2020 American Transplant Congress
High Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate at the First Year after Kidney Transplantation is Associated with Worse Long-Term Graft Survival in Kidney Recipient
*Purpose: High estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) as well as low eGFR is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The transplanted kidney in the recipient…2020 American Transplant Congress
Change in Hypertension (HTN) Guidelines in Living Kidney Donors (LKDs) and Long-Term Renal Outcomes
1Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, 2Mayo Clinic Rochester, Scottsdale, AZ
*Purpose: There is limited knowledge regarding the long-term renal outcomes in hypertensive LKDs. We performed a multicenter study assessing long-term outcomes with or without HTN…2020 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients Following Implementation of a Strategic Maintenance Reduction Protocol
Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Post-transplant complications are commonly due to over-immunosuppression, particularly as it relates to infections. The purpose of this study was to assess clinical outcomes in…2020 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplantation—The Lack of Influence of Pre-Formed DSA
Recanati-Miller Transplantation Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, NY
*Purpose: It is known that renal transplant recipients with preformed donor specific antibodies (DSA) have poorer outcomes associated with episodes of acute rejection (AR) and…2020 American Transplant Congress
Hepatic Artery Thrombosis in the Modern Era of Increased Utilization of Livers from Older Donors
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: In a prior study using national registry data, deceased donor age greater than 50 was associated with a 35% to 61% increased risk of…2020 American Transplant Congress
Acute Liver Failure Etiology is an Independent Predictor of Waitlist Outcome Accounting for Severity of Illness in a National Cohort
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Severity of illness and liver transplant (LT) waitlist outcome can differ according to acute liver failure (ALF) etiology. However, it is unknown whether ALF…2020 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacokinetics of Maribavir in Subjects with Moderate Hepatic Impairment
*Purpose: Maribavir, an investigational agent for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in transplant recipients, has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation. Maribavir is metabolized primarily in the liver through…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact and Outcomes of Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection in Seronegative Abdominal Solid Organ Transplant Recipients of Cytomegalovirus Unexposed Donors (D-/R-)
1UWHC, Madison, WI, 2UWMF, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Primary cytomegalovirus infection (CMV) in high risk (D+/R-) abdominal solid organ transplant recipients (aSOTRs) is well described, however there is a paucity of literature…2020 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Safety in Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Seropositive Kidney-Only Transplant Recipients Treated with Belatacept (BELA) in Clinical Practice: Final Study Results from the ENLiST Registry
*Purpose: BELA, a selective T-cell costimulation blocker, is approved for the prophylaxis of organ rejection in EBV-seropositive adult kidney transplant recipients. In phase 3 BENEFIT…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Role and Impact of Transplant Pharmacist Evaluation in a Pre-Kidney Transplant Clinic
Pharmacy Practice and Transplant Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ interpretative guidelines for conditions of participation for transplant centers define the transplant pharmacist’s role ambiguously. Limited evidence…
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