Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 123 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Prevalence and Dynamics of SARS-COV-2 IgG in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Y. Al Azzi, P. Loarte, C. Pynadath, O. Alani, L. Liriano-Ward, M. Ajaimy, R. Bartash, J. Graham, M. Le, H. Yaffe, S. Greenstein, J. Rocca, M. Kinkhabwala, E. Akalin
Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: We aimed to investigate the prevalence and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 IgG in kidney transplant recipients in the Bronx, New York, one of the epicenters…
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Long Term Safety and Efficacy of Tocilizumab (anti-il6r, Tcz) Therapy in the Treatment of Refractory Chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection (cabmr) in 25 Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
M. Pearl¹, P. Weng¹, A. Dokras², H. Pizzo³, J. Garrison³, C. Butler¹, J. Q. Zhang¹, K. Lim³, E. Reed¹, I. Kim³, M. Haas³, X. Zhang³, R. Ettenger¹, S. Jordan³, D. Puliyanda³
¹Pediatric Nephrology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Pediatric Nephrology, UT South Western, Dallas, CA, ³Pediatric Nephrology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, West Hollywood, CA
*Purpose: Development of de novo donor specific antibodies (DSA) post renal transplantation puts pediatric patients at risk for chronic Antibody Mediated Rejection (cABMR) and allograft…
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Allograft Discard Risk Index for Lung Transplantation
R. M. Reul, G. Loor, P. S. Garcha, A. A. Rana
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The demand for donor lungs continues to outpace the supply, yet nearly 80% of donor lungs consented for lung transplantation (LTx) are discarded.*Methods: We…
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Can Procurement Biopsy Data Tell Us Anything? The Influence of Glomerulosclerosis on Long-term Kidney Graft Survival
D. Stewart¹, L. Kamal², J. Foutz³, H. McGehee³, P. Saravanane², S. Yu², R. Yousfi², G. Gupta²
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, VA, ³Research, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Biopsy findings, particularly % glomerulosclerosis, have been shown to have a profound impact on kidney utilization decisions. Most studies of the association between procurement…
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Incorporation of Donor Liver Macrovesicular Steatosis Into Srtr Risk Adjustment Models for Deceased Donor Yield and Post-Transplant Outcome
A. Kwong¹, C. Wang², A. Wey³, N. Salkowski³, J. Snyder⁴, J. Wetmore², A. Israni², J. Lake⁴, P. Stock⁵, W. Kim¹
¹Stanford University, Redwood City, CA, ²Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, ³Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: The SRTR had not traditionally included biopsy results in post-transplant risk adjustment, yet biopsy results may influence outcomes and thus decisions regarding organ acceptance.…
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The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Living Donor Liver and Renal Transplantations in Japan: A Nationwide Survey
S. Yamanaga¹, T. Hibi², R. Osawa³, K. Yuzawa⁴, H. Egawa⁵, K. Kuramitsu⁶
¹General Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan, ²Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan, ³Infectious disease, Kameda medical center, Kamogawa, Japan, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Mito Medical Center, Higashiibaraki District, Japan, ⁵Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Shinjyuku-ku, Japan, ⁶HBP surgery, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
*Purpose: COVID-19 brought a huge impact on the field of organ transplantation. On 6th March, the Japan Society for Transplantation (JST) COVID-19 task force published…
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Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Globulin Induction is Not Associated with Improved Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients
P. Nguyen, N. Wilson, G. Saracino, R. Patel, S. K. Asrani, G. Testa, T. Sam
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Controversy remains on the role of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction for calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) delay after liver transplantation (LT). We examined the effect…
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Cyp3a5 Extensive Metabolizer Phenotype May be Associated with an Increase in Class 2 Donor Specific Antibodies and Antibody-Mediated Rejection
S. Mirza¹, N. Wilson², J. Van Zyl², P. Nguyen², T. Sam², S. Hall², M. Askar², R. Patel²
¹Texas Tech Univeristy Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, Dallas, TX, ²Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Tacrolimus (TAC) metabolism is highly dependent on CYP3A5, yet there is limited data on the effect of CYP3A5 genetic polymorphisms in heart transplant recipients…
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Among Patients with Pre-Transplant Donor-Specific Antibodies, the Disappearance of the Donor-Specific Antibodies at 3 Months is Not Associated with Less Rejection
S. Parajuli, A. Djamali, A. Kharel, B. Alzoubi, N. Bath, N. Garg, F. Aziz, D. Mandelbrot
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: The number of sensitized kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) are increasing on the waiting list. Some KTRs receive an organ in the presence of pretransplant…
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State-level Trend in the Prevalence of Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis for Liver Transplant Candidates in the United States, 2001-2017
S. Chang¹, M. Wang¹, M. Pozo², D. Ladner², D. Borja-Cacho²
¹Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: As variation in the prevalence of obesity across states continues to grow, the prevalence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is also rising. However, little is…