Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 47 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Outcomes of Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplants from Donation After Circulatory Death Donors in the UK: A National Registry Analysis
N. Karydis¹, M. Ibrahim², C. Counter², J. Casey³, P. Friend⁴, C. Watson⁵, C. Callaghan¹
¹Nephrology and Transplantation, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ²NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol, United Kingdom, ³Transplant Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, ⁴Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital and Cambridge NIHR Biomedical Research Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
*Purpose: The UK is a world leader in the use of pancreases from donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors. However, there is a perception that…
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Growth Differentiation Factor 15 Predictor Value is Superior to Troponin I in the Evaluation of Kidney Transplant Candidates
M. de Cos Gomez¹, M. Garcia Unzueta², A. Benito Hernandez¹, J. Mazon Ruiz¹, M. Perez Arnedo¹, A. Aguilera Fernandez¹, R. Valero San Cecilio¹, J. Ruiz San Millan¹, E. Rodrigo Calabia¹
¹Nephrology, Marques de Valdecilla University Hospital - IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²Clinical Analysis, Marques de Valdecilla University Hospital - IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
*Purpose: Pretransplant cardiac troponin I (cTNI) has demonstrated its predictor value of survival after kidney transplant in previous studies. Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) is…
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Adjuvant Immunotherapy for Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Donor Liver-derived Natural Killer Cells
M. Ohira¹, R. Hotta¹, Y. Imaoka¹, K. Sato¹, N. Tanimine¹, Y. Tanaka¹, S. Nishida², A. Tzakis², H. Ohdan¹
¹Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan, ²University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide and is an indication for liver transplantation (LT). Immunosuppressive regimens currently used after…
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Utility of Screening-Bead Assay in Post-Transplant Testing of Donor-Specific Antibodies (DSA) and Antibody-mediated Rejection (ABMR) in Renal Allografts
A. Agrawal¹, E. Dijke², A. Murray³, P. Campbell³
¹Transplant Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Lab. Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Division of Nephrology, Dept. of Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: ABMR is a major cause of poor long-term graft survival. Though post-transplant monitoring of HLA DSAs can aid in risk stratification and optimizing immunosuppression,…
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Peri-covid Trends on the Intestinal Transplant Waiting List
M. L. Samoylova¹, S. Jafri², M. I. Fiel³, S. Horslen⁴, A. Mavis⁵, T. Schiano⁶, B. Summers⁷, M. C. Segovia⁸
¹Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ³Pathology, Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁴Transplantation, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ⁵Pediatric Gastroenterology, Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶Hepatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁷Pharmacy, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ⁸Gastroenterology, Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: We aim to describe the trends in intestinal and multivisceral transplant waiting list activity and outcomes before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.*Methods: We used…
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Development and Validation of a Novel Peripheral Blood Based Gene Signature for Acute Rejection Following Renal Transplantation
D. Zhang, Y. Wang, X. Hu
Department of Urology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to utilize advanced machine learning methods to construct a peripheral blood-based gene signature for acute rejection following kidney…
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Findings from the Bareto Study: Associations Between Chronic Vascular Changes and 10-year Transplant Graft Outcomes
L. Kamal¹, D. Stewart², J. Foutz², H. McGehee², P. Saravanane¹, S. Yu¹, R. Yusfi¹, G. Gupta¹
¹Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ²UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: As part of a broader study on Biopsy, Anatomy, and Resistance Effects on Transplant Outcomes (BARETO), we aim to characterize the poorly understood relationship…
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DSA is Associated with Molecular Changes in Many Hearts with Minor Abnormalities but Not Diagnosed as Antibody-Mediated Rejection
P. Halloran¹, K. S. Madill-Thomsen¹, &. the INTERHEART Study Group²
¹Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²., ., AB, Canada
*Purpose: We previously developed a microarray-based diagnostic system (MMDx) for heart transplant endomyocardial biopsies, measuring gene expression and interpreting antibody-mediated and T cell-mediated rejection (ABMR,…
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Influence of Induction Therapy and Antiretroviral Regimen on Outcomes in HIV Positive Renal Transplant Recipients
C. Rogers Marks¹, C. Durand², J. Hand³, M. Abidi⁴, M. Malinis⁵, B. Barnaba², H. Patel⁶, C. D. Alonso⁶
¹Massachussetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ³Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, ⁴Univ. of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁵Yale, New Haven, CT, ⁶Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Transplantation of HIV+ individuals has become more common over the past decade with increasing data supporting good outcomes. Questions remain regarding the impact of…
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Kidney Donor Risk Index: Significance as a Predictor of Kidney Transplant Outcomes Beyond Allograft Survival, Analysis of 18 Adjusted Regression Models Involving Adult Deceased Donor Kidney Recipients
A. Santos, E. Bueno, M. A. Leghrouz
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: We aimed to study the role of kidney donor recipient index (KDRI) as a predictor for multiple transplant-related outcomes in adult deceased-donor (DD) kidney…