2015 American Transplant Congress

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

5:30pm-6:30pm

Inhibition of T Cell Metabolism Reveals a New Approach to Preventing Graft Rejection

C.-F. Lee,^1,2 Y.-C. Lo,² G. Furtmüller,³ B. Oh,³ V. Andrade-Oliveira,² A. Thomas,⁴ G. Brandacher,³ J. Powell.²

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

5:30pm-6:30pm

Interleukin-17 Deficiency Attenuates Renal Allograft Injury and Prolongs Survival in a Murine Transplantation Model

T. Kwan,^1,2 S. Chadban,^1,2 J. Ma,^1,2 S. Bao,^2,3 S. Alexander,^2,4 H. Wu.^1,2

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

5:30pm-6:30pm

Intermittent High Dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin as Treatment for Donor Specific Antibodies in Renal Transplant Recipients

P. Bolin,¹ K. Parker,² F. Rana,¹ W. Bryant,¹ P. Jawa,¹ R. Harland.³

Poster Session D: Donor Specific Antibodies/Antibody Mediated Rejection  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Intra-Lymphocyte Concentrations of Mycophenolic Acid Correlate With the Incidence of Early Graft Rejection in Renal Transplant Recipients

Z. Md Dom,² J. Coller,² R. Carroll,³ A. Somogyi,² B. Sallustio.¹

Poster Session D: Kidney: Acute Rejection  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Intrapatient Variability of Tacrolimus Blood Concentrations Following Renal Transplant – Acute Rejection or No Connection?

D. Katarey,^1,2 E. Ioannou,² I. MacPhee.^1,2

Poster Session D: Kidney: Acute Rejection  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Is There a Difference in Patient and Graft Survival in Children Weighing <20 kg Versus Those Weighing >20 kg at the Time of Renal Transplantation?

P. Chandak,¹ J. Stojanovic,² R. Sivaprakasam,³ N. Mamode,¹ F. Calder,¹ J. Olsburgh,¹ M. Drage,¹ C. Callaghan,¹ J. Taylor,¹ G. Koffman,¹ J. Taylor,² S. Marks,⁴ N. Kessaris.¹

Poster Session D: Pediatric Clinical Kidney Transplantation  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Is There a Protective Value for Low Level Donor Specific Antibodies to Prevent Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy After Heart Transplant?

M. Kittleson, J. Patel, F. Liou, S. Siddiqui, J. Yabuno, D. Chang, D. Ramzy, L. Czer, F. Esmailian, N. Reinsmoen, J. Kobashigawa.

Poster Session D: "The Tell-Tale Heart": Allograft Rejection and Post-Transplant Monitoring  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Kidney Transplant Telehealh Clinic Improves Access to Long-Term Follow-Up and Decreases Costs: The Experience of the Iowa City VA Transplant Program

R. Kalil,^1,2 C. Thomas,^1,2 D. Katz.^1,2

Poster Session D: Disparities in Healthcare Outcomes  •  Exhibit Hall E

5:30pm-6:30pm

Kidney Transplantation After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Plasma Cell Dyscrasias

V. Domínguez-Pimentel,¹ F. Fortich-Barrios,¹ O. Siverio-Morales,¹ E. Martín-Izquierdo,¹ A. Jarque-López,¹ N. Del Castillo-Rodríguez,¹ J. García,¹ P. Ríos,² M. Macía.¹

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

5:30pm-6:30pm

Late Rejection in Pediatric Heart Transplantation: The Importance of Medical Adherence

A. Letica, W. Zuckerman, L. Addonizio, J. McAllister, T. Lee, M. Richmond.

Poster Session D: "The Tell-Tale Heart": Allograft Rejection and Post-Transplant Monitoring  •  Exhibit Hall E