2015 American Transplant Congress Archives

8:30am-8:45am: Plasma Levels of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Increase With Rejection and Often Decrease After Treatment in Organ Transplant Recipients

M. Grskovic,¹ J. Beausang,¹ D. Hiller,¹ R. Sit,¹ B. Christie,¹ J. Elechko,¹ R. Woodward,¹ J. Yee,¹ J. Kobashigawa.²

Plenary Session II • Terrace Ballroom 1, 2, 3

8:45am-9:00am: Induction With ATG Is Not Associated With Increased Infections After Kidney Transplant Among HIV Positive Patients: Results of a National Study

L. Kucirka,¹ C. Durand,¹ S. Bae,¹ J. Locke,² D. Segev.¹

Plenary Session II • Terrace Ballroom 1, 2, 3

9:00am-9:15am: Hepatocyte-Related miR-193a-3p Is Over-Expressed in Allograft Biopsy from Liver Tolerant Recipients

R. Danger, J. Lozano, E. Bonaccorsi-Riani, E. Kodela, R. Mas-Malavila, M.-C. Londono, M. Martinez, A. Rimola, M. Martinez-Llordella, A. Sanchez-Fueyo.

Plenary Session II • Terrace Ballroom 1, 2, 3

9:15am-9:30am: Deceased Donor and Class II Donor Specific Antibody Predict Interface Activity While Increased Age at Time of Biopsy Predicts Fibrosis in Long-Term Pediatric Liver Allografts With Normal Liver Tests: iWITH Clinical Trial

S. Feng,¹ J. Bucuvalas,² A. Demetris,³ K. Spain,⁴ G. Mazariegos,³ B. Burrell,⁵ iWITH Investigators.⁶

Plenary Session II • Terrace Ballroom 1, 2, 3

2:15pm-2:27pm: A Common Gene Signature Across Multiple Studies Identifies Biomarkers and Functional Regulation in Tolerance to Renal Allograft

D. Baron,^1,2,3 G. Ramstein,⁴ M. Chesneau,^1,2,3 Y. Echasseriau,^1,2,3 A. Pallier,^1,2,3 C. Paul,^1,2,3 N. Degauque,^1,2,3 M. Hernandez-Fuentes,⁵ A. Sanchez-Fueyo,⁶ K. Newell,⁷ M. Giral,^1,2,3 J.-P. Soulillou,^1,2,3 R. Houlgatte,^8,9 S. Brouard.^1,2,3

Concurrent Session: Tolerance: Clinical Studies • Room 122-AB

2:15pm-2:27pm: Aquaporin 4 Blockade Is a Novel Strategy Targeting Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Heart Transplantation

K. Ayasoufi,¹ N. Kohei,¹ G. Farr,² P. McGuirk,² M. Pelletier,² R. Fairchild,¹ A. Valujskikh.¹

Concurrent Session: Ischemia Reperfusion Injury: Basic Mechanisms • Room 119-A

2:15pm-2:27pm: Early Hospital Readmissions After Kidney Transplantation

M. Lubetzky, M. Ajaimy, L. Kamal, G. DeBoccardo, E. Akalin, L. Kayler.

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Hospitalization/Readmission • Room 118-AB

2:15pm-2:27pm: Elevated ST2 Levels Are Associated With Increased Risk of Antibody Mediated Rejection in Heart Transplant Recipients

A. Grupper,¹ S. Kushwaha,¹ O. Abou Ezzeddine,¹ J. Geske,² W. Kremers,² B. Edwards,¹ N. Pereira.¹

Concurrent Session: Heart De-"Mystification": Rejection and Antibodies of All Types • Room 118-C

2:15pm-2:27pm: Epidemiology and Outcomes of Non Tuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Infections in Solid Organ Transplant (SOT) Recipients

I. George, C. Santos, M. Olsen, T. Bailey.

Concurrent Session: ID - Epidemiology, Resistance, Geographic Infections • Room 115-C

2:15pm-2:27pm: Extended Analysis of Tocilizumab (anti-IL-6R) + Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) as Desensitization (DES) Agents for Reduction of Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) in Patients Resistant to DES With IVIG + Rituximab

A. Vo, J. Choi, I. Kim, J. Kahwaji, A. Peng, R. Villicana, S. Jordan.

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Desensitization • Terrace I-III