2015 American Transplant Congress

Sunday, May 3, 2015

5:30pm-6:30pm

Effect of Fully Laparoscopic Left Hepatectomy on Donor Interest in Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT)

A. Yegiants, D. Santamour, T. Mansour, J. Pisa, J. Emond, B. Samstein.

Poster Session B: Liver: Living Donors  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Effectiveness of Neovascularization Surrounding Engrafted Islets by Matrigel With Additional Growth Factors in Intramuscular Islet Transplantation

G. Yoshimatsu,^1,2 N. Sakata,² H. Tsuchiya,² M. Takita,³ M. Levy,³ B. Naziruddin,³ M. Unno.²

Poster Session B: Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapies  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Effects of Immunosuppressives On Porcine Renal Microvascular Endothelial Cell–Activated Human T Cell Proliferation: A Cellular Model of Kidney Xenotransplantation In Vitro

Z.-Y. Wang, M. Tector, S. Nagai, J. Butler, R. Blankenship, S. Downey, J. Estrada, P. Li, A. Tector.

Poster Session B: Vascularized Composite Tissue Allografts and Xenotransplantation  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Effects of the Allo-Immune Response On Nerve Regeneration in Vascularized Composite Allotranplantation

S. Tuffaha,¹ J. Budihardjo,¹ P. Afrooz,² K. Sarhane,¹ R. Jindal,² D. Cooney,¹ G. Brandacher,¹ W. Lee.¹

Poster Session B: Vascularized Composite Tissue Allografts and Xenotransplantation  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Once-Daily, MeltDose® Tacrolimus (Envarsus® XR) Versus Twice-Daily Tacrolimus (Prograf®) in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipient Sub-Groups: A 2 Year Phase 3 Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Trial

S. Bunnapradist,¹ J. Denny,² M. Waybill,³ P. West-Thielke,⁴ S. Steinberg.⁵

Poster Session B: Clinical Science: Kidney Immunosuppression: Novel Agents  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Elderly Transplant Recipients Have Improved Graft Survival

S. Reule,¹ R. Foley,¹ A. Matas,² H. Ibrahim.¹

Poster Session B: Obesity/Elderly/Frail  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Elective Allograft Nephrectomy After Transplant Failure

J. Augustine, K. Woodside, K. Noon, D. Hricik, E. Sanchez, J. Schulak.

Poster Session B: Kidney Complications: Late Graft Failure  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Elevated Pre-Transplant Serum Troponin Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Mortality in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients

G. Desbuissons,¹ J. Golmard,² H. Lazareth, M. Timsit,³ H. Kreis, D. Anglicheau, C. Legendre,¹ R. Snanoudj,¹ F. Martinez.¹

Poster Session B: Obesity/Elderly/Frail  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Enhancing Kidney Function Following DCD Donation With Thrombolytic Therapy: A Preliminary Report of a Multicenter Prospective Quasi-Blinded Randomized Trial

K. Woodside,¹ D. Goldfarb,² J. Rabets,² E. Sanchez,¹ D. Lebovitz,³ J. Schulak,¹ J. Fung,² B. Eghtesad.²

Poster Session B: Kidney and Donor Evaluation/Utilization  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Epidemiologic Change in Pulmonary Hypertension Patients Referred for Lung Transplantation Post Lung Allocation Score Implementation

R. Loyaga-Rendon,¹ B. Shelton,¹ R. Reed,¹ J. Tallaj,¹ E. Diaz-Guzman,¹ G. Heresi,² J. Locke.¹

Poster Session B: Lung- All Topics  •  Exhibit Hall E