Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 70 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

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The Prevalence And Risk Factors Of De Novo Hepatitis B Virus Infection In Kidney Transplantation From Hepatitis B Antigen-positive Donors To Hbsag-negative Recipients
J. Wu¹, S. Yin¹, F. Zhang¹, L. Wu¹, X. Wang², T. Lin¹
¹urology, west china hospital, Chengdu, China, ²Urology, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China
*Purpose: To explore the prevalence and risk factors of de novo HBV infection (DNH) in kidney transplantation (KT) from HBsAg⁺ donors (D[HBsAg⁺]) to HBsAg-negative recipients…
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Tacrolimus After Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin And Infliximab Induction Immunosuppression In Kidney Transplantation
O. Viklicky¹, G. Bold², O. Bestard³, P. Hruba¹, I. Zahradka¹, N. M. Otto², M. Stein², A. Sefrin², S. Christakoudi⁴, P. M. Reinke²
¹Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Charité, Berlin, Germany, ³Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴King's College, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Selective targeting of effector/memory T cells as induction immunosuppression has been discussed in kidney transplantation. Confidence-interval-estimation study may help to estimate range of the…
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Higher Proinflammatory Cytokines Are Associated with Increased Antibody Titer After a Third Dose of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
A. H. Karaba¹, X. Zhu¹, S. E. Benner¹, O. Akinde¹, Y. Eby¹, K. H. Wang¹, S. Saraf², J. M. Garonzik-Wang³, S. L. Klein¹, J. R. Bailey¹, A. L. Cox¹, J. N. Blankson¹, C. M. Durand¹, D. L. Segev¹, W. A. Werbel¹, A. A. Tobian¹
¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, ³University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) are at increased risk for severe COVID-19 and exhibit lower antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. This study aimed to…
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection is Associated with Greater Neutralizing Antibody Response Compared to Three Doses of Mrna-1273 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
V. H. Ferreira, V. Hall, T. M. Marinelli, M. Ierullo, V. Kulasingam, A. Humar, D. Kumar
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Prior studies suggest that two doses of mRNA vaccine in SOTR may result in lower antibody and T-cell responses relative to levels seen following…
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Additional Dose of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Increases Neutralization Capacity in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Y. Yoo¹, J. Husson², T. Iraguha³, S. Niederhaus⁴, X. Wen⁵, A. Crane⁵, A. Carrier⁵, J. Avruch⁵, A. Ahuja⁶, M. Mathew⁷, S. Dahiya⁸, A. P. Rapoport⁸, D. Atanackovic⁸, K. K. Saharia²
¹Inst of Human Virology, Baltimore, MD, ²Div of Infect Diseases, Univ of Maryland School of Med. and Inst of Human Virology, Baltimore, MD, ³Univ of Maryland School of Med. and Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Dept of Surgery, Univ of Maryland School of Med., Baltimore, MD, ⁵Dept of Surgery, Univ of Maryland Med. Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Dept of Medicine, Univ of Maryland Med. Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Div of Infect. Diseases, Univ of Maryland Med. Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁸Dept of Medicine, Univ of Maryland School of Med. and Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) develop weak antibody responses after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Published data on neutralizing activity of plasma, a better measure of protection,…
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The Impact of Maintenance Immunosuppressive Regimen on COVID-19 Outcomes Among Kidney Transplant Patients
T. V. Sandes-Freitas¹, L. Modelli de Andrade², L. Requião-Moura³, J. Medina-Pestana³, H. Tedesco-Silva³, A. on behalf of Covid-19 KT Brazil Study Group¹
¹Universidade Federal do Ceará / Unidade Pesquisa Clínica CH-UFC/EBSERH, Fortaleza, Brazil, ²Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil, ³Universidade Federal de São Paulo / Hospital do Rim, São Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: Compared to azathioprine (AZA), mycophenolate (MPA) is implicated in an increased risk of several viral infections. Contrariwise, mTOR inhibitors (mTORi) are protective. Therefore, the…
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What If Only Days After Dialysis Counted Towards Kidney Candidates’ Qualified Waiting Times?
G. R. Vece, K. Lindblad, M. Stuart, B. Carrico, D. Stewart, D. Klassen, S. Diallo
Research, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Current kidney policy allows patients who have not yet initiated dialysis to qualify for allocation priority based on the time since a recorded eGFR…
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Eliminating Hepatitis C Positive Status from Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) Calculations Results in Improved Transplant Rates and Outcomes in an Elderly Veteran Population
R. Lopez-Soler¹, A. Thorndyke¹, C. Trotter¹, A. Abadier², M. Samra¹
¹Surgery, Transplantation, Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, IL, ²Surgery, Loyola University Medical School, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Overall mortality on the kidney transplant waiting list is higher for older patients. The average age of waitlisted veteran patients is 64, with patients…
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Outcomes Following Renal Transplant with Hepatitis C Viremic Donors in an Elderly Veteran Population with Preemptive Mayvret Therapy
R. Lopez-Soler¹, A. Thorndyke¹, C. Trotter¹, A. Abadier², M. Samra¹
¹Surgery, Transplantation, Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, IL, ²Surgery, Loyola University School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Overall mortality on the kidney transplant waiting list is higher for older diabetic patients. The average age of waitlisted veteran patients is 64, with…
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The Effect of Baseline Blood Pressure on Early Graft Function in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
B. Jun Bae¹, C. Oh¹, H. Ahn²
¹Department of surgery, Ajou University Medical School, Suwon, Korea, Republic of, ²Department of Anesthesiology and Pain medicine, Ajou University Medical School, Suwon, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The adequate perfusion pressure to the graft is essential for proper graft function in kidney transplantation, especially in deceased donor kidney transplantation. Therefore, the…