2015 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of Low Dose Chemoprophylaxis for Coccidioidomycosis Infection in Liver Transplantation Recipients
Introduction:Coccidioidomycosis(CM) infection rate of 6.9% has been reported in solid organ transplantation recipients living in endemic Southwestern U.S.Aim:Assess the risk of CM infection in liver…2015 American Transplant Congress
MicroRNAs in Kidney Graft Preservation Fluid as Novel Biomarkers for Delayed Graft Function
Transplant Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Introduction: Delayed graft function is a common complication after deceased donor kidney transplantation (KT), which affects both short and long-term outcome. Currently available biomarkers in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Early Conversion to Everolimus in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients: 12-Month Results from the ELEVATE Study
For the ELEVATE Study, Leiden, Netherlands.
Purpose: Long-term exposure to calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) contributes to unfavorable long-term outcomes, including inferior renal function and premature graft loss with vascular lesions, glomerulosclerosis and…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of the New Antivirals Sofosfuvir/Ledipasvir on Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C Cirrhosis
The approval of potent antiviral therapy (AVT) with sofosfuvir/ledipasvir (sof/ldv) for hepatitis C (HCV) dramatically increased cure rates (SVR) to nearly 100%. A recent prospective…2015 American Transplant Congress
An Economic Analysis of Tolerance Induction for Two-Haplotype Match Kidney Living Donor Transplant Recipients
1Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; 2Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Purpose:Tolerance induction is a novel therapy that enables some living donor kidney transplant recipients (LDKTR) to safely discontinue immunosuppressive (IS) therapy. We examine whether tolerance…2015 American Transplant Congress
Inhibition of RhoA Pathway-Related Macrophage Functions Abrogates Chronic Rejection of Cardiac Allograft
Objective. Chronic rejection remains the main obstacle in the long-term success of organ transplantation. The long-term survival of allografted hearts is limited by a progressive…2015 American Transplant Congress
Real-Time Measurements of Tissue Oxygen Microtension as a Marker of Bile Duct Viability in Liver Transplantation
General Surgery, HU Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain.
Aims: To evaluate bile duct viability by assessing its microvascular quality using an innovative real-time oxygen tension device by testing different areas in both donor…2015 American Transplant Congress
Propensity Score-Weighted Analysis of Induction Therapies in Live Donor Kidney Transplantation in Modern Immunosuppression Era
1Medicine, UTSW, Dallas, TX; 2Clinical Sciences, UTSW, Dallas, TX; 3Surgery, UTSW, Dallas, TX.
Background: Induction therapy with interleukin-2 receptor antagonist (IL2-RA) is recommended as a first line agent in living donor renal transplantation (LRT). However, use of IL2-RA…2015 American Transplant Congress
Hybrid-Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) for Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy Offers Better Postoperative Pain, Cosmesis and Surgical Outcomes Than Transumbilical Single Site Surgery
Department of Renal Transplantation Surgery, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Objectives: Laparoendoscopic single site donor nephrectomy (LESSDN) via the umbilicus has been our standard care for living donors. Although we have previously reported better cosmetic…2015 American Transplant Congress
Vaccine-Induced 'Incognito' CD8+ T Cell Memory Can Disrupt Transplantation Tolerance
Transplant recipients harbor immunity to vaccines and pathogens (e.g. CMV, EBV). Pre-existing immunity can have significant antigen-specific ramifications, usually attributed to heterologous immunity, as pathogen-reactive…
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