Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 63 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

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Acute Graft versus Host Disease (AGVHD) Related to Solid Organ Transplant (SOT) – A Fatal Complication
H. Shaikh¹, J. Awosika¹, B. Barakoti¹, B. Hambley¹, C. Alquist²
¹University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Hoxworth Blood Center, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: This case series highlights our institution's experience with solid-organ transplant (SOT) associated acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD), a rare and deadly complication of…
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Post-Kidney Donation Pregnancy Complications and Long-Term Outcomes
E. F. Palzer¹, E. S. Helgeson¹, M. Evans², D. Vock¹, A. Matas³
¹Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: In the general population, pregnancy complications are associated with long-term maternal risk. Kidney donors with postdonation pregnancies have increased risk of gestational HTN and…
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A Novel Application of SRTR Data to Interrogate the Effects of HLA-DQ Mismatches in Kidney Transplantation
D. Isaacson¹, M. W. Gmeiner², V. Kosmoliaptsis³, H. C. Copley³, J. D. Schold⁴, A. R. Tambur¹
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom, ³Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁴Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Single-center studies demonstrate de-novo HLA-DQ donor-specific antibodies (DSA) are the most common and pathogenic DSA. However, HLA-DQ is not accounted for in many kidney…
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Normothermic Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation – Seven Year Experience at a Single North American Centre
J. Hefler¹, D. L. Izuierdo¹, G. Meeberg², M. Bral¹, B. Anderson¹, K. Dajani¹, N. Kneteman¹, D. L. Bigam¹, A. Shapiro¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Machine perfusion for preservation of liver grafts before transplantation has risen in prominence over the past decade. Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP), in particular, has…
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Assessment of the Prevalence of Burnout and Well-Being in Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacists
M. Harris¹, N. Pilch², C. Doligalski³, E. Henricksen⁴, J. Melaragno⁵, A. Lichvar⁶
¹Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ²Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Stanford Healthcare, Stanford, CA, ⁵University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁶UC San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of burnout and well-being among solid organ transplant pharmacists in the United States.*Methods: A…
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Role of Vaccination in the COVID-19 Nationwide Cohort (N3C) of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
A. J. Vinson¹, A. Anzalone², R. Dai², E. French³, A. Olex³, J. Sun⁴, G. Agarwal⁵, S. Lee⁶, R. B. Mannon⁷
¹Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Richmond, VA, ⁴Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of Saskatchewan, Regina, SK, Canada, ⁷Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
*Purpose: Immunosuppressed solid organ transplant (SOT) patients have been repeatedly challenged in the COVID-19 pandemic with significant morbidities and mortality following infection and a suppressed…
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Donor Kidney-Resident Passenger Macrophages Promote CCL8-CCR8 Mediated Early Allograft Inflammation
A. Dangi¹, I. Husain², N. Natesh³, X. Shen³, J. Kwun⁴, X. Luo⁵
¹Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ³Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke Transplant Center, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Early intragraft infiltration of monocytes and macrophages has been associated with acute and chronic allograft rejections. Nevertheless, underlying mechanism remained poorly understood. In the…
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Cd80 on Effector T Cell Binds Pd-l1 on Lymphatic Endothelial Cells to Fine Tune Migration
W. Piao¹, V. Saxena¹, L. Li¹, K. Hippen², Y. Zhang², B. Blazar², I. Lape³, L. Riella³, J. Bromberg¹
¹Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Antigen presenting cell (APC) CD80 trans-binds CD28 and CTLA4 on T cells, boosting or inhibiting immunity, respectively. CD80 has another ligand, Programmed Death-1 Ligand…
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An Interim Report on a Prospective Randomized Trial of Extended-Release Tacrolimus in Liver Transplantation with Anti-Thymocyte Induction in a Steroid Free Protocol
R. A. Helmick, S. Naik, C. Eymard, J. Eason, J. Vanatta
James D. Eason Transplant Institute at Methodist University Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
*Purpose: Our study hypothesis was that once daily dosing of extended-release tacrolimus (ERT) would be a safe and effective immunosuppression (IS) with the potential to…
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Genotype-Guided Voriconazole Prescribing in Lung Transplant Recipients
C. Luo, R. G. Nador, R. D. Levy, J. Swiston, C. Bergeron, N. Partovi
Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
*Purpose: Voriconazole (VRC) is the treatment of choice for Aspergillus in lung transplant recipients. VRC undergoes metabolism via CYP2C19, a polymorphic enzyme that has varying…