Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 12 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

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High TTV Load Before First Vaccine Dose is Associated with Poor Serological Response to Covid-19 Vaccination in Lung Transplant Recipients
C. C. Van Leer Buter¹, R. A. Hoek², E. A. Verschuuren³, R. D. de Vries⁴, D. van Baarle¹, M. van der Heiden¹, H. G. Niesters¹, C. GeurtsvanKessel⁴
¹Dept. of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Dept. of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Dept. of Pulmonary Diseases,, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁴Dept. of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: Torque tenovirus (TTV), a highly prevalent virus which is not known to cause pathology in humans, is currently being investigated as a marker of…
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Analysis of Sars-Cov-2-Specific T-Cell Responses Using Novel Single-Cell Multiplexed Isolight in Covid-19 Convalescents
Y. Sambandam¹, J. He¹, N. Vanderhyde², L. Gallon¹, J. Leventhal¹, J. Mathew¹
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²IsoPlexis, Branford, CT
*Purpose: COVID-19 has poor outcomes in transplant recipients with reduced antibody responses. However, the exact cellular immune response against SARS-CoV-2 remains largely unclear. We developed…
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Barriers to Completing the Transplant Evaluation Process: A Mixed-Methods Study
E. J. Gordon¹, J. J. Uriarte¹, A. N. McLagan¹, B. Kuramitsu¹, J. Gacki-Smith¹, M. Shumate², L. McElroy³, J. Caicedo¹
¹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, ³Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Little is known about patient-reported factors affecting patients’ access to the kidney transplant waitlist after starting evaluation. We qualitatively assessed patients’ perceived barriers to…
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COVID Infection Among Kidney Transplant Recipient During the Era of COVID Vaccination: Management Outcomes
G. Uehara, K. Soliman, V. Rao, M. Casey, D. Taber, M. Posadas Salas
Nephrology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: COVID pandemic has posed a significant challenge among kidney transplant recipients (KTR) due to their immunocompromised state. There is uncertainty on immunosuppression (IS) management…
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Safety and Immunogenicity of BNT-162b2 versus Chadox1 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Prospective Study
A. Ajlan¹, T. Ali², H. Aleid², K. Almeshari², M. Alkaff³, S. Althuwaidi⁴, L. Fajji², A. Alali⁵, D. Halabi⁶, A. Ullah⁷, K. H. Marquez⁸, B. Elmikkaoui⁹, A. Alrajhi¹⁰, A. Zidan¹¹, E. Albogumi.¹², K. Bzeizi¹³, R. Almaghrabi¹⁴, E. DeVol¹⁵, M. Al-Awwami,¹⁶, S. Alghamdi¹³, P. Broering²
¹Pharmaceutical Care Division - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC), Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ²Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ³Medical Laboratory, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Medical Microbiology, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ⁵Transplant Coordination Team - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Transplant Coordination Team - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ⁷Kidney & Pancreas Health Centre, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ⁸Analytics Data Centre - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ⁹Data Management - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ¹⁰Infectious Diseases - Medicine Department, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ¹¹Abdominal Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery Centre, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ¹²Data Management. - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ¹³Liver & Small Bowel Health Centre, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ¹⁴Infectious Diseases - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ¹⁵Biostatistics, Epidemiology &Scientific Computing, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia, ¹⁶Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory Kidney & Pa - Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence, KFSHRC, Riaydh, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Data showed seroconversion after different SARS-CoV-2 vaccination platforms might yield diminished response in transplant recipients. However, it is unknown whether different vaccination platforms could…
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Viral-Specific Cytotoxic T-Cell Responses in Hla-Sensitized Kidney Transplant Patients Maintained on Everolimus and Low Dose Tacrolimus
R. Zhang¹, S. Ge¹, M. Chu¹, J. Kahwaji², A. Karasyov¹, D. Lovato¹, A. Vo², J. Choi², M. Toyoda¹, S. Jordan²
¹Transplant Immunology Laboratory, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Post-transplant immunosuppression with “everolimus + reduced dose tacrolimus” (Ev + Taclow) is reported to reduce the risk of viral infections compared to standard doses…
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Outcomes in Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving Pre-Transplant Financial Assistance Through the American Kidney Fund
H. Roppo¹, P. Klem¹, B. Crowther¹, E. Sartain¹, K. Schoeppler¹, P. T. Kennealey², B. Kaplan³
¹Department of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, ²Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, ³Department of Renal Med Diseases/Hypertension, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Pre-transplant financial assistance for insurance premiums is available for eligible patients through the American Kidney Fund (AKF), but this funding ends within the first…
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Characterization of Activated Islet Proliferating Cells (AIPCs) During Maturation to Pseudo-Islets
Y. Garciafigueroa, J. B. Pollett, N. Thai, R. Bottino
Imagine Pharma, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: We have previously described a novel population of cells developed from human islets called AIPCs (Activated Islet Proliferating Cells). AIPCs co-express CD133, glucagon and…
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Kidney Transplant Recipients with Diabetic Mellitus Demand Larger Doses of Mycophenolate Mofetil
D. Takamoto, H. Sasaki, S. Harada, Y. Takada, H. Harada, T. Tsujimoto
Kidney transplant surgery and Urology, Sapporo City General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: To monitor blood concentration of immunosuppressants, therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is required at any point after kidney transplantation (KT) to prevent kidney graft from…
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Results of a Pilot Adherence Activity for Pharmacy Learners on a Solid Organ Transplant Service
J. Zumbrunnen
Pharmacy, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: The purpose was to determine if the ability of pharmacy learners to educate patients and help overcome barriers to medication adherence is improved after…