2017 American Transplant Congress

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

3:18pm-3:30pm

Early Detection of Xenograft Rejection or Injury by Donor Derived Cell Free DNA in Pig to Baboon Cardiac Xenotransplantation.

A. Singh,¹ S. Agbor-Enoh,² J. Chan,¹ S. Groham,² P. Corcoran,¹ B. Lewis,³ M. Thomas,³ D. Ayares,⁴ K. Horvath,¹ H. Valantine,² M. Mohiuddin.¹

Concurrent Session: Xenotransplant  •  E351

3:18pm-3:30pm

Effect of Preformed Donor-Specific Antibodies in Intestine/Multivisceral Transplantation.

M. Safwan,¹ M. Rizzari,¹ K. Collins,¹ A. Yoshida,¹ S. Skorupski,² O. Fagoaga,² M. Abouljoud,¹ S. Nagai.¹

Concurrent Session: Small Bowel: All Topics  •  E271b

3:18pm-3:30pm

Elevated Donor HbA1C Confers Impaired Overall Survival Following Renal Allotransplantation in Recipients of Allografts from Donors with Diabetes Mellitus: A National Analysis.

M. Mulvihill, B. Yerokun, R. Davis, A. Barbas, M. Hartwig.

Concurrent Session: Kidney Optimizing Donor/Recipient Selection and Matching  •  E450a

3:18pm-3:30pm

IVIg+Rituximab Desensitization (DES) Combined with Alemtuzumab (ATZ) Induction Does Not Increase Risk for Viral Infections (VIs) and Associated Complications in HLA-Sensitized (HS) Kidney Transplant Patients (KTx Pts).

S. Ge, B.-H. Shin, J. Mirocha, D. Thomas, M. Chu, E. Rodriguez, C. Chao, A. Petrosyan, O. Galera, A. Vo, J. Choi, A. Peng, J. Kahwaji, S. Jordan, M. Toyoda.

Concurrent Session: Kidney Immunosuppression: Induction Therapy  •  E354b

3:18pm-3:30pm

Outcome of Living Donor Transplantation in Pediatric Recipients Over the Last Three Decades by Era: An Analysis of UNOS Database.

V. Whittaker, M. Laftavi, Z. Acun, R. Gruessner, A. Gruessner.

Concurrent Session: Evaluation Decisions: Living Kidney Donors  •  E450b

3:18pm-3:30pm

Renal Function After Liver Transplantation Alone in Patients Meeting the Proposed UNOS Simultaneous Liver-Kidney (SLK) Criteria.

K. Roayaie,¹ E. Langewisch,² J. Burg,¹ C. Enestvedt,¹ E. Maynard,¹ D. Scott.¹

Concurrent Session: Kidney Issues in Liver Transplantation  •  E451b

3:18pm-3:30pm

Results of Biliary Reconstruction with PTFE Graft in Liver Transplantation.

E. Ayvazoglu Soy,¹ G. Moray,¹ A. Torgay,² H. Ozdemir,³ M. Haberal.¹

Concurrent Session: Surgical Issues (Minimally Invasive/Open): All Organs  •  E451a

3:18pm-3:30pm

Using Donors with False Positive HIV Tests – An Unexpected Benefit of the HOPE Act.

C. Durand,¹ S. Halpern,¹ G. Bismut,¹ B. Doby,¹ N. Desai,¹ A. Cameron,¹ S. Florman,² S. Lerner,² S. Huprikar,² J. Locke,³ S. Mehta,³ P. Stock,⁴ N. Neidlinger,⁵ D. Brown,¹ B. Haydel,² A. Redd,^1,6 A. Massie,¹ A. Tobian,¹ D. Segev.¹

Concurrent Session: Optimizing Donor Utilization: All Organs  •  E353B

3:30pm-3:42pm

A Mutation of the Erythropoietin Receptor Correlates with Improved Function of Deceased-Donor Renal Transplants.

M. Fischereder,¹ S. Friedrich,¹ U. Klingmüller,² T. Kauke,³ T. Breidenbach,⁴ D. Boesebeck,⁵ E. Angelika,⁵ C. Cohen,¹ B. Banas,⁶ M. Guba,⁷ M. Stangl,⁸ B. Krämer,⁹ C. Hugo,¹⁰ K. Lopau,¹¹ M. Stadtler,¹² T. Mone.¹²

Concurrent Session: Kidney Optimizing Donor/Recipient Selection and Matching  •  E450a

3:30pm-3:42pm

Abrogating MyD88 Signaling in Donor Lung Resident Hematopoietic Cells Promotes Cell Based Tolerance Induction in Lung Allografts in Mice.

Z. Zheng,¹ J. Wang,¹ X. Yeap,¹ L. Li,³ L. Zhang,² M. He,¹ X. Luo,² Z. Zhang.¹

Concurrent Session: Basic Transplant Tolerance II  •  E350