2015 American Transplant Congress
Relationship of Donor Age and Distance in Deceased Donor Lung Offers in the US
1UNOS, Richmond, VA; 2Duke Univ, Durham, NC; 3U of Mich, Ann Arbor, MI.
Background: Lung (LU) utilization from deceased donors (DD) is considerably lower than for kidney, liver and heart. A better understanding of placement efforts may provide…2015 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics of HIV Infected Patients Waitlisted for Kidney Transplantation
IntroductionKidney transplantation in HIV+ individuals has been associated with patient and graft survival rates that are comparable to those reported for HIV- populations. Despite this…2015 American Transplant Congress
Protocol Donor Specific Antibody Monitoring After Kidney Transplantation: What Is the Utility?
De novo DSA has been shown to be a negative predictor of graft outcomes. However, the utility of routine DSA monitoring in the overall kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
Does the C1q Assay Predict the Result of Lymphocyte Flow Cross-Match (FCxM) in Potential Renal Transplant Recipients With HLA-DSA and AHG-CDC CxM negative?
Background. The presence of pre-transplant HLA donor specific antibodies (DSA) is a recognized risk factor for acute rejection. However, due to the test's (LUMINEX) high…2015 American Transplant Congress
DSA Detected by ELISA-PRA Is Associated With High Risk for Development of AMR in Stable Kidney Transplant Recipients
Background: Donor specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA) are a major cause of antibody mediated rejection (AMR) and allograft loss, determining how to monitor patients for DSA…2015 American Transplant Congress
Thymoglobulin Dosing Efficacy: The Role of ALC on Infection and Rejection
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
There are varied Thymoglobulin® (Thymo) induction regimens accepted among transplant programs. Our center uses five doses of Thymo at 1.25mg/kg, yielding a total goal of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Graft Function in Patients Receiving Alemtuzumab Induction Therapy
1The University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH; 2The Alliance for Paired Donation, Maumee, OH.
Alemtuzumab (Campath 1-H) is a humanized monoclonal antibody directed at the CD52 glycoprotein that is becoming more prevalent as a choice for induction. Delayed graft…2015 American Transplant Congress
Analytic Morphomics May Identify Risk Factors for New Onset Diabetes After Kidney Transplantation
Intro:We have previously shown that analytic morphomics can predict risk of new-onset diabetes after liver transplantation (NODAT). We hypothesize that these methods may be able…2015 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcome of Liver Transplant Recipients (OLT) With Hepatitis C Recurrence (HCVR) Who Achieved Postoperative Sustained Virologic Response (SVR) After Combination Antiviral Therapy (Rx) With and Without the Use of Telaprevir (TVR): A Single Center Experience
Liver Institute, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Aim: Liver allografts of viremic OLT have a higher risk of failure. Timely intervention is necessary. However, long-term outcome reports, especially using newer agents, is…2015 American Transplant Congress
Plasmapharesis, Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Rituximab Successfully Treat Recurrent Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 2 (PFIC-2) After Liver Transplantation
Background:Allo-immune mediated BSEP dysfunction may occur after liver transplantation in PFIC2 patients leading to a PFIC2 like phenotype. The IgG antibodies are reactive toward a…
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