2016 American Transplant Congress

June 11-15, 2016 in Boston, MA

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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

5:06pm-5:18pm: Morbid Obesity and Functional Status as Predictors of Surgical Complication After Renal Transplantation.

T. Veasey, J. Fleming, S. Strout, R. Miller, N. Pilch, H. Meadows, C. Mardis, B. Mardis, P. Baliga, J. McGillicuddy, D. Taber.

Concurrent Session: Diabetes and Obesity in Kidney Transplantation • Room 302

5:06pm-5:18pm: Muscle Function, Mass, and Quality in Obese Liver Transplant Candidates: Results from the Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study.

C. Wang, I. Lobach, J. Lai.

Concurrent Session: Liver: MELD, Allocation and Donor Issues (DCD/ECD) 2 • Room 304

5:06pm-5:18pm: Outcomes of Depleting Antibody Induction in Kidney Transplantation: A Paired Kidney Analysis.

M. Sampaio, B. Chopra, K. Sureshkumar.

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Induction Therapy 2 • Room 312

5:06pm-5:18pm: Successful Treatment of Established Acute Allograft Rejection with Delayed CTLA-4Ig.

J. Young,¹ J. Chen,¹ D. Yin,¹ R. Sciammas,² V. Vu,¹ M.-L. Alegre,³ A. Chong.¹

Concurrent Session: Novel Approaches and Potential Targets for Promoting Tolerance: Animal Models • Room 310

5:06pm-5:18pm: Survival Benefit of High-KDPI Kidneys Among Obese Transplant Candidates.

M. Bowring, A. Massie, X. Luo, D. Segev.

Concurrent Session: The High KDPI Kidney: Outcomes and Optimal Utilization • Ballroom C

5:06pm-5:18pm: The Live Donor Champion Program: A Novel Approach to Identying Live Kideny Donors.

E. King, M. Bowring, K. Kumar, J. Garonzik Wang, D. Segev.

Concurrent Session: Living Kidney Donor Evaluation • Ballroom B

5:06pm-5:18pm: Transplant Education Increases Wait-Listing Rates in Dialysis Centers with Supportive Administration and Knowledgeable Staff.

A. Waterman,¹ J. Peipert,¹ H. Xiao,² C. Goalby,¹ K. Lentine.²

Concurrent Session: Psychosocial and Treatment Adherence • Room 206

5:18pm-5:30pm: 2B4 Over-Expression Impairs Donor-Reactive CD8+ T Cell Proliferation and Accumulation Following Transplantation.

S. Laurie, D. Liu, M. Ford.

Concurrent Session: Novel Approaches and Potential Targets for Promoting Tolerance: Animal Models • Room 310

5:18pm-5:30pm: Barriers to Comprehensive Transplant Education at U.S. For-Profit Dialysis Centers and Associations with Waitlist Access.

A. Waterman,¹ J. Peipert,¹ H. Xiao,² C. Goalby,¹ K. Lentine.²

Concurrent Session: Psychosocial and Treatment Adherence • Room 206

5:18pm-5:30pm: Blockade of the ASC Coreceptor Enhances Hematopoietic Stem Cell Engraftment.

R. Elahimehr, S. Kasimsetti, A. Shigeoka, D. McKay.

Concurrent Session: Bone Marrow Transplantation and Chimerism: Animal Models • Room 313