Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 201 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
NASH is the Leading Indication for Liver Transplantation in Elderly Patients
J. A. Steggerda¹, J. Yang², V. Sundaaram², N. Alkouri³, W. Ayoub², I. K. Kim¹, M. Noureddin²
¹Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Hepatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Gastroenterology, University of Texas Health- San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an increasingly prevalent cause of end-stage liver disease (ESLD) and indication for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States and…
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Twice Weekly Valganciclovir for Cytomegalovirus Infection Prophylaxis in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Delayed Graft Function on Hemodialysis
S. A. Mehta¹, A. Katz², R. Dieter², P. Jen², J. Siegfried², J. Papadopoulos², T. Lewis²
¹Infectious Diseases, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ²Pharmacy, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
*Purpose: The incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains high in the first year following kidney transplantation. Valganciclovir (VGC) is commonly prescribed in the early post-operative period…
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Does Transplantation of Hepatitis C Infected Kidneys Into Uninfected Recipients Cause Hepatitis C-Associated Kidney Injury?
R. H. Naik, S. Shawar, R. C. Forbes, H. Schaefer, D. Shaffer, M. Rossi, V. Imperio, B. P. Concepcion, M. Kapp
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: With increasing utilization of Hepatitis C infected (HCV+) kidneys for transplantation into uninfected (HCV-) recipients, there is concern for the development of HCV-associated kidney…
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Preoperative Antibody Titer Against BK Polyomavirus May Predict BK Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy after Kidney Transplantation
M. Saito, S. Satoh, K. Numakura, R. Sagehashi, R. Yamamoto, A. Koizumi, T. Nara, S. Narita, T. Habuchi
Urology, Akita University Hospital, Akita, Japan
*Purpose: BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) is a causative agent of BKPyV-associated nephropathy (BKPyV-AN) and hemorrhagic cystitis, which occurs subsequent to BKPyV reactivation. Intravenous immunoglobulin is presumed…
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Pharmacist Initiated Hepatitis B Vaccinations in Liver Transplant Recipients
A. Reid¹, S. Todd¹, M. Morrison², A. Adams¹
¹Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: The risk of developing hepatitis B after liver transplantation remains high in nonimmune patients receiving an allograft from a hepatitis B core antibody positive…
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Cardiovascular Improvement after Pancreatic Transplantation
S. Y. Suen¹, T. Sparkes¹, R. Kalil², B. Ravichandran¹
¹Pharmacy, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²Nephrology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is a common cause of mortality in patients with uncontrolled diabetes. The purpose of this study is to assess whether patients receiving…
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Pig-To-Baboon Liver Xenotransplantation Utilizing Genetically Modified Swine
D. Detelich¹, C. G. Rickert¹, T. M. Coe¹, S. Kimura¹, I. Rosales¹, H. Deng¹, H. Yeh¹, W. Qin², Y. Kan², J. Layer², M. Youd², W. Westlin², L. Yang², J. F. Markmann¹
¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²eGenesis, Cambridge, MA
*Purpose: Pig-to-baboon liver xenotransplant (LXT) continues with significant hurdles, including thrombocytopenia, coagulation dysregulation and rejection with the longest reported survival of 29 days utilizing a…
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Extended HLA Typing of Kidney Transplant Pairs is Necessary to Assign Presence of Donor-Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies
A. Senev¹, V. Van Sandt², M. Naesens¹, M. Emonds¹
¹Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²HILA, Rode Kruis Vlaanderen, Leuven, Belgium
*Purpose: The need for extended high-resolution (HR) HLA genotyping in solid organ transplantation is currently widely debated due to higher costs and questioned clinical importance.…
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Combined Phenotyping to Identify Kidney Transplants at Greatest Risk after Subclinical Acute Rejection
S. Park¹, R. Heilman², E. Poggio³, D. Taber⁴, L. Zhao¹, K. Guo¹, S. Kurian⁵, C. Rebello¹, S. Brietigam¹, M. Abecassis⁶, J. Friedewald¹
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, ³Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴MUSC, Charleston, SC, ⁵Scripps, La Jolla, CA, ⁶University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
*Purpose: We hypothesize that the combination of protocol biopsy histology and gene expression profiles (GEP) for subclinical acute rejection (subAR) in the blood will improve…
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Transitional B Cell Cytokines for the Early Prediction of Long-Term Renal Allograft Decline
A. Cherukuri¹, A. Salama², A. Sharma¹, R. Mehta¹, S. Hariharan¹, D. Rothstein¹
¹Starzl Transplantation Institute, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ²UCL, London, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Early prediction of allograft loss using potentially modifiable risk factors is vital for conceiving novel therapeutic interventions to improve outcomes.*Methods: In this prospective, multicenter…