2017 American Transplant Congress

Sunday, April 30, 2017

2:30pm-2:42pm

Increasing Liver Transplant Waitlist Dropout for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Widening Geographical Disparities: Implications for Organ Allocation.

N. Mehta, M. Sarkar, J. Dodge, R. Hirose, J. Roberts, F. Yao.

Concurrent Session: Clinical Science: Liver - Hepatocellular Carcinoma  •  E451b

2:30pm-2:42pm

Inflammatory Cytokines Are Associated with Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Antibodies and Vascular Inflammation in Pediatric Renal Transplantation.

M. Pearl,¹ J. Grotts,¹ M. Rossetti,¹ Q. Zhang,¹ M. Palma Diaz,¹ D. Gjertson,¹ P. Weng,¹ E. Reed,¹ E. Tsai.²

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Pediatric Immune Injury and Recurrent Disease  •  E451a

2:30pm-2:42pm

Infusion of Polyclonal Tregs Modulates Subclinical Kidney Transplant Inflammation: Final Report of TASK Pilot Trial.

S. Chandran, Q. Tang, M. Sarwal, Z. Laszik, A. Putnam, T. Sigdel, E. Tavares, J. Bluestone, F. Vincenti.

Concurrent Session: Novel Immunosuppression Regimens - Tacrolimus Combinations  •  E450b

2:30pm-2:42pm

Innate Lymphoid Cells Play a Critical Role in Regulating Allograft Homeostasis in Human Intestinal Transplantation.

P. Cha, B. Houlihan, J. Kaiser, C. Cosentino, B. Monahan, A. Shukla, J. Hawksworth, C. Matsumoto, T. Fishbein, A. Kroemer.

Concurrent Session: Innate Pathways of Clinical Alloreactivity  •  E352

2:30pm-2:42pm

Lower Mean Tacrolimus Troughs Increase Risk of De Novo Donor-Specific Antibodies in the First Year of Kidney Transplant.

S. Davis, J. Gralla, P. Klem, A. Wiseman, J. Cooper.

Concurrent Session: Assessing Risk for Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients  •  E354a

2:30pm-2:42pm

Shared Epitopes Contribute to Accumulation of Highly Sensitized Patients in Kidney Paired Donation Program.

S. Stepkowski, B. Mierzejewska, C. Baum, D. Bekbolsynov, R. Brunner, J. Kopke, S. Rees, M. Rees.

Concurrent Session: Kidney Living Donor Evaluation and Recruitment  •  E450a

2:30pm-2:42pm

The Impact of Social Support on Kidney Transplant Listing Decisions: Results from a Discrete Choice Experiment.

K. Ladin,^1,2 J. Emerson,² Z. Butt, E. Gordon, D. Hanto, T. Lavelle.²

Concurrent Session: Psychosocial and Mediation Adherence Concerns  •  E271b

2:30pm-2:42pm

To Accept or Not Accept, That Is the Question: Donor Heart Selection Process and Outcome of Discarded Organs Transplanted in Another Center.

A. Aliabadi-Zuckermann,¹ J. Goekler,¹ A. Kaider,² J. Riebandt,¹ R. Moayedifar,¹ E. Osorio,¹ T. Haberl,¹ G. Laufer,¹ J. Smits,³ A. Zuckermann.¹

Concurrent Session: Heart Waitlist and Allocation: Working to Get It Right  •  E267

2:42pm-2:54pm

A Possible Unintended Consequence of the Kidney Allocation System: The Effect of Duration of Dialysis on Mental Health Outcomes.

S. Radomski,^1,2 I. Feurer,² R. Forbes,² B. Concepcion,² H. Schaefer.²

Concurrent Session: Psychosocial and Mediation Adherence Concerns  •  E271b

2:42pm-2:54pm

Assessment of the Risk Index for Living Donor Kidney Transplantation (LKDPI) in a European Cohort.

O. Staeck, G. Rehse, D. Khadzhynov, A. Kleinsteuber, L. Lehner, M. Duerr, K. Budde, F. Halleck.

Concurrent Session: Kidney Living Donor Evaluation and Recruitment  •  E450a