2015 American Transplant Congress

Monday, May 4, 2015

2:39pm-2:51pm

Changes in Utilization, Discard, and Outcomes Associated With Hepatitis C (+) Donor Livers in the Era of Direct Acting Anti-Retroviral Therapy

M. Bowring, L. Kucirka, X. Luo, A. Massie, D. Segev, C. Durand.

Concurrent Session: Liver Transplantation: Viral Hepatitis  •  Terrace IV

2:39pm-2:51pm

Distinct Blood and Biopsy Meta-Signatures for Acute Rejection Post Kidney Transplant

W. Zhang,¹ Z. Yi,¹ Z. Li,¹ M. Menon,¹ L. Li,¹ C. Xi,¹ I. Greene,¹ C. Wei,¹ L. Gallon,² M. Samaniego,³ A. Djamali,⁴ S. Alexander,⁵ B. Schroppel,¹ B. Nankivell,⁵ J. Chapman,⁵ I. Rosales,⁶ R. Neal Smith,⁶ R. Colvin,⁶ P. O'Connell,⁵ P. Heeger,¹ B. Murphy.¹

Concurrent Session: Immune Monitoring I  •  Room 120-ABC

2:39pm-2:51pm

IL-2/IL-2 Ab Complex Leads to Long-Term Tolerance in a Treg Dependent DST Model of Skin Allograft Transplantation in Which DST and Timing of the Antibody Complex Are Crucial

G. Zhang,¹ Y. Wang,¹ M. Hu,¹ A. Sawyer,¹ J. Zhou,¹ S. Grey,² S. Alexander.¹

Concurrent Session: Transplant Tolerance: Animal Models I  •  Room 121-C

2:39pm-2:51pm

Impact of Community Risk on Early Hospital Readmission Following Kidney Transplant

E. King,¹ L. Kucirka,¹ M. McAdams-DeMarco,^1,2 A. Massie,^1,2 J. Schold,³ D. Segev.^1,2

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

2:39pm-2:51pm

Long-Term Analysis of a Placebo-Controlled Trial of C1-INH for Prevention of Antibody-Mediated Rejection

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

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Desensitization  •  Terrace I-III

2:39pm-2:51pm

Monitoring Intracellular Tacrolimus Concentration in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Stable Graft Function

E. Bae,¹ S. Han,¹ S. Yang,² J. Park,¹ H. Lee,¹ J. Lee,³ D. Kim,¹ Y. Kim.¹

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Immunosupression Minimization  •  Room 113-BC

2:39pm-2:51pm

Optimal Induction Therapy (IT) in Pancreas After Kidney Transplantation (PAK) According to Type of Kidney (kd) Donor and Patient Risk – A Registry Analysis

R. Gruessner,¹ A. Gruessner.²

Concurrent Session: Optimizing Immunosuppression in Pancreas Transplantation  •  Room 119-B

2:39pm-2:51pm

Post-Kidney Transplant Infections in Desensitized Patients Receiving Thymoglobulin or Daclizumab Induction: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial

B. Orandi,¹ J. Locke,² E. Kraus,³ B. Lonze,¹ N. Desai,¹ N. Dagher,¹ N. Alachkar,³ C. Simpkins,⁴ F. Naqvi,³ D. Segev,¹ R. Montgomery,¹ R. Avery.³

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

2:39pm-2:51pm

Prediction of Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection in Antibody Incompatible Renal Transplantation Using Machine Learning for Wide Data

T. Shaikhina,¹ N. Khovanova,¹ S. Daga,^1,3 N. Krishnan,² D. Lowe,³ D. Mitchell,¹ D. Briggs,² R. Higgins.³

Concurrent Session: Antibodies and Graft Injury: Translational  •  Room 121-AB

2:39pm-2:51pm

Risk of HLA Antibody Sensitization in Pediatric Heart Failure Patients Pre/Post Berlin VAD Procedure and Pre/Post Heart Transplantation

R. Kerman, P. Jindra, A. Jeewa, S. Burki, C. Fraser, I. Adachi.

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