Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 16 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of the Ability of the Integrative Box (ibox) to Predict Kidney Allograft Survival in a Cohort of Brazilian Patients
K. Linhares¹, M. Raynaud², O. Aubert², C. Lefaucher², G. Gomes¹, C. Peixoto¹, L. Villanueva¹, C. Legendre³, A. Loupy², H. Tedesco-Silva¹
¹Nephrology Division, Hospital do Rim, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, Université de Paris, Paris, France, ³Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, Hospital do Rim, Sao Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation lacks robust models to predict graft survival. The Paris Transplant Group recently developed the iBox system (NCT03474003), a prediction tool that accurately…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics Associated with Center Satisfaction in Management of the Inactive Kidney Transplant Waitlist
J. Hiller, J. Chen, W. Zhang, A. Massie, K. Covarrubias, K. Jackson, J. Long, S. DiBrito, D. Segev, J. Garonzik-Wang
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: As the deceased donor kidney transplant (DDKT) waitlist grows, many centers maintain a large pool of inactive candidates to prioritize those most likely to…
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Effects of BMI on Kidney Transplant Outcomes are Highly Modified by Patient and Donor Characteristics
J. Schold¹, J. Augustine², A. Huml², R. Fatica², S. Nurko², A. Wee³, E. Poggio²
¹Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ²Nephrology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Body Mass Index (BMI) is a well-established risk factor for transplant outcomes and high BMI is a commonly used relative contradiction for used for…
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Public Perceptions of ApoL1 Testing in the Context of Living Kidney Donation
J. R. Rodrigue¹, J. Austrie¹, A. Fleishman¹, K. Tercyak², M. Berrigan¹, M. Pavlakis¹, V. Rohan³, P. Baliga³, L. Kayler⁴, T. Feeley⁴, M. Pollak¹
¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Georgetown University, Washington, DC, ³Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁴University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: We sought to assess the perceptions and attitudes about ApoL1 testing in African Americans.*Methods: African Americans (AA) living in the United States completed an…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcome of Kidney Transplantation for IgA Nephropathy: A Single-Center Experiences
M. Tasaki¹, K. Saito¹, Y. Nakagawa², N. Imai³, Y. Ito³, K. Takahashi⁴, Y. Tomita¹
¹Division of Urology, Department of Regenerative & Transplant, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan, ²Division of Urology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan, ⁴Otsukadai Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis worldwide, with a high recurrence rate after kidney transplantation (KTx). The aim of this…
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The 1st Year Posttransplant Course Reliably Predicts Kidney Graft Survival up to 15 Years Using a Machine Learning-Based Modeling Approach
W. Gwinner, M. Gietzelt, R. Hanna, A. A. Khalifa, M. Hallensleben, M. Marschollek, H. Haller, J. H. Braesen, I. Scheffner
Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
*Purpose: Identification of patients at risk for graft failure can improve individual surveillance and early therapeutic interventions. We used a well-documented patient cohort to establish…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Tacrolimus Concentrations Are Associated with Measures of Body Composition in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. S. Parker¹, B. Derstine², J. Sullivan², S. Wang², A. Mazurek¹, D. Cron¹, S. Waits¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Morphomic Analysis Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Tacrolimus (Tacro) is essential for kidney transplant immunosuppression but has a narrow therapeutic window. Tacro dosing preventing rejection must be balanced with potential delayed…
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Post-Transplant Renal Function in ACLF Patients Based on Pre-Transplant Severity of Renal Dysfunction without Kidney Transplant
M. Yazawa¹, B. Maliakkal¹, S. Nair¹, Y. Jiang², P. S. Podila³, U. A. Agbim¹, S. Karri⁴, S. D. Khan⁵, D. Maluf¹, J. D. Eason¹, M. Z. Molnar¹, S. K. Satapathy⁶
¹James D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, ²Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, ³Faith & Health Division, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, TN, ⁴Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, ⁵Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, ⁶Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver Diseases & Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Northshore University Hospital/Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY
*Purpose: It is unknown whether severity of renal dysfunction in ACLF patients impacts outcome of ACLF patients compared to those without ACLF.*Methods: In a single…
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Steatosis by PDFF Affects Percent Remnant Liver Regeneration in Living Donors without Impacting on Clinical Outcomes
A. Duarte-Rojo, Q. Qi, K. Chupetlovska, D. R. Jorgensen, A. A. Borhani, A. Furlan, S. Ganesh, A. Humar
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Mild steatosis (5-33% of fat) is not expected to affect liver regeneration following partial hepatectomy. Novel methods to assess steatosis, such as proton density…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Liver Post-Transplant Length of Stay Index
T. Zhang¹, S. Barrett¹, R. Cotton², T. Galvan², J. Vierling², C. O'Mahony², J. Goss², A. Rana²
¹Medical Student, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: PELD scores are used to reduce waitlist mortality, but they do not accurately predict likelihood of prolonged length of stay or higher costs associated…