2017 American Transplant Congress

April 29-May 3, 2017 in Chicago, IL

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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

5:42pm-5:54pm: Glucocorticoid Receptor – Relaxin Signaling in Liver Transplant Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury (IRI): From Bench-to-Bedside.

S. Kageyama,¹ K. Nakamura,¹ R. Sossa,² E. Reed,² N. Datta,¹ A. Zarrinpar,¹ R. Busuttil,¹ J. Kupiec-Weglinski.¹

Concurrent Session: Pathways in Ischemia Reperfusion • E351

5:42pm-5:54pm: Impact of a B-Cell Targeting Agent on Antibody Mediated Rejection and Graft' Survival in Liver Transplantation with Preformed DSAs.

A. Del Bello,¹ V. Dubois,² J. Dumortier,³ N. Congy-Jolivet,⁴ N. Kamar.¹

Concurrent Session: Liver: Immunosuppression and Rejection • E451b

5:42pm-5:54pm: Importance of B Cell Antigen Specificity in Breg Dependent Tolerance.

S. Kimura, L. Kojima, M. Aburawi, F. Fontan, J. Kim, K. Deng, H. Tector, K. Lee, H. Yeh, J. Markmann.

Concurrent Session: B Cells: Regulation and Tolerance • E350

5:42pm-5:54pm: Inhibition of Liver Natural Killer Cells Activation Through Co-Transplantation of Pre-Activated Mesenchymal Stem Cells Contributes to Improvement of Islet Graft Survival.

N. Ishida, K. Ishiyama, Y. Saeki, Y. Tanaka, H. Ohdan.

Concurrent Session: Islet Transplant • E352

5:42pm-5:54pm: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Improves Renal Transplant Candidacy and Posttransplant Outcomes in Morbidly Obese Patients.

Y. Kim, A. Jung, V. Dhar, J. Tadros, R. Alloway, A. Shields, S. Woodle, T. Diwan.

Concurrent Session: Kidney General Outcomes • E354a

5:42pm-5:54pm: Nephrectomy of the Failed First Kidney Allograft Predisposes Kidney Transplant Recipients to Presensitization with Alloreactive T-Cells and Inferior Allograft Survival After Retransplantation.

T. Schachtner,^1,2 M. Stein,¹ P. Reinke.^1,2

Concurrent Session: Long Term Kidney Graft Survival II • E450a

5:42pm-5:54pm: Risk of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.

E. Engels, P. Mahale, M. Shiels.

Concurrent Session: PTLD • E271b

5:42pm-5:54pm: The New Kidney Allocation System in France Meets it's Targets: Improving Age and HLA DR-QD Matching for Young Adults.

C. Jacquelinet, B. Audry, F. Bayer, M. Macher.

Concurrent Session: Economics and Outcomes in Organ Transplantation • E271a

6:00pm-7:00pm: In Vitro Optimisation of the Immunotherapeutic Effects of Umbilical Cord Derived MSC.

S. de Witte,¹ A. Merino,¹ M. Franquesa,¹ T. Strini,¹ J. van Zoggel,¹ S. Korevaar,¹ F. Luk,¹ M. Gargesha,⁴ D. Roy,⁴ S. Elliman,² P. Newsome,³ C. Baan,¹ M. Hoogduijn.¹

Poster Session D: Cellular & Bone Marrow Transplantation Session II • Hall D1

6:00pm-7:00pm: 18 Month Analysis of the Impact of the New Kidney Allocation System on Deceased Donor Kidney Utilization at the Donor Service Area Level.

W. Ally, K. Brayman, A. Agarwal.

Poster Session D: Non-Organ Specific: Economics, Public Policy, Allocation, Ethics • Hall D1