Am J Transplant, Volume 22, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 73 of 190 - ATC Abstracts

2022 American Transplant Congress
Non-White and Low-Socioeconomic Status Patients Are Less Likely to Present for Preemptive Kidney Transplant Evaluation: An Assessment of Referrals at a Single Center Serving a Diverse Urban Population
T. Menser, M. J. Hobeika, E. Hsu, L. W. Moore, A. D. Waterman, A. O. Gaber, R. J. Knight
Houston Methodist, Houston, TX
*Purpose: While preemptive kidney transplantation is the optimal renal replacement therapy for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), low rates of preemptive transplant, particularly for…
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Pre-Transplant Vaccine Induced SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Decrease Following Induction Therapy for Kidney Transplantation
N. Barros¹, A. C. Ermel¹, A. Sharfuddin², W. Goggins³, J. Fridell²
¹Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ³Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients (KT) and wait-listed individuals exhibit an impaired response to vaccinations. There is currently no data on the impact of induction immunosuppression…
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Plasma Galectin-3 is Predictive of Post-Transplant Infection in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients
D. Yoeli, A. Chaidez, Y. Luo, J. Huang, N. Limon De La Rosa, N. Nakra, Z. Wang, E. Cervantes-Alvarez, M. Adams, C. Mack, C. Huang, N. Navarro-Alvarez
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Galectin-3 (Gal3) is a beta-galactoside binding lectin that plays a key role in inflammation and immune response. Infectious complications are common among pediatric liver…
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Impact of Early Calcineurin-Inhibitor Conversion to Belatacept on Renal Allograft Function in a Steroid-Free Maintenance Regimen: Results from a Randomized Controlled Study
I. Tawhari¹, P. Hallak¹, S. Hartzell², V. Mas³, P. Cravedi², J. Leventhal¹, J. Ansari¹, L. Gallon¹
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ³University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Belatacept (Bela) was developed to minimize nephrotoxicity and cardiovascular risk associated with Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs). Early steroid withdrawal (ESW) and simultaneous CNI avoidance (CNIA)…
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Improvement in Kidney Function After Early Conversion to Belatacept-Based Regimen in Allografts with Biopsy-Proven Donor Vascular Disease
T. Ommert¹, J. Javier¹, J. Jackson¹, C. Klein²
¹Piedmont Transplant Institute, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Atlanta, GA, ²Piedmont Transplant Institute, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Donor arteriosclerosis in the kidney allograft predicts poorer graft outcomes and is a risk factor for tacrolimus-induced nephrotoxicity. Belatacept conversion has been utilized as…
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Factors Influencing Access to Kidney Transplantation (FIAT): An Integrative Multiphasic Stakeholders’ Perspective
R. v. Merweland¹, A. Luchtenburg¹, J. van Busschbach¹, J. van de Wetering¹, S. Ismail²
¹Medical Psychology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: Despite that various barriers to optimal access to transplantation are described in literature,there is no research combining the perspectives of all stakeholders in renal…
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Reduced Dose Mycophenolate Does Not Increase the Risk of Rejection Following Renal Transplantation
L. Bowman¹, A. Webb¹, S. Desai², D. Patino³, V. Subramanian⁴, S. Mohammed⁵, M. Gosselin⁶, K. Robichaux⁵, J. Buggs⁴, A. Kumar⁷
¹Transplant Pharmacy, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ²Western University of Osteopathic Medicine, Pomoma, CA, ³Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Lansing, MI, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁵University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁶University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ⁷Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Mycophenolic acid (MPA) exposure correlates inversely with the risk of acute rejection; however, evidence also suggests that systemic MPA exposure also determines the extent…
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A Novel Approach to Post-Transplant Care of Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Recipients; Inpatient Level Care in the Home
A. Grek
Advanced Care at Home, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Demonstrate safe and cost effective care of early kidney and pancreas post-transplant complications through the Advanced Care at Home (ACH) inpatient home-based care program.*Methods:…
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Galectin-3 Discriminates Patients with Advanced Cirrhosis and Predicts Post-Liver Transplant Infectious Complications
E. Cervantes-Alvarez¹, M. Vilatobá¹, J. Argemi², N. Limon-de la Rosa¹, O. Mendez-Guerrero¹, C. Huang³, D. Kershenobich¹, R. Bataller⁴, A. Torre⁵, N. Navarro-Alvarez¹
¹Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Liver Unit, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Hepatology Program, Center for Applied Medical Research, Pamplona, Spain, Pamplona, Spain, ³University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, ⁴University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico city, Mexico
*Purpose: An increased demand for liver transplantation (LT) prevails. Galectin-3 is a lectin implicated in inflammation, immunoregulation, and liver fibrosis. In this study we assessed…
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Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA and Gene Expression Profiling for Surveillance of Renal Allograft Injury and Rejection
A. N. Carrier, A. Crane, M. Pinedo, A. Bartosic, A. Haririan, J. R. Scalea, M. R. Weir, J. S. Bromberg
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Donor derived cell free DNA (dd-cfDNA) and gene expression profiling offer non-invasive methods of early detection of graft injury and rejection in solid organ…