Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 31 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

2022 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Radiomics-Based Model to Predict Graft Fibrosis in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Study
F. Qazi Arisar¹, E. Salinas-Miranda², H. Ale Ali², K. Lajkosz³, C. Chen¹, A. Azhie¹, G. M. Healy², D. Deniffel², M. A. Haider², M. Bhat¹
¹Ajmera Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Department of Biostatistics, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Recurrent fibrosis complicates 40% of Liver transplants (LT), compromising long-term survival. We evaluated the ability of a model combining radiomic features on CT scans…
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De Novo Donor-Specific Antibody Development with Mycophenolate versus Azathioprine in Lung Transplant Recipients
A. Prom¹, K. Walter², K. Gomez³, C. Doligalski¹, L. Lobo¹, R. Evans¹
¹UNC Health, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: The effect of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or azathioprine (AZA) immunosuppression (ISN) regimens on de novo donor specific antibody (DSA) formation in lung transplant recipients…
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Lack of Measles Immunity and Vaccination Rates in Patients Being Evaluated for Solid Organ Transplant: Missed Opportunities
C. Larsen¹, C. Kotton²
¹Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are not eligible for live-vaccines, including the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, due to safety concerns on immunosuppression.…
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Temporal Changes in the Peripheral Immune Profile of Acute Rejection Highlight New Mechanisms of Alloimmunity and Potential Non-Invasive Biomarkers of Rejection in Pediatric Liver Transplantation
D. N. Sarode¹, B. Rocque¹, A. Barbetta¹, P. Singh¹, C. Goldbeck¹, C. Weaver², O. Akbari¹, R. Kohli², J. Emamaullee¹
¹University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Acute rejection (AR) is common in pediatric liver transplantation (LT) and can impact late graft loss. Immune subpopulations mediating AR in LT have not…
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Complement 5 Regulation Ameliorates Antibody-Mediated Rejection After Liver Transplantation in Rats
T. Tajima¹, K. Hata¹, J. Kusakabe¹, H. Miyauchi¹, X. Zhao¹, S. Kageyama¹, T. Okamoto¹, Y. Wang², E. Hatano¹
¹Dept. of HBP Surgery & Transplantation, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, ²Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is a refractory rejection after donor-specific antibody (DSA)-positive or blood-type incompatible organ transplantation. Since AMR significantly deteriorates transplant outcomes, there is…
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Impact of COVID-19 on Increased Mortality in Liver Transplant Recipients in United States
K. Okumura, A. Dhand, R. Misawa, H. Sogawa, R. Bodin, D. C. Wolf, S. Nishida
Westchester Medical Center / New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
*Purpose: COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on access to routine healthcare in both hospitalized and out-patient settings. This impact was also noted in…
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Gene Profiling to Distinguish Mechanisms of Liver Allograft Rejection and Acceptance in Cynomolgus Monkey
H. Sakai¹, E. Berglund¹, S. Chaudhry¹, Y. Kato¹, E. Duggan¹, J. Weiner¹, P. Alonso-Guallart¹, N. Llore¹, K. Brustle¹, J. Stern¹, B. Piegari¹, D. Ekanayake-Alper¹, M. Martinez², G. Pierre¹, M. Danton¹, S. Kofman¹, D. Ordanes¹, D. Hajosi¹, J. Lefkowitch³, A. Iuga¹, T. Kato⁴, A. Griesemer¹
¹Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University, New York, NY, ²Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, ³Departments of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁴Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY
*Purpose: Liver is an immune regulatory organ. Spontaneous resolutions from rejection have been seen in our orthotopic cynomolgus monkey liver transplant models for tolerance induction…
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Laparoscopic Kidney Transplantation : A Lost Art ?
F. J. Osella¹, I. Cabrera¹, J. Walther², L. Leon², O. Guardia², M. Rial²
¹Surgery - Kidney and Pancreas Trasplant, ITAC by Diaverum, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Nephrology, ITAC by Diaverum, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Purpose: Laparoscopic surgery and currently robot-assisted surgery have transformed the current surgery paradigm, showing a lower systemic inflammatory response, less post-operative pain, smaller incisions, shorter…
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Factors Predicting Early Extubation After Liver Transplantation
V. Subramanian¹, O. Bishr², J. Buggs¹, N. Kemmer¹, K. Dhanireddy¹
¹Transplant Institute, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Early extubation (either intraoperative or within 6 hours post operatively) is an important component of enhanced recovery pathways. The goal of the study was…
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Risk Factors Associated with Medium-Term Allograft and Recipient Survival: Learned from 1,587 Adults with Single Kidney Transplantation
S. Chang¹, B. Liu¹, D. Du¹, N. Gong², L. Zhu¹, G. Chen¹, W. Zhang¹, Z. Chen²
¹Institute of Organ Transplantation,Tongji Hospital,Tongji Medical College,HUST, Wuhan, China, ²Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
*Purpose: Retrospectively investigated the reason for graft failure during the perioperative period and discussed whether DGF and the high SCr level in a short time…