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  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Longitudinal Studies of Blood Donor-derived Cell Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) Show Predictable Rise at Time of BK Viremia or Viruria in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients (PKTx)

    R. Dandamudi1, H. Gu1, C. Goss1, S. Federman2, R. Woodward2, S. Dholakia2, L. Walther1, V. Dharnidharka1

    1Washington University in St Louis, St. Louis, MO, 2CareDx, Brisbane, CA

    *Purpose: Blood levels of dd-cfDNA elevate in various forms of kidney transplant injury, most notably used for detecting potential acute rejection. A few adult studies,…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Nutrition, Body Habitus, and Food Insecurity, in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients

    A. Wilkerson1, J. Figueroa1, C. Kang1, R. Garro2, M. Kamel1, R. P. George2

    1Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

    *Purpose: Appropriate nutrition and physical activity are critical for optimal post-transplant recovery and long term outcomes, especially in pediatric populations. Both malnutrition and obesity are…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Membrane versus Centrifuge‑Based Therapeutic Plasma Exchange to Treat Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplantation

    P. Maggiani1, J. C. Ramirez Valdestino1, J. H. Cano Cervantes1, O. D. Díaz Avedaño1, G. García Castillo1, M. C. Oseguera Vizcaíno2, M. A. Covarrubias2, M. Matías Carmona1, D. F. Ovando Morga1, G. Ramirez Ramirez1, V. D. Lebrija Córdoba1, S. Hernandez Estrada1

    1Transplantation, Centro Medico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, Mexico City, Mexico, 2Transplantation, Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico

    *Purpose: Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is either performed using a highly permeable filter with standard multifunctional renal replacement equipment (mTPE) or a centrifugation device (cTPE).…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Over Last Six Decades- A Single-center Experience

    A. Dinesh1, S. Jackson2, A. Matas1

    1University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 2Analytics Consulting Services, M Health Fairview, Minneapolis, MN

    *Purpose: During the last 6 decades, the science around kidney transplantation has evolved tremendously resulting in significant improvements in kidney allograft and patient survival. There…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    A Case of Graft-versus-Host Disease Following Pancreas-Kidney Transplant

    P. Shelat1, C. Alquist2

    1Pathology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2Transplantation Immunology Division, Hoxworth Blood Center, Cincinnati, OH

    *Purpose: Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is an uncommon but often fatal complication following solid organ transplantation. It occurs when immunocompetent donor T cells are transferred to…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Non-Liver Transplant Patients

    R. Claudio1, C. Conceicao2, K. Robichaux2, A. Kumar1, J. Buggs3, N. Kemmer4

    1Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 3Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, 4Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL

    *Purpose: The global prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rising at an alarming rate, driven in large part by an increased incidence of…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Early Reduction of Tacrolimus Trough Levels Improves Long-term Kidney Function without Increase in Incidence of Acr

    M. Chen1, B. Loza1, A. Chang1, R. Byfield2, K. Olthoff1, A. Shaked1

    1Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Data Analytics Center, Penn Medicine Information Systems, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: We examined the impact of clinical practice management of tacrolimus trough levels in liver transplant recipients on kidney function and incidence of rejection in…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Given the Potential Impact on Liver Transplant Selection, Revisiting the Current Standard of Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    K. Amarell, B. Fisher, B. Park, K. Ko, B. Kallakury

    Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC

    *Purpose: The current standard of diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) relies on non-invasive radiographic methods, namely computerized tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However,…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Elevated BMI (>28) and High Titer ANA are the Most Common Causes of Abnormal Selective Pre-donation Liver Biopsies in Living Liver Donors

    J. Cisek

    Transplant, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO

    *Purpose: The aim of this study is to assess the diagnostic yield of selective pre-donation liver biopsy in living donor liver candidates and its impact…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Short Waiting Time is Not Associated with Decrease in Disease-free Survival in Liver Transplant Recipients with HCC

    J. Daum1, N. Gupta1, B. Aqel2, L. Mi3, J. Harbell4

    1School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, 2Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, 3Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, 4Transplant Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ

    *Purpose: Studies have suggested that shorter waiting times (WT) for liver transplant (LT) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may be associated with increased HCC…
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