Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 186 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
The Experience of 1000 Cases of Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy for Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
T. Hiramitsu¹, T. Tomosugi¹, K. Futamura¹, M. Okada¹, N. Goto¹, S. Narumi¹, K. Uchida², Y. Watarai¹
¹Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya Aichi, Japan, ²Masuko Memorial Hospital, Nagoya Aichi, Japan
*Purpose: Due to the increasing number of kidney transplant candidates, living donor kidney transplantation becomes more necessary. For living donor kidney transplantation, safe and efficient…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Renal Graft Function Post Transplantation Using Clinical and Biological Features Supported by Machine Learning Algorithms
Y. Gao¹, Y. Cui¹, C. Kuscu², C. Kuscu², L. Gallon³, A. Bajwa², E. Akalin⁴, J. D. Eason², D. Maluf², V. Mas²
¹Department of Genetics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, ²Dept of Surgery, Transplant Research Institute, James D. Eason Transplant Institute, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, ³Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Albert Einstein Medical College, New York, NY
*Purpose: Predicting renal function post transplantation is a frequent challenge impacting physician decisions and patient quality of life. We aimed to develop a composite score…
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Efficacy and Safety of Single-Dose Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin versus Basiliximab Induction among Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
L. Porini Custodio, S. Stopa Martins, L. Almeida Viana, M. Pontello Cristelli, M. Rika Nakamura, H. Tedesco-Silva, J. Medina-Pestana
Hospital do Rim, Sao Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: Induction therapy is a standard component of kidney transplant immunosuppression protocols. However, in the pediatric population, there are still uncertainties about the ideal induction…
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Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of a De Novo Envarsus XR® (tacrolimus Extended Release) Dosing Strategy in Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. Schulte¹, C. Kane¹, K. Cunningham¹, C. D'Agostino¹, M. Kapugi¹, A. Novak¹, A. Shetty², J. Leventhal², J. Friedewald²
¹Department of Pharmacy, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Transplantation, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Envarsus XR® is a once-daily tablet formulation of tacrolimus recently approved for the prophylaxis of organ rejection in de novo kidney transplant recipients (KTx).…
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Sleeve Gastrectomy Compared with Gastric Bypass for Morbidly Obese Liver Transplant Candidates: A Decision Analysis
R. A. Choudhury¹, D. Yoeli¹, G. Hoeltzel², H. B. Moore¹, H. Yaffe¹, K. R. Dumon³, N. N. Williams³, P. L. Abt⁴, K. D. Conzen¹, J. J. Pomposelli¹, E. A. Pomfret¹, T. L. Nydam¹
¹Department of Surgery- Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, ²Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Department of Surgery- Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: The use of bariatric surgery has increased for morbidly obese liver transplant candidates for whom placement on the waitlist is often restricted until they…
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Karnofsky Performance Status Significantly Increases Waitlist Mortality among Different Grades of Acute on Chronic Liver Failure
A. Ashhab¹, R. Wong², V. Sundaram¹
¹Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Alameida Health System, Oakland, CA
*Purpose: Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a condition associated with high waitlist mortality and graded according to the number of organ system failures…
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Induction Immunosuppression with Thymoglobulin May Improve Graft Outcomes without Increasing a Risk for Infection in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation Alone
M. Henry¹, T. Kitajima², J. Konel¹, S. Yeddula², M. Rizzari², K. Collins², D. Moonka², A. Yoshida², M. Abouljoud², S. Nagai³
¹Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, ²Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ³Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Immunosuppression protocols for liver transplant (LT) vary between institutions and roles of induction immunosuppression in LT remain controversial. The aim of this study was…
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Multimodal Strategy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Elderly: To Transplant or Not to Transplant
M. Najjar¹, O. Perez¹, J. Zou¹, S. Sun¹, K. Bruestle¹, P. Jiang¹, E. Verna¹, E. Zheng¹, Y. Saenger¹, A. Mathur¹, A. Griesemer¹, B. Samstein², T. Kato¹, K. Halazun², J. Emond¹
¹Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
*Purpose: Liver transplantation LT for HCC is curative but entails increased risk and is limited by organ scarcity. Alternative approaches such as locoregional therapy (LRT)…
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Different Prognostic Impact of Liver Transplantation According to Liver Disease Etiologies
S. Nagai, T. Kitajima, S. Yeddula, D. Moonka, K. Collins, M. Rizzari, A. Yoshida, M. Abouljoud
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Disease specific background is not taken into consideration in the MELD-Na score based liver transplant (LT) allocation system. We hypothesized that optimal timing of…
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Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Early and Late-Onset Cytomegalovirus Infection Following Universal Prophylaxis in Kidney Transplant Recipients
M. M. Tavakol, B. Lee, S. Ashimine, H. Crossman, M. Park, Z. Laszik, J. Roberts
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most important viral infection in organ recipients and can cause life-threatening infections, compromising long-term graft function. Most transplant centers use…