Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 56 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
The Clinical Significance of C1q+ Antibodies in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
N. Hayde¹, S. Solomon², A. Colovai¹
¹Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ²Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
*Purpose: To evaluate the impact of denovo DSA (C1q+ vs C1q-) on graft outcomes in pediatric kidney transplant recipients.*Methods: Children transplanted between 2009 and 2016…
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Mortality Index Should Be Used to Provide Realistic Expectations Regarding Transplant Candidacy
Y. Chalicheemala¹, K. Chavin², T. Srinivas¹, A. Padiyar¹
¹Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Renal transplant improves outcomes of well-selected elderly patients with end stage renal disease. Older patients with significant comorbidities may not live long enough to…
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Peer Feedback Improves Nephrologists’ Transplant Referral Practices
A. Padiyar, T. Srinivas
Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: While preemptive kidney transplant is associated with superior outcomes, timely referral remains a significant barrier. Peer feedback may help improve practice. Our hypothesis is…
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Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life During the First Year in Lung Transplantation Recipients
H. Zhou, J. Chen
Lung Transplant Center, Wuxi People’s Hospital, Wuxi, China
*Purpose: This longitudinal study was conducted to recognize the tracks of HRQOL during the first year after transplantation and the main factors associated with HRQOL…
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Single Cell Profiling of PBMC Identifies Immune Populations Associated with High Risk of Early Acute Rejection
W. Zhang, S. Farouk, Z. Sun, W. Huang, Z. Yi, J. Fu, C. Wei, M. Fribourg-Casajuana, C. He, P. Cravedi, B. Murphy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
*Purpose: Our previous transcriptomic analysis of pre-transplant peripheral blood revealed a 23-gene set predictive of early acute rejection (EAR) post kidney transplant (JCI Insight, 2019).…
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Stability of Immune Phenotype, Alloreactive, and Antiviral Immunity after Switch to Belatacept-Based Regimen after Kidney Transplantation
J. Schaenman, M. Rossetti, H. Wilhalme, V. Groysberg, G. Sunga, J. Gadzhyan, B. Abdalla, E. Lum, P. Pham, G. Danovitch, J. Veale, H. A. Gritsch, D. Elashoff, E. Reed, S. Bunnapradist
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: This investigator-initiated study examines the impact of belatacept on T cell immune phenotype and function.*Methods: 19 patients with evidence of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) toxicity…
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Clinical Significance of T Cell and B Cell Epitope Prediction as a Risk Factor of De Novo DSA Production after Kidney Transplantation
T. Kobayashi¹, K. Iwasaki¹, T. Tomosugi², Y. Miwa¹, M. Niemann³, E. Spierings⁴, K. Horimi¹, Y. Matsuoka¹, A. Takeda², N. Goto², S. Narumi², Y. Watarai²
¹Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan, ²Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ³PIRCHE AG, Berlin, Germany, ⁴UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
*Purpose: Chronic antibody-mediated rejection caused by de novo DSA (dnDSA) is a major cause of graft failure. Risk prediction of dnDSA would be important for…
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Predictors of Estimated GFR and Recurrent Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) after Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplantation (SLKT): Results from the US Multicenter SKLT Consortium
P. Sharma¹, Z. Sui¹, M. Zhang¹, J. Magee¹, P. Barman², Y. Patel³, K. Walters⁴, S. Biggins⁵, A. Schluger⁶, G. Cullaro⁷, R. Wong⁸, J. Lai⁸, J. Jo⁹, J. Sinha⁹, L. VanWagner⁹, E. Verna⁷
¹Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ²UCSD, San Diego, CA, ³Duke, Durham, NC, ⁴UCLA, LA, CA, ⁵University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁶Westchester Medical Center, Weschester, NY, ⁷Columbia, New York, NY, ⁸UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁹Northwestern, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: SLKT is a life-saving intervention for patients with decompensated cirrhosis and concomitant end stage renal disease, irreversible acute kidney injury and select inherited metabolic…
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Gut Commensal Microbiota are Associated with a Decreased Risk for Enterobacteriaceae Bacteriuria
J. R. Lee¹, M. Magruder¹, L. Zhang¹, D. Dadhania¹, E. Edusei¹, S. Albakry¹, M. Lubetzky¹, E. Pamer²
¹Medicine / Nephrology and Hypertension, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ²University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Uropathogens from the gut is thought to be a source of bacteriuria and urinary tract infection, but the role of gut commensal microbiota in…
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Ethical Considerations and Post-Operative Outcomes in Good Samaritan Living Liver Donors: What Motivates Individuals to Donate to Strangers
C. Flaig, A. Humar, E. Kirschner, C. Hughes, S. Ganesh, A. Tevar, J. Steel
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Few transplant centers evaluate Good Samaritan living liver donors, secondary to ethical concerns and lack of evidence that the post-operative outcomes are comparable to…