2018 American Transplant Congress

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

4:54pm-5:06pm

PD-L1 May Serve as a Biomarker for Chimerism-Induced Tolerance in Kidney Transplant Recipients

A. Merchak,¹ A. Khalil,¹ A. Chhabra,¹ J. Leventhal,² S. Ildstad.¹

Concurrent Session: Tolerance: Clinical Studies  •  Room 210

4:54pm-5:06pm

PGE2/Beta-Catenin/XBP1 Signaling Controls Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Mediated Immune Regulation in Liver Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury

C. Li, S. Yue, L. Jiang, Q. Zhu, D. Farmer, R. Busuttil, J. Kupiec-Weglinski, B. Ke.

Concurrent Session: Cellular Therapies and to Promote Tolerance  •  Room 606/607

4:54pm-5:06pm

Positive Relationship between Transplant Center Volume and Utilization of Hard to Place Liver Allografts after Late Declines

J. Knox,¹ H. Braun,¹ S. Syeed,¹ K. Halazun,² G. Roll.¹

Concurrent Session: Non-Organ Specific: Economics, Public Policy, Allocation, Ethics - 3  •  Room 4C-4

4:54pm-5:06pm

Predictive Scores for Delayed Graft Function Based on Hypothermic Machine Perfusion Variables in Kidney Transplantation

C. Ding,^1,2 W. Xue,^1,2 P. Tian,^1,2 X. Ding,^1,2 X. Pan,^1,2 H. Xiang,^1,2 Y. Li,^1,2 X. Tian,^1,2 F. Han,^1,2 Q. Tai.^1,2

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Perioperative Considerations  •  Room 303

4:54pm-5:06pm

Role of C1q-Binding Donor-Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies in Premature and Accelerated Kidney Allograft Interstitial Fibrosis

K. Louis, D. Viglietti, O. Aubert, A. Loupy, C. Lefaucheur.

Concurrent Session: Kidney Complications: Antibody & Late Outcomes  •  Room 4B

4:54pm-5:06pm

Shared HLA Specificities between the Blood and Transplant Donor Increases the Risk of De Novo DSA Development Following Blood Transfusion in Transplant Recipients

S. Hassan,¹ F. Regan,² C. Brown,³ A. Harmer,² N. Anderson,² E. Santos,⁴ P. Brookes,⁴ D. Taube,¹ M. Willicombe.¹

Concurrent Session: Biomarkers, Immune Monitoring and Outcomes: Clinical  •  Room 602/603/604

4:54pm-5:06pm

Temporal Trends, Predictive Factors, and Regional Differences in Discard of Increased-Risk Kidneys

J. Lipinska, D. Clark, J. Whiting.

Concurrent Session: Kidney Donor Selection / Management Issues - 2  •  Room 6E

4:54pm-5:06pm

The Feasibility of Laparoscopic Living Donor Right Hepatectomy Compared to Open Surgery Including 100 Laparoscopic Cases

J. Rhu, G. Choi, J. Kim, J. Joh, C. Kwon, S. Kim.

Concurrent Session: Liver: Living Donors and Partial Grafts  •  Room 608/609

4:54pm-5:06pm

Using the SRTR Expected Survival Worksheet to Estimate Expected Number of Events

J. Gregg,¹ K. Womer,¹ K. Andreoni.²

Concurrent Session: Quality Assurance Process Improvement  •  Room 2AB

4:54pm-5:06pm

Waitlist Outcomes and Access to Liver Transplantation for HIV+ Candidates

A. Shaffer,¹ A. Thomas,¹ A. Massie,¹ S. Gustafson,² J. Snyder,² B. Shelton,³ R. Reed,³ J. Locke,³ D. Segev,^1,2 C. Durand.¹

Concurrent Session: New Frontiers in HIV and Hepatitis  •  Room 4C-3