Diseases & Transplantation, Northshore University Hospital/Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY
*Purpose: De novo Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) are considered a risk factor for worsening kidney allograft outcomes in recipients after simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation (SLK). No…
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Evolving Trends in Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplant (SLKT) – Results from the US SLKT Consortium
G. Cullaro¹, J. Jo², J. Rassiwala², L. Van Wagner², R. Wong³, J. C. Lai³, J. Magee⁴, A. Schluger¹, P. Barman⁵, Y. Patel⁵, K. Walters⁶, S. Biggins⁶, P. Sharma⁴, E. C. Verna¹
¹New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: The utilization of SLKT in the United States is rising in the MELD era. We aimed to understand the contemporary changes in characteristics and…