Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 132 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Increasing Survival on the Kidney Transplant Waiting List: A Thirty-Three Year Analysis
E. L. Godfrey¹, P. T. Kambhampati¹, J. A. Goss², A. Rana²
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The shortage of available donor kidneys remains the greatest obstacle to transplantation, with many patients spending years on the transplant list. During this time,…
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T-Cell Responses in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
V. H. Ferreira, T. M. Marinelli, T. Ku, M. Ierullo, B. Majchrzak-Kita, I. Bahinskaya, N. Pinzon, A. Humar, D. Kumar
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Preliminary data suggest solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients may be at high-risk for developing severe COVID-19. This may be due in part to alterations…
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Effects of Timing of Everolimus Transition on Renal Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients
M. Leick¹, H. Belleau², T. McCashland³
¹Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE, ²Bryan Health, Lincoln, NE, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of the timing of everolimus transition on renal outcomes in liver transplant recipients.*Methods: This…
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Evaluate the Effect of Cresemba (isavuconazonium Sulfate) Capsule and Noxafil (posaconazole) Delayed Release Tablets on Tacrolimus Dose to Concentration (D/C) Ratios in Lung Transplant Recipients
H. Sweiss¹, E. Kincaide¹, D. Levine², R. Hall¹
¹University Health, San Antonio, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacy Services, The University of Texas at Austin, Pharmacotherapy Division, College of Pharmacy, San Antonio, TX, ²University Health, San Antonio, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
*Purpose: Evaluate the effect of Cresemba (isavuconazonium sulfate) capsule and Noxafil (posaconazole) delayed release tablet on tacrolimus dose to concentration (D/C) ratio in lung transplant.*Methods:…
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Additional Value to Participation in a National Paired Kidney Exchange Program: Exploring Characteristics of Chain End Living Donors and Waitlist Recipients
N. Osbun¹, A. Thomas², M. Cooper³, S. Flechner⁴, D. Segev², J. Veale¹
¹Urology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington DC, DC, ⁴Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Non-directed kidney donors can initiate living donor chains that end to patients on the deceased donor waitlist. While many studies of paired exchange practices…
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Liver Transplant Justified at Any Meld Score?
H. Oden-Brunson, E. Godfrey, H. Flores, A. Rana
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Assessing the survival benefit of transplantation in patients with chronic liver failure is critical in guiding the decision-making process for liver allocation. Current protocols…
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Psychosocial Factors Influencing Patients’ Decision Making About Upper Extremity Vca
B. Kuramitsu¹, J. Gacki-Smith¹, A. Ferzola², K. Vanterpool², C. Kunkle³, M. Hewitt³, A. Schultheis³, T. Riggleman³, J. Taylor³, C. Cooney², M. Levan², S. Tintle³, G. Brandacher², E. Gordon¹
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
*Purpose: The informed consent process for upper extremity (UE) Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) has yet to be standardized. Consequently, the information provided to patients about…
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20 Year Survival Following Lung Transplantation
R. M. Reul, Jr¹, S. Barrett¹, A. Alnajar², J. Dunson¹, P. S. Garcha³, G. Loor⁴, J. A. Goss⁴, A. A. Rana⁴
¹Office of Student Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Department of Surgery, University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL, ³Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁴Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Outcomes following lung transplantation (LTx) have been poor compared to those of heart, liver, and kidney transplants, with 5-year survival rates around 50%. To…
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The Role of Notch2 in Antibody-mediated Alloimmune Response
R. Benedetti Gassen¹, N. Murakami², T. J Borges¹, A. Al Jurdi¹, A. Alessandrini¹, L. V Riella¹
¹Center of Transplantation Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Antibody mediated rejection is the leading cause of chronic allograft rejection. Developing a novel therapeutic target to inhibit chronic rejection is an urgent need…
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Molecular Epidemiology of Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Enterobacterales Bloodstream Infections Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
J. A. Anesi¹, E. Lautenbach¹, P. D. Tamma², K. A. Thom³, K. Alby⁴, E. A. Blumberg¹, W. Bilker¹, J. Omorogbe¹, P. Tolomeo¹, A. Werzen³, J. Han⁵
¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁴University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵GlaxoSmithKline, Rockville, MD
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) have been significantly impacted by the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, including extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant (ESC-R) Enterobacterales (EB). We determined the…