2016 American Transplant Congress

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

3:18pm-3:30pm

Anti-IL6R Therapy (Tocilizumab) Improves Long-Term Patient & Graft Survival in Patients with Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection and Transplant Glomerulopathy.

J. Choi, A. Vo, M. Haas, D. Puliyanda, S. Louie, A. Peng, J. Kahwaji, R. Villicana, I. Kim, J. Mirocha, S. Jordan.

Concurrent Session: Kidney Immunosuppression: Novel Agents  •  Veterans Auditorium

3:18pm-3:30pm

Association of Ultrastructural Changes in Renal Allograft Biopsies with Antibody-Mediated Rejection (AMR) and Graft Outcomes.

A. Haririan,¹ M. Chaudhry,² J. Papadimitriou,² N. Costa,¹ B. Thomas,¹ M. Mavanur,¹ R. Ugarte,¹ C. Cangro,¹ C. Drachenberg.²

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

3:18pm-3:30pm

BK Nephropathy, but Not Isolated BK Viremia Associated with De Novo DSA Despite Similar Immunosuppression Reduction.

W. Cheungpasitporn,¹ D. Mitema,¹ H. Amer,¹ F. Cosio,¹ M. Stegall,² C. Schinstock.¹

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Polyomavirus  •  Room 210

3:18pm-3:30pm

Cold Storage Stabilization of Gap Junctions Reduces Post Transplant Ischemia Reperfusion Injury.

R. Finnegan,¹ P. Zhu,¹ S. Stephenson,¹ K. Patel,² S. Nadig,^1,2,3 C. Atkinson.^1,2,3

Concurrent Session: Ischemic Injury and Organ Preservation: Animal Models  •  Room 313

3:18pm-3:30pm

Crisis on the Waiting List for Children Listed in Low Volume Solid Organ Transplant Centers.

A. Rana, E. Brewer, W. Winkelmayer, C. O'mahony, J. Goss.

Concurrent Session: Disparities in Transplant Access and Outcomes  •  Room 312

3:18pm-3:30pm

Effects of Immunosuppression and Sun Exposure on Immune Cell Populations in Skin and Blood of Kidney Transplant Recipients.

M. Burke,¹ L. Nahum,⁴ N. Isbel,¹ R. Carroll,³ H. Soyer,¹ R. Francis,¹ J. Bridge,¹ C. Staatz,² J. Wells.¹

Concurrent Session: PTLD and Malignancies  •  Room 206

3:18pm-3:30pm

Impact of Early Allograft Dysfunction (EAD) and Its Components on Patient Survival Following Liver Transplantation (LT): Long-Term Outcomes Up to 10 Years.

B. Ekser, R. Mangus, J. Fridell, C. Kubal, J. Davis, J. Salisbury, T. Salisbury, S. Nagaraju, P. Mihaylov, A. Tector.

Concurrent Session: Liver: MELD, Allocation and Donor Issues (DCD/ECD) 1  •  Room 304

3:18pm-3:30pm

Long-Lasting Skin Allograft Tolerance Induced and Maintained by Short-Term Vascularized Bone Marrow Transplant in a Mouse Model.

C.-H. Lin,¹ M. Anggelia,¹ H.-Y. Cheng,¹ Y.-L. Wang,¹ W.-Y. Chuang,¹ C.-H. Lin,¹ G. Brandacher.²

Concurrent Session: Allograft Tolerance 2: Animal Models  •  Room 309

3:18pm-3:30pm

Reciprocity for Compatible Pair Participation in Kidney Paired Donation.

J. Gill,¹ M.-C. Fortin,² C. Rose,¹ E. Cole,³ K. Tinckam,³ J. Gill.¹

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

3:18pm-3:30pm

Renal Outcome with Eculizumab in Patients with aHUS with Native and Transplanted Kidneys: Pooled Analysis of 100 Patients.

C. Legendre,¹ J. Campistol,² T. Feldkamp,³ J. Wang,⁴ G. Remuzzi,⁵ L. Weekers,⁶ N. Sheerin.⁷

Concurrent Session: It's Just Not the Donor: Impact of Recipient Factors on Outcomes  •  Ballroom A