Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 20 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

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Transplant Rates Increased with Broader Distribution of Deceased Donor Kidneys
A. Robinson¹, K. Gauntt¹, A. Wilk¹, J. Kim², V. Casingal³, N. Turgeon⁴, M. Pavlakis⁵
¹UNOS, Richmond, VA, ²Surgery, Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, ³Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, ⁴Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, Austin, TX, ⁵Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Boston, MA
*Purpose: The OPTN Kidney Transplantation Committee implemented a policy removing donation service area (DSA) and OPTN region from kidney allocation on 3/15/2021. In addition to…
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Barriers and Facilitators to Care for Patients with Failed Kidney Transplants
A. Huml¹, K. Berg², A. Perzynski², C. Sullivan², A. Sehgal²
¹Department of Kidney Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Population Health Research Institute, The MetroHealth System, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: To understand the barriers and facilitators to care for patients with failed kidney transplants from the perspective of providers.*Methods: Qualitative study employed focus groups…
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Role of Circulating Tumour Cells in the Management of the Liver Transplant Patient with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
F. Villalba¹, F. Alconchel², L. Sáenz³, M. Sánchez-Lorencio¹, D. Ferreras², P. Cascales², F. Sánchez-Bueno², R. Robles², P. Ramírez²
¹IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain, ²Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital (IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain, ³Rafael Méndez Hospital, Lorca, Spain
*Purpose: For hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver transplantation (LT) is considered a curative treatment, however, more than 10% of transplant recipients have recurrences within the first…
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Combined CyTOF and Elispot Investigation of CMV Response Over the First Year Post Kidney Transplantation
T. Jouve¹, L. Donadeu Casassas², S. Hartzell³, E. Crespo², M. Meneghini², A. Torija², P. Cravedi⁴, O. Bestard²
¹Nephrology, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Grenoble, Spain, ²Nephrology, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain, ³Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, ⁴Mount Sinai, New York, NY
*Purpose: CMV remains a threat for kidney transplant recipients (KTR). Deciphering the impact of CMV on the immune system of KTR has helped improving CMV…
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Comparing Disparities in Access to First and Re-Kidney Transplantation Among Hispanic and Black Adults in the United States
S. Sandal¹, J. Ahn², V. Thompson³, T. Purnell⁴, M. Cantarovich⁵, D. Segev³, M. McAdams DeMarco³
¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²SOM, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵McGill University Health Ctr, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: There are significant racial/ethnic disparities in access to solid organ transplantation; lack of education and familiarity with the transplant process are postulated contributors. Among…
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Autencoder, a Novel Computational Tool to Score T Cell Clones Demonstrates Biopsy T Cell Clones Are Not Represented in the Peripheral Blood
N. Borcherding, A. Leckie-Harre, H. Wu, B. D. Humphreys, A. F. Malone
Washington University, St Louis, MO
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) remains one of the major causes of allograft failure and our understanding of this disease process is poor. The generation and…
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130 Totally Robotic Donor Hepatectomy: Reproducibility Of A Standardized Technique Across 2 Specialized Centers
Y. Cheah¹, H. Yang², C. J. Simon¹, J. Kim³, M. Akoad³, G. Choi²
¹Roger L Jenkins Transplant Institute, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, ²Division of HPB Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: Robotic surgery is emerging as a feasible though complex technique to enable minimally-invasive donor hepatectomy.*Methods: First multicenter prospective study on 130 consecutive totally robotic…
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Disruption of B Cell Population is Associated with Increased Infections in Pediatric Transplant Recipients
B. Geng, L. Loop, C. Anterasian, D. Mortazavi, J. Kitsen, C. Collins, K. Newton, E. Ingulli
Pediatrics, UCSD Rady Children's, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: Solid-organ transplant recipients are placed on long-term immunosuppression, preventing graft rejection but increasing the risk of infection. Pediatric transplant recipients are at increased risk…
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Kidney Transplant Alone Recipients with Advanced Liver Disease Have Similar Outcomes to Those without Advanced Liver Disease
R. R. Nathani, S. M. Rutledge, C. Villarroel, R. Shapiro, G. Y. Im
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
*Purpose: The prevalence of concomitant liver disease (CLD) in patients with ESRD is reported to be 7-40%. Safety of kidney transplant alone (KTA) in those…
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Cost-Effectiveness of Transplanting Hepatitis C Donor Hearts Into Hepatitis C Uninfected Recipients
A. R. Gandhi¹, A. E. Woolley², L. R. Baden², M. M. Givertz², M. L. Jones¹, J. Kim³, H. R. Mallidi², M. R. Mehra², A. M. Neilan¹
¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
*Purpose: To examine the clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of hepatitis C viremic (HCV+) heart organ donation in the United States.*Methods: We used a microsimulation model…