2015 American Transplant Congress

Monday, May 4, 2015

2:51pm-3:03pm

Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Mycophenolate Versus Azathioprine in a Large Cohort of Renal Transplant Recipients

L. Bowman,¹ T. Horwedel,¹ J. Hagopian,¹ D. Brennan.²

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

2:51pm-3:03pm

Six Year Follow-Up of a Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Induce Tolerance in Mismatched Living Donor Renal Transplant Recipients

J. Leventhal, M. Abecassis, L. Gallon, J. Galvin, J. Mehta, K. Ravindra, D. Tollerud, M. Elliott, S. Ildstad.

Concurrent Session: Tolerance: Clinical Studies  •  Room 122-AB

2:51pm-3:03pm

Targeting Complement Pathways During Ischemia and Reperfusion: Implications for the Prevention of Delayed Graft Function

Z. Yu,¹ S. Qi,² M. Lasaro,¹ K. Bouchard,¹ C. Dow,¹ K. Moore,¹ Z. Wu,² A. Barama,² J. Xu,² K. Johnson,¹ A. Marozsan,¹ Y. Wang.¹

Concurrent Session: Ischemia Reperfusion Injury: Basic Mechanisms  •  Room 119-A

2:51pm-3:03pm

The Impact of the New Antivirals Sofosfuvir/Ledipasvir on Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C Cirrhosis

S. Munoz,¹ D. Reich,² K. Rothstein.¹

Concurrent Session: Liver Transplantation: Viral Hepatitis  •  Terrace IV

2:51pm-3:03pm

Ureteral Length in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation; Does Size Matter?

L. Ooms, I. Slagt, J. IJzermans, T. Terkivatan.

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Surgical Technique/Complications  •  Room 115-AB

2:51pm-3:03pm

Urinary CXCL10 Independently Improves the Noninvasive Diagnosis of Antibody-Mediated Kidney Allograft Rejection

M. Rabant,^1,2 L. Amrouche,^2,3 X. Lebreton,³ F. Aulagnon,³ A. Benon,² V. Sauvaget,² R. Bonifay,² L. Morin,³ A. Scemla,³ M. Delville,³ F. Martinez,³ M. Timsit,⁴ J. Duong Van Huyen,¹ C. Legendre,³ F. Terzi,² D. Anglicheau.^2,3

Concurrent Session: Immune Monitoring I  •  Room 120-ABC

3:03pm-3:15pm

10 Year Experience Using a Steroid Free Three Drug Maintenance Immunosuppression Regimen for Pancreas Transplant Alone: Comparison of Induction With Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin +/- Rituximab

J. Fridell,¹ R. Mangus,¹ J. Chen,² M. Mujtaba,³ T. Taber,³ M. Goble,¹ J. Powelson.¹

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

3:03pm-3:15pm

Economic Analysis of Kidney Transplant Tolerance: The Holy Grail Is Less Costly

N. Elias, S. Shao, T. Gift, B. Patel, A. Cosimi, T. Kawai.

Concurrent Session: Tolerance: Clinical Studies  •  Room 122-AB

3:03pm-3:15pm

Efficacy and Safety of Three Different Treatment Regimen in De Novo Renal Transplant Patients: Month 48 Follow-Up Results of the HERAKLES Trial

C. Sommerer,¹ K. Budde,¹ V. Kliem,¹ O. Witzke,¹ M. Guba,¹ J. Jacobi,¹ B. Vogt,³ I. Hauser,¹ P. Reinke,¹ R. Stahl,¹ T. Rath,¹ M. Porstner,² D. Baeumer,² M. Zeier,¹ W. Arns,¹ F. Lehner.¹

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

3:03pm-3:15pm

Efficacy of Low Dose Chemoprophylaxis for Coccidioidomycosis Infection in Liver Transplantation Recipients

R. El Ramahi,² S. Habib,¹ S. Rosen,³ S. Farran,³ C. Walker,³ J. Shubeilat,⁴ S. Yost,⁵ O. McCotter,⁶ M. Cassal,⁶ A. Rana,⁷ T. Boyer,¹ T. Zangeneh.²

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