2016 American Transplant Congress

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

8:30am-8:45am

Would Transplanting Kidneys Currently Being Discarded in the US Place Programs at Risk for Regulatory Review?

J. Snyder, N. Salkowski, B. Thompson, A. Wey, A. Israni, B. Kasiske, S. Leppke.

Joint Plenary Session III  •  Veterans Auditorium

8:45am-9:00am

A Single Histone/protein Acetyltransferase, Tip60, Is Absolutely Essential for Treg Survival and Function, and Its Inhibition Abrogates Induction of Treg-Dependent Allograft Tolerance.

L. Wang,¹ A. Beeler,² S. Dahiya,¹ R. Han,¹ W. Hancock.¹

Joint Plenary Session III  •  Veterans Auditorium

9:00am-9:15am

Short Duration Perioperative Administration of Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir Is Safe and Effective in Preventing HCV Recurrence After Liver Transplant.

E. Verna,¹ J. Levitsky,² J. O'Leary,³ N. Bzowej,⁴ D. Moonka,⁵ R. Hyland,⁶ D. Brainard,⁶ J. McHutchison,⁶ N. Terrault.⁷

Joint Plenary Session III  •  Veterans Auditorium

2:30pm-2:42pm

25-Hydroxyvitamin D Insufficiency Is Associated with Higher Risk of BK Virus Re-Activation After Kidney Transplantation.

N. Elfadawy,¹ S. Flechner,² E. Poggio,² B. Stephany,² R. Fatica,² J. Schold,² S. Mossad.²

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Polyomavirus  •  Room 210

2:30pm-2:42pm

A Kidney Paired Donation Standard Acquisition Charge Pilot Program.

M. Rees,¹ L. Reece,² S. Rees,² B. Crandall,² A. Leichtman.⁴

Concurrent Session: Kidney Paired Exchange: Outcomes and Issues  •  Ballroom C

2:30pm-2:42pm

Early Hospital Readmission Following Kidney Re-Transplantation.

E. King, B. Orandi, S. Bae, X. Luo, D. Segev.

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Length of Stay/Readmission  •  Room 302

2:30pm-2:42pm

Financial Burdens and Coping Mechanisms of Living Kidney Donors.

S. Li,¹ C. Thiessen,¹ J. Gannon,¹ D. Dobosz,¹ D. Gray,³ A. Mussell,³ K. Kennedy,² P. Reese,³ E. Gordon,¹ S. Kulkarni.²

Concurrent Session: Living Donation and Transplant: Operational and Economic Factors  •  Room 311

2:30pm-2:42pm

First Bilateral Hand Transplant in a Child: Short-Term Medical Outcomes and Challenges.

S. Amaral,¹ M. Levine,² B. Chang,² S. Lopez,¹ C. McAndrew,² S. Kessler,¹ A. Shaked,² L. Levin.²

Concurrent Session: Clinical Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation  •  Room 102

2:30pm-2:42pm

Identification of MicroRNAs in EBV⁺ B Cell Lymphomas and Secreted Exosomes.

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

Concurrent Session: PTLD and Malignancies  •  Room 206

2:30pm-2:42pm

Is C3d-fixing Donor Specific HLA Antibody Detection Really Necessary?

P. Malvezzi,¹ M. Villemaire,¹ A. Bourdin,² T. Jouve,¹ R. Tetaz,¹ B. Janbon,¹ N. Terrier,³ D. Masson.²

Concurrent Session: Kidney AMR: Predicting the Patient at Risk  •  Ballroom B