2015 American Transplant Congress

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

3:15pm-3:27pm

A Randomized Study Comparing Parathyroidectomy Versus Cinacalcet to Treat Hypercalcemia in Kidney Allograft Recipients With Persistent Hyperparathyroidism

J. Cruzado,¹ V. Torregrosa,⁵ R. Mast,³ A. García-Barrasa,² O. Bestard,¹ E. Melilli,¹ J. Francos,² J. Torras,¹ C. Polo,¹ C. Gómez-Vaquero,⁴ J. Grinyó,¹ P. Moreno.²

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Pregnancy, Metabolic Complications, Malignancy  •  Room 119-B

3:15pm-3:27pm

Allogeneic Mature Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Generate Superior Alloreactive Regulatory T Cells in an IL-2-Independent Manner

N. Litjens,¹ K. Boer,¹ J. Zuijderwijk,¹ M. Klepper,¹ A. Peeters,¹ E. Prens,² W. Verschoor,¹ R. Kraaijeveld,¹ Z. Ozgur,³ M. van den Hout-van Vroonhoven,³ W. van IJcken,³ C. Baan,¹ M. Betjes.¹

Concurrent Session: Transplant Tolerance: Animal Models II  •  Room 118-C

3:15pm-3:27pm

B Cell MicroRNA as Biomarkers for Epstein-Barr Virus Associated Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder

A. Harris-Arnold, V. Kaul, S. Shaffert, O. Hatton, C. Esquivel, S. Krams, O. Martinez.

Concurrent Session: PTLD and Other Malignancies  •  Room 122-AB

3:15pm-3:27pm

Bridging Therapy With Belatacept in High MELD Liver Transplant Recipients

T. Sparkes,¹ B. Masters,¹ S. Hanish,² D. Potosky,² W. Hutson,² J. LaMattina,² R. Barth.²

Concurrent Session: Liver: Immunosuppression and Rejection  •  Room 120-ABC

3:15pm-3:27pm

Clinically Relevant Anti-TCR mAb Induction Plus Brief Rapamycin Therapy Can Achieve Long-Term Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) Survival

L. Wang, A. Samanta, J. Huang, T. Bhatti, Z. Wang, R. Han, L. Levin, M. Levine, W. Hancock.

Concurrent Session: Composite Tissue Allografts: Basic and Translational  •  Room 119-A

3:15pm-3:27pm

Impact of Preoperative MELD Score On Small for Size Syndrome in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

S. Marubashi, A. Tomokuni, Y. Tomimaru, T. Asaoka, H. Wada, H. Eguchi, K. Umeshita, Y. Doki, M. Mori, H. Nagano.

Concurrent Session: Liver: Living Donors and Partial Grafts  •  Room 115-AB

3:15pm-3:27pm

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Rejection Free and Overall Islet Allograft Survival

N. Kenyon,¹ M. Willman,¹ H. Dongmei,¹ H. Ana,¹ A. Rabassa,¹ W. Diaz,¹ J. Geary,¹ N. Kenyon,¹ A. Bartholomew,² K. McHenry,³ D. Salomon,⁴ D. Berman.¹

Concurrent Session: Islet Transplantation: Basic  •  Room 121-C

3:15pm-3:27pm

Molecular Correlates of Atrophy-Fibrosis in Human Kidney Transplants Provides a New Model of Renal Fibrosis

J. Venner, K. Famulski, P. Halloran.

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Antibodies and Allograft Injury  •  Room 118-AB

3:15pm-3:27pm

Multivisceral Transplantation Without an Ostomy – Experience With 15 Patients

T. Beduschi, J. Garcia, S. Nishida, A. Tekin, J. Fan, G. Selvaggi, P. Ruiz, R. Vianna.

Concurrent Session: Small Bowel Transplantation  •  Room 117

3:15pm-3:27pm

Neighborhood Poverty Modifies Gender Disparities in Kidney Transplant Outcomes

T. Purnell, X. Luo, A. Massie, D. Crews, L. Cooper, D. Segev.

Concurrent Session: Disparities in Donation and Transplant Outcomes  •  Room 115-C