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

2020 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Procurement Biopsy Technique Does Not Determine Histologic Accuracy
V. Shah, K. King, S. Coley, G. Dube, D. Cohen, S. Mohan, S. Husain
Medicine-Nephrology, Columbia University, New York, NY
*Purpose:Procurement biopsies (PBx) are commonly used to evaluate the quality of deceased donor kidneys (DDK). However, the validity of PBx biopsy interpretation has been questioned,…
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The Effects of DGF after Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation Differ by KDPI
M. Molinari¹, W. Chang¹, D. Jorgensen², C. Wu³, S. Hariharan³
¹Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: We analyzed the effects of DGF on: (1) graft survival, (2) patient survival and (3) eGFR of adult recipients of deceased donor kidney transplants…
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Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Results in Superior Patient and Graft Survival When Compared to Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
A. Barbetta¹, M. Aljehani², M. KIM¹, C. Tien³, A. Ahearn¹, H. Schilperoort², L. Sher¹, J. Emamaullee¹
¹Surgery, abdominal transplat, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ³Surgery, abdominal transplat, Keck Medical School, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Center-specific or national registry studies have shown that living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) decreases waitlist mortality, reduces waiting time, and may offer superior patient…
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Using Artificial Intelligence Tools for Identification of High Risk Transplant Recipients for Focused Management
M. A. Schnitzler¹, C. Dagli², C. Canfield², N. Dzebisashvili³, C. Varma¹, D. Axelrod⁴, K. Lentine¹, R. Ouseph¹, H. Randall¹
¹Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ²Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO, ³CareDx, Brisbane, CA, ⁴University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
*Purpose: Resources for post-transplant patient monitoring are limited. Statistical stratification can facilitate focused attention on highest risk patients. We developed a monitoring tool for graft…
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Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation in Caucasian versus African American Patients: Does Recipient Ethnicity Influence Outcomes?
J. Rogers¹, A. Farney¹, G. Orlando¹, C. Jay¹, V. Gurram¹, K. Gurung¹, A. Reeves-Daniel², A. Mena-Gutierrez², N. Sakhovskaya², M. Gautreaux¹, R. Stratta¹
¹Department of Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: The influence of African American (AA) recipient ethnicity on outcomes following simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPKT) in the modern era is uncertain.*Methods: From 11/01 to…
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Multiplexed Imaging Mass Cytometry Analysis Reveals a New Role for CD68+ Macrophages in Chronic Liver Transplant Rejection
J. Emamaullee, C. Man, J. Hoeflich, N. Ung, R. Sun, N. Matasci, J. Katz, J. Lee, S. Chopra, L. Sher, S. Asgharzadeh, O. Akbari, Y. Genyk
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Rejection continues to be an important cause of graft loss and failure post-liver transplant (LT). Recently, a novel high-resolution mass spectrometry-based technique has been…
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Characterizing the Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Pediatric Liver Transplantation
J. D. Motter, A. Kernodle, D. L. Segev, A. B. Massie
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), states have the option to expand Medicaid eligibility (ME) which has allowed for increased access…
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Trends in Time to Graft Loss by Dialysis Vintage
P. Ahearn, C. Lenihan, J. Scandling
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
*Purpose: Preemptive transplantation has been shown to be beneficial regarding all-cause graft failure compared to transplantation after dialysis initiation, and transplantation after a shorter time…
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Costimulatory Signal Impacts Car Treg Fate and Function in Transplantation
B. Lamarthée¹, A. Marchal¹, S. Charbonnier¹, T. Blein¹, K. Vogt², M. Titeux¹, N. Pallet³, M. Delville¹, E. Six¹, D. Anglicheau⁴, C. Legendre⁴, B. Sawitzki², J. Taupin⁵, M. Cavazzana¹, I. André¹, J. Zuber¹
¹Inserm U1163, Institut Imagine, Paris, France, ²Department of Immunology, Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ³Inserm U1147, Centre Universitaire des Saints Pères, Paris, France, ⁴Service de Transplantation Rénale Adulte, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Necker, Paris, France, ⁵Inserm U1160, Centre Hayem, Paris, France
*Purpose: Donor-specific regulatory T-cell (Treg) therapy has emerged as a potent strategy to promote immune tolerance in experimental transplantation. However, a major stumbling block in…
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Re-Establishing Abstinence after Alcohol Relapse after Early Transplant (LT) for Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH) Provides Survival Advantage
J. Rice¹, B. Lee², G. Therapondos³, G. Im⁴, A. Lazar², M. Lucey¹, E. Weinberg⁵, H. Han⁶, H. Maddur⁷, M. Ghobrial⁸, C. Hsu⁹, O. Fix¹⁰, S. Eswaran¹¹, K. Shetty¹², N. Jakhete¹², D. Victor⁸, D. Foley¹, N. Mehta², M. Rinella⁷, T. Schiano⁴, C. Mobley⁸, N. Terrault⁶
¹U of WI SMPH, Madison, WI, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³Oschner, New Orleans, LA, ⁴Mt Sinai, New York, NY, ⁵U Penn, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶USC, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷NW Univ, Chicago, IL, ⁸Houston Mdt, Houston, TX, ⁹GTown U, Washington, DC, ¹⁰Swed Med, Seattle, WA, ¹¹Rush Med C, Chicago, IL, ¹²U of MD, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Among the ACCELERATE-AH cohort: (i) Identify factors associated with re-established abstinence in patients with alcohol relapse after LT for alcoholic hepatitis (AH); (ii) Determine…