2015 American Transplant Congress

May 2-6, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Monday, May 4, 2015

5:00pm-5:12pm: Norovirus Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients – Clinical Severity and Genotype Identification

J. Roodnat,¹ Y. Rakké,¹ J. Beek van,³ M. Koopmans,² M. Betjes,¹ W. Weimar,¹ M. Beersma.²

Concurrent Session: Viral Infections (CMV, HBV, HCV, HIV, Norovirus) • Room 121-AB

5:00pm-5:12pm: Recovery After Living Donor Laparoscopic Nephrectomy

D. Larson, J. Wiseman, D. Berglund, C. Jacobs, C. Garvey, H. Ibrahim, A. Matas.

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Living Donor Issues II • Terrace IV

5:00pm-5:12pm: The Molecular Landscape of Atrophy-Fibrosis in Human Kidney Transplants: The Dominant Role of Acute Parenchymal Injury

J. Venner, P. Halloran.

Concurrent Session: Basic Mechanisms of Chronic Injury and Fibrosis • Room 121-C

5:12pm-5:24pm: Adoptive Immunotherapy With Liver Allograft-Derived NK Cells Improves Recurrence-Free Survival After Living-Donor Liver Transplantation in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

N. Tanimine, Y. Tanaka, K. Ishiyama, M. Ohira, S. Shimizu, T. Yano, H. Ohdan.

Concurrent Session: Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma • Room 113-BC

5:12pm-5:24pm: B Cell Depletion With an Anti-CD20 Antibody Enhances Alloreactive Memory T Cell Response After Transplantation

J. Marino, P. Crosby Bertorini, J. Paster, A. Trowell, K. Briggs, L. Maxwell, G. Benichou.

Concurrent Session: B Cells: New Insights from Animal Models • Room 119-A

5:12pm-5:24pm: Belatacept Based Immunosuppression and Incidence of Proteinuria in Kidney Transplant Recipients

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

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Novel Agents • Terrace I-III

5:12pm-5:24pm: Blocking CD4 T Cell Helper Functions Improves Efficacy of ATG Treatment in Sensitized Transplant Recipients

K. Ayasoufi, X. Wang, H. Yu, V. Gorbacheva, F. Ran, R. Fairchild, A. Valujskikh.

Concurrent Session: T Cell Help and Alloimmunity • Room 118-C

5:12pm-5:24pm: Defining the Role of CD57+CD4 T Cells in Belatacept-Resistant Rejection

J. Espinosa,^1,2 L. Stempora,^1,2 R. Townsend,³ A. Kirk.^1,2

Concurrent Session: Mechanisms of Resistance To Costimulatory Blockade • Room 122-AB

5:12pm-5:24pm: Effectiveness of Protocol-Driven Induction Therapy in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients

J. Casale, J. Fleming, D. Taber, C. Staino, K. Boyle, K. Covert, N. Pilch, H. Meadows, C. Mardis, K. Chavin, C. Bratton, J. McGillicuddy, T. Srinivas, P. Baliga.

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Induction • Room 120-ABC

5:12pm-5:24pm: Hybrid-Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) for Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy Offers Better Postoperative Pain, Cosmesis and Surgical Outcomes Than Transumbilical Single Site Surgery

M. Miura, H. Higashiyama.

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Living Donor Issues II • Terrace IV