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Corticosteroid Reintroduction in Urban Simultaneous Kidney-pancreas Transplant Recipients Following an Early Corticosteroid Withdrawal Protocol
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Approximately 30% of patients who undergo simultaneous kidney-pancreas (SKP) transplant are maintained on dual therapy with tacrolimus and mycophenolate. Long-term implications of steroid reintroduction…2021 American Transplant Congress
Systematic Evaluation of Immunosuppressant Drug Tolerability in Lung Transplant Recipients with Short Telomere Syndrome
*Purpose: Lung transplant recipients with short telomere syndrome are at high risk of hematologic complications. Consequently, patients with short telomere syndrome may require more frequent…2021 American Transplant Congress
Early Review of Liver Acuity Circles Allocation
1UNOS, Richmond, VA, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 3UCHealth, Aurora, CO, 4BSWHealth, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Acuity circles (AC) allocation was implemented on February 4, 2020, followed shortly by the declaration of national emergency for COVID-19. The goal of this…2021 American Transplant Congress
Feasibility of a Virtual Renal Transplant Simulation Model for Surgical Trainees in the Covid Era
*Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing requirements has affected our resident education curriculum. We developed a virtual renal transplant simulation session to simulate renal…2021 American Transplant Congress
Donor-specific Anti-HLA Alloantibody in Kidney Transplant Recipients with COVID-19 Exhibit a Different Immunoglobulin Class and Subclass Profile When Compared to Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies
*Purpose: Both anti-HLA and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies target protein antigens. The aim of the present study was to compare the class and subclass profile of such…2021 American Transplant Congress
A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism within the FCGR3A 158 F/V Gene is Associated with Decreased Survival of Renal Allografts with Chronic Active Antibody-Mediated Rejection
*Purpose: Long-term allograft survival has shown little improvement over the last decades. An important factor compromising long-term allograft survival in kidney transplantation is chronic active…2021 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes and Racial Impact of HLA Matching in the Australian Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation Program, 2000-2018
Department of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
*Purpose: The Australian deceased donor (DD) kidney transplant program places a large emphasis on HLA matching despite a known disadvantage to ethnic minority groups. We…2021 American Transplant Congress
Steroid-free Immunosuppression in Heart-Kidney Transplant Patients: Is It Safe?
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation (sHKTx) has increased in numbers over the past 10 years. There are reports that the kidney protects the heart…2021 American Transplant Congress
COVID-19 in the Kidney Transplant Waitlist Population
1Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Through banked serum samples from transplant candidates across Georgia, we characterize the prevalence, timing, and duration of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity and investigate the impact on…2021 American Transplant Congress
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation – Has KAS Made a Difference?
*Purpose: Racial and ethnic minority pediatric transplant candidates have known disparities in access to kidney transplantation. The Kidney Allocation System (KAS), implemented in 2014, was…
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