Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 12 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
African American Patient Perceptions of Live Kidney Donation and Educational Health Animations
R. E. Seibert¹, M. Keller², B. Dolph³, T. H. Feeley⁴, L. K. Kayler³
¹Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ²Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ³Transplant and Kidney Care Regional Center of Excellence, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY, ⁴Department of Communication, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: Disparities in pursuit of living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) among African Americans remain challenging to overcome. Animation-based education is a promising approach to increasing…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Utilization and Outcomes of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplants after Change in Allocation Policy
M. L. Samoylova¹, B. I. Shaw¹, S. J. Kesseli¹, S. Sanoff², Y. Patel², A. S. Barbas¹, L. McElroy¹
¹Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ²Medicine, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
*Purpose: The July 10, 2017 change in simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK) listing policy imposed more stringent criteria on recipient renal function. Recipient outcomes following this change…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Invasive Mould Infection in Transplant Recipients with Influenza: A 5-Year Retrospective Review
P. Phoompoung, S. Husain, L. Singer, A. Humar, D. Kumar
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: In non-transplant patients with severe influenza illness, an increased rate of invasive mould infection (IMI) has been noted possibly due to the local inflammatory…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Interferon-Beta Acts Directly on T Cells to Promote Foxp3 Acetylation in Regulatory T Cells
F. Fueyo-González, L. Anderson, P. Cravedi, P. S. Heeger, M. Fribourg
Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
*Purpose: Interferon-β (IFNβ) is a type I interferon that binds to its receptor (IFNAR) expressed on immune cells. It has known antiviral and pro-inflammatory activity…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Gut Microbiota Stimulates Dendritic Cells for Immune Modulation
V. Saxena, W. Piao, L. Hittle, L. Li, T. Simon, C. Palusckievicz, Y. Xiong, T. Zhang, M. Shirkey, E. F. Mongodin, J. S. Bromberg
University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The gut microbiota is a driving force in host immune regulation, and thus a potential target for intervention and drug development. We previously showed…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Low-Dose Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin Induction in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients at High Immunologic Risk is Safe and May Prevent Excess Rejection
E. Sartain¹, B. Nettles¹, B. Crowther¹, P. Klem¹, K. Schwarz¹, S. Davis²
¹University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Patients aged ≥65 years are a growing segment of kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Consensus on induction immunosuppression in this population is unclear given higher…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Large Academic Center Experience with Treatment of Suspected/Confirmed Kidney Transplant Active Antibody Mediated Rejection
J. T. Reece¹, B. A. Steiner², V. Bhoj¹, N. Aqui¹, R. D. Bloom³, J. Trofe-Clark⁴
¹Transfusion Medicine Div, Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Pharmacy, Hosp of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Renal Div, Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Pharmacy, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) are common active antibody mediated rejection (ABMR) treatments in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), but with unclear…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donor Profile Index Used to Assess Donor Risk Factors Affecting the Survival Rate of Transplanted Kidney and Comparison with Kidney Donor Profile Index of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
S. Kang¹, M. Kang², R. Ra¹, J. Kong², J. Kim², H. Hwang², K. Jeong²
¹Kyung-Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Nephrology, Kyung-Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Recently, the number of deceased donor kidneys(DDK) has been limited, so living donor kidney transplantation((LDKT) accounts for nearly 40% of kidney transplants worldwide. This…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Hepatitis C Positive Organs in Kidney Transplantation
J. Mandel, U. Kaszubski, A. Freeman, L. Hutchinson, M. Janusek, C. Reuter, C. Velasco, B. Wise, S. Anders, E. Bugeaud
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: The efficacy of direct acting antivirals (DAAs) in HCV has cleared the path for the use of HCV positive donor kidneys into negative recipients.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Feasibility and Limitations of Desensitization Therapy in Highly Sensitized Pediatric ESRD Patients: A Single-Center Experience
J. Steggerda¹, H. Pizzo², X. Zhang³, J. Garrison², I. Kim¹, M. Haas⁴, A. Vo¹, S. Jordan¹, D. Puliyanda²
¹Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr, West Hollywood, CA, ²Pediatric Nephrology, Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr, West Hollywood, CA, ³HLA Laboratory, Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr, West Hollywood, CA, ⁴Renal Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr, West Hollywood, CA
*Purpose: There are a growing number of pediatric (peds) patients (pts) awaiting renal transplantation (tx) who are considered highly sensitized (HS). We report long-term outcomes…