2015 American Transplant Congress

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

5:30pm-6:30pm

Implementation of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cytomegalovirus Prevention in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation

L. Danziger-Isakov, T. Hemmelgarn, R. Kohli, D. Lazear, M. Lake, J. Goebel, C. Castleberry, J. Courter, S. Kacoshis, M. Schecter, D. Witte, E. Clark, J. Bucuvalas.

Poster Session D: Viral Infections  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Incidence and Characteristics of CMV Infection in High Risk (D+R-) Kidney Transplant Recipients and the Utility of Monthly Surveillance After Routine Prophylaxis

M. Bhattarai, C. Puttarajappa, G. Mour, C. Wu, P. Sood, N. Shah, R. Mehta, A. Tevar, S. Hariharan.

Poster Session D: Viral Infections  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Incidence of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in Kidney Transplant Patients Who Received Rituximab Administration

K. Omoto, M. Okumi, D. Toki, T. Shimizu, H. Ishida, K. Tanabe.

Poster Session D: Viral Infections  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Increased Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Levels in Biliary Atresia Patients

D. Li, T. Lu, Y. Shan, C. Shen, X. Hua, M. Zhang, Q. Xia.

Poster Session D: Liver: Pediatrics  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Increased Frequency of Terminally Differentiated and Exhausted CD8+ T Cells Is Associated With Adverse Clinical Outcome After Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Implantation

J. Schaenman,¹ Y. Korin,² T. Sidwell,² G. Sunga,² G. Bondar,³ N. Wisniewski,³ M. Kwon,⁴ M. Cadeiras,³ M. Deng,³ E. Reed.²

Poster Session D: Late Breaking  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Increasing Tacrolimus Exposure to Minumize Chronic Rejection: How Can We Do It? What Are the Risks?

T. Hsu,¹ J. Yin,¹ L. Awdishu,¹ J. Kerr,¹ R. Steiner.²

Poster Session D: Kidney Immunosuppression: Drug Minimization  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Indefinite Survival of Fully MHC-Mismatched Murine Cardiac Allografts by Combination of Anti-BTLA mAb (6B2) and Anti-PD-1 mAb (PIM-2)

E. Yin,^1,2 M. Uchiyama,^1,3,4 X. Jin,^1,5 T. Shimokawa,³ H. Yagita,⁴ M. Niimi.¹

Poster Session D: Costimulation and Signaling in Lymphocytes  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Industry Payments to Transplant Surgeons

R. Ahmed, E. Chow, A. Massie, E. King, B. Orandi, S. Bae, L. Nicholas, B. Lonze, D. Segev.

Poster Session D: Regulatory Issues in Transplant Administration  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Inflammasome Activation in Hepatocytes and Kupffer Cells Orchestrates the Hepatotoxic Effect of Bile Acids and Can Be Potential Target in the Management of Cholestatic Liver Injury

X. Liu,¹ T. Ma,¹ T. Billiar,² R. Tao.¹

Poster Session D: Innate Immunity in Transplantation  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Influence of CYP3A5 and ABCB1 Genotypes on Pharmacokinetics of Immediate and Prolonged Release Tacrolimus Preparations

T. Elnahhas,^1,2 T. Lee,² M. Moreton,² D. McKeown,² J. Popoola,³ R. Ramkhelawon,³ A. Johnston,^1,2 I. MacPhee.³

Poster Session D: Kidney Immunosuppression: Drug Minimization  •  Exhibit Hall E