Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 177 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

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ABH Subtype-Specific Tolerance after ABO-Mismatched Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
B. Motyka¹, A. Halpin¹, J. Pearcey¹, A. Kariminia², A. Halevy², S. Maier¹, A. Halevy², P. Subrt², C. W. Cairo¹, G. D. Cuvelier³, K. R. Schultz², L. J. West¹
¹Alberta Transplant Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³CancerCare Manitoba, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
*Purpose: ABO-mediated immunity is reported to have minimal detrimental impact after ABO-mismatched hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Patients are generally presumed ‘tolerant’ with regard to ABO.…
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Incidence of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in the Transplant Population at a University Transplant Center in Northern Florida
D. Schain, Z. Breslow, G. El Helou, A. Cannella
Medicine/IDGM, Univ of Florida, College of Med, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the number of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections in the United States, especially in the…
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Impact of Kidney Allocation System on Waiting List Outcomes for Candidates Listed in Veterans Affairs Programs
J. Walker¹, B. Concepion², K. Birdwell², I. Feurer³, S. Rega⁴, D. Shaffer⁵, R. Forbes⁵
¹Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, TN, ²Nephrology, VUMC, Nashville, TN, ³Surgery and Biostatistics, VUMC, Nashville, TN, ⁴Transplant Center, VUMC, Nashville, TN, ⁵Surgery, Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, VUMC, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Kidney Allocation System (KAS) changes in 2014 prioritized highly sensitized candidates and aimed to improve longevity matching. Given that veterans are older and less…
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Predicting Kidney Discard among Donors Age 0-3: A Discard Risk Index
M. Joshi, M. Price, A. Rana
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Among pediatric kidney donors the discard rate is highest among donors under 3-years-old. This study aims to identify factors predicting discard and construct a…
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1 -Year Protocol Biopsies in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Children: Are Unfavorable Histological Lesions Related to No Adherence?
M. L. Monteverde¹, J. M. Velasco¹, V. Solernou², J. P. Ibanez¹, C. Cernadas³, A. B. Chaparro⁴, Y. L. Marcos⁵
¹Hospital de Pediatria JP Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Pathology, Hospital de Pediatria JP Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Teaching and Investigation, Hospital de Pediatria JP Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Nephrology, Hospital de Pediatria JP Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Hemoteraphy, Hospital de Pediatria JP Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Purpose: In adults with kidney transplantation (KT), histological findings in surveillance biopsies at 1-year post KT are independent correlate to short and long-term graft survival.…
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Tumor of Transplanted Kidney: Graft Resection Preserves Renal Function with Good Long-Term Oncologic Outcome
J. Chlupac, T. Marada, M. Kudla, L. Janousek, J. Fronek
Transplantation Surgery Department, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
*Purpose: Incidence of urologic tumors is increased in renal transplant recipients. In case of a kidney transplant neoplasm, the graft-nephrectomy and hemodialysis reduce the quality…
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Comparative Outcome Evaluation of Kidney Donors with and without Sickle Cell Trait
A. Alshaqaq, N. Musaied, A. AlAbadi, M. AlBugami, F. AlOtaibi, K. Hamawi, K. Bel’eed-Akkari
Multi-Organ Transplant Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Kidney transplant programs in Saudi Arabia (KSA) are predominantly based on living kidney donation. Sickle cell trait (SCT) is prevalent in the Eastern and…
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Clinical Study of Standard versus Reduced Dose Tacrolimus Combined with Generic Mycophenolate Mofetil in De Novo Kidney Transplantation
J. Bang, C. Oh
Department of Surgery, Ajou University Medical School, Suwon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The lowering of calcineurin inhibitor exposure is possibly considered as the proper strategy to prevent calcineurin inhibitor induced nephrotoxicity in kidney transplant. This clinical…
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Effects of Tenofovir and Entecavir on Glomerular Kidney Function in Liver Transplant Patients: A Nationwide Cohort Study
J. Lee¹, E. Kim¹, S. Yang¹, S. Kim¹, J. Lee¹, J. Park², H. Choi³, B. Kim², D. Joo¹, S. Kim¹, M. Kim¹
¹Department of Transplantation Surgery, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Entecavir and tenofovir are currently the first-line drugs in liver transplantation (LT) patients for the prevention of hepatitis B virus recurrence. Despite its proven…
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Post Liver Transplant Biliary Complications in the Post HCV Era
M. Birch, K. Halazun, D. Tsapepas, C. Brenna, B. Samstein
New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Biliary complications in the post HCV era has not been well defined.*Methods: We retrospective studied 209 patients transplanted from April 2015 to November 2019…