2016 American Transplant Congress

Monday, June 13, 2016

2:42pm-2:54pm

Provider Attitudes Toward Shared Mobile Decision Aid Utilized Among Patients Evaluated for Kidney Transplantation: iChoose Kidney Randomized Trial.

M. Basu,¹ S. Pastan,¹ S. Mohan,² M. Wolf,³ J. Friedewald,³ D. Ladner,³ K. Smith,¹ L. McPherson,¹ A. Russell,³ M. Chiles,² R. Patzer.¹

Concurrent Session: Novel Predictors of Outcome, Big Data and Technology  •  Room 302

2:42pm-2:54pm

Understanding the Initial Rise in Kidney Discard Rates Observed Post-KAS.

D. Stewart,¹ A. Kucheryavaya,¹ R. Brown,¹ D. Klassen,¹ N. Turgeon,² M. Aeder.³

Concurrent Session: Kidney Transplantation: Allocation, Discard, and HCV  •  Veterans Auditorium

2:54pm-3:06pm

Adherence Patterns in Adolescent and Young Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients.

J. Boucquemont,^1,2 B. Foster,^1,2 The TAKE-IT Investigators.

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Pediatrics  •  Room 311

2:54pm-3:06pm

An Economical and Effective Vaccination Program in Patients Transplanted for Hepatitis B Virus Related Liver Diseases: A Prospective Study.

W. Ju, A. Yang, Q. Ren, D. Wang, Z. Guo, Y. Ma, A. Hu, Q. Tai, X. Zhu, X. He.

Concurrent Session: Viral Hepatitis  •  Ballroom A

2:54pm-3:06pm

B Lymphocytes Prevent Transplantation Tolerance in NOD Mice by Limiting CD4 Treg Function.

B. Stocks, C. Wilson, D. Meehan, A. Marshall, D. Moore.

Concurrent Session: B Cells in Rejection and Tolerance: Animal Models  •  Room 310

2:54pm-3:06pm

Blindspots in HLA Antibody Testing: Recognition Is First Step to Nirvana.

A. Kher, P. Dorwal, V. Kher.

Concurrent Session: Identifying Antibodies - Tools of the Trade  •  Ballroom B

2:54pm-3:06pm

CD57+ CD4 T Cells Persist in the Periphery Following Kidney Transplantation.

J. Espinosa,^1,2 L. Stempora,¹ R. Townsend,³ A. Kirk.¹

Concurrent Session: Kidney Immune Monitoring 2  •  Ballroom C

2:54pm-3:06pm

Early Conversion to Everolimus in De Novo Renal Transplant Recipients: Incidence of Viral Infections in the Randomized-Controlled ELEVATE Study.

H. Hirsch,¹ J. De Fijter,¹ M. van der Giet,¹ M. Zeier,¹ J. Pascual,¹ Y. Avihingsanon,¹ P. Lopez,² J. Aguilar-Sanchez,² J. Kochuparampil,² Z. Wang,³ H. Holdaas,¹ J. Cruzado.¹

Concurrent Session: Various Viruses, Vaccines, and SOT  •  Room 306

2:54pm-3:06pm

Everolimus (EVR) versus Mycophenolate Sodium (MPS) for Recipients of Kidney Transplants from Expanded Criteria Donors (ECD) Receiving Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (r-ATG) and Tacrolimus (TAC).

H. Tedesco-Silva,¹ C. Felipe,¹ A. Brigido,¹ A. Bessa,¹ M. Paula,¹ P. Ruppel,¹ M. Cristelli,¹ L. Viana,¹ G. Basso,¹ M. Franco,² W. Aguiar,¹ J. Medina-Pestana.¹

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Induction Therapy 1  •  Room 312

2:54pm-3:06pm

Gsk3β Regulates Macrophage Pro-Inflammatory Immune Activation via AMPK-Mediated Induction of Small Heterodimer Partner (SHP).

H. Zhou,^1,2 J. Zhu,^1,3 S. Yue,¹ R. Busuttil,¹ J. Kupiec-Weglinski,¹ X. Wang,² Y. Zhai.¹

Concurrent Session: Innate Immunity in Rejection and Tolerance: Animal Models  •  Room 313