Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 82 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Treatment of Bk Virus With Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Pediatric Kidney Transplant
D. Mohammad, D. Kim, R. Baracco, G. Kapur, A. Jain
Pediatric Nephrology and Transplant Services, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: To study the prevalence of BK viremia (BKV) and BK Virus Nephropathy (BKVN) utilizing plasma BK quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) and report outcomes…
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Donor Derived Cell-free DNA Kinetics Early After Kidney Transplant in Patients with Delayed Graft Function Who Received Kidneys from Donation After Cardiac Death Donors
R. Gumber, M. Abuzeineh, C. Mejia, D. Brennan, F. Naqvi
Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Delayed graft function (DGF) may reduce long-term kidney allograft survival due to ischemia-reperfusion injury and rejection. Donor Derived Cell-Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) is proposed to…
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Treatment of Refractory Chronic Active Antibody-Mediated Rejection: Improvement in Histopathology are Delayed Compared to the Reduction in Donor Specific Antibodies
K. R. Degner¹, S. Parajuli¹, F. Aziz¹, N. Garg¹, M. Mohamed¹, D. A. Mandelbrot¹, S. E. Panzer¹, L. Hidalgo¹, N. A. Wilson¹, S. R. Reese¹, K. Van Hyfte¹, W. Zhong¹, P. Nickerson², A. Djamali¹
¹University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ²University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
*Purpose: There are limited options for the treatment and management of refractory chronic active antibody-mediated rejection (cABMR) after kidney transplantation. Longitudinal histologic data in patients…
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Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA as a Surrogate Marker for “Allograft Quiescence” After Kidney Transplantation
J. S. Bromberg¹, L. Bu², G. Gupta³, I. Moinuddin³, S. Anand⁴, A. Pai⁵, T. Alhamad⁶, V. Bowers⁷, S. Ghosh⁸, W. Tian⁸, E. Stites⁹
¹University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁴Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT, ⁵University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ⁶Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ⁷Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁸CareDx, Brisbane, CA, ⁹University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA; AlloSure®) and the association with active rejection (AR) was described by Bloom et al, however subsequent insights have suggested this…
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Impact of Social Support, Social Circumstances and Distance from Transplant Center on Post Liver Transplant Outcomes: An Analysis from a Predominantly Rural U.S. Cohort
R. Kaur¹, C. Lavender¹, E. Askew¹, S. Jafri², R. Thandassery¹, M. Deneke¹
¹University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, ²Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Social support and social circumstances (SSSC) are critical yet less described entities in post-orthotopic liver transplant (OLT). We aimed to describe SSSC and correlate…
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Identification of Molecular Markers for Liver Cirrhosis by Single-nucleus Rna Sequencing
C. Kuscu¹, C. Kuscu¹, M. Akram², A. Shetty³, D. G. Maluf⁴, J. Eason¹, V. Mas⁵
¹Surgery, James D Eason Transplat Institute, Memphis, TN, ²Surgery, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Memphis, TN, ³Surgery, Institute for Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Surgery, Program in Transplantation University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Surgery, Division of Surgical Science University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by metabolic syndrome and the accumulation of fat in the liver cells (hepatocytes) leading to inflammation and…
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Regional Trends in Liver Transplantation for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
C. L. Hanlon¹, B. Saberi², L. Yuan¹
¹Internal Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ²Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
*Purpose: This study aims to evaluate regional trends in liver transplantation (LT) among adults in the United States (US) with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), with particular…
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Excellent Pathological Response with Gemcitabine-based Protocol in Patient with Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
A. Saharia¹, R. McMillan¹, S. Kodali¹, M. Javley², C. M. Mobley¹, M. J. Hobeika¹, A. Shetty¹, D. W. Victor¹, R. McFadden¹, M. Abdelrahim¹, K. Heyne¹, A. O. Gaber¹, R. M. Ghobrial¹
¹Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ²MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The standard treatment for hilar cholangiocarcinoma is using 5FU along with brachytherapy and external beam radiation. The downside of this regimen is the uncertain…
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Liver Simulated Allocation Model (LSAM) of a Height-Based Policy Change to Improve Sex Disparity in Liver Transplantation (LT)
S. Bernards¹, E. Lee¹, N. Leung², H. Zhao², M. Akan³, M. Sarkar¹, S. Tayur³, N. Mehta¹
¹UCSF, SF, CA, ²City U, HK, Hong Kong, ³CMU, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Since the introduction of the MELD-based allocation system, women are now 30% less likely than men to undergo LT and have 20% higher waitlist…
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Role of Recovering Surgeon in DCD Liver Transplant Outcomes
E. Macdonough, K. Pont, B. Aqel, K. Valenti, W. Hewitt, A. Moss, K. S. Reddy, C. Jadlowiec
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Donation after cardiac death (DCD) liver transplant (LT) outcomes have continued to improve. Variability in outcomes has been attributed to center and recovering surgeon…