2018 American Transplant Congress

June 2-6, 2018 in Seattle, WA

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Saturday, June 2, 2018

5:30pm-7:30pm: Evolutive Analysis of a 20-Year Pancreas Transplant Program

M. Perosa,¹ J. Branez,¹ L. Mota,¹ H. Noujaim,¹ B. Zeballos,¹ L. Ianhez,¹ L. Alvim,¹ D. Machado,¹ C. Watanabe,¹ F. Sergi,¹ M. Paredes,¹ T. Genzini-Miranda,² A. Silvestre,³ G. Martinho,⁴ T. Genzini.¹

Poster Session A: Pancreas and Islet: All Topics • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Using the Portable OCS Maintains Endothelial Integrity in the Context of Reduced Severe PGD Rates

B. Wiegmann,¹ R. BellmasSanz,² C. Neudörfl,² C. Kühn,¹ I. Tudorache,¹ M. Avsar,¹ A. Haverich,¹ G. Warnecke,¹ C. Falk.²

Poster Session A: Innate Immunity; Chemokines, Cytokines, Complement • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Ex-Vivo Generation of Alloantigen-Specific Immunomodulatory Cells: Elucidating the Mechanistical Synergy of Cell Components

M. Yao,¹ M. Kumagai-Braesch,¹ M. Watanabe,^1,2 K. Tokodai,¹ T. Lundgren,¹ M. Uhlin,¹ B. Ericzon.¹

Poster Session A: Tolerance / Immune Deviation • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Experience with Alemtuzumab Induction with Tacrolimus/Mycophenolate +/- Steroids in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Recipients with Portal-Enteric Drainage

D. Harriman, A. Farney, J. Rogers, G. Orlando, A. Reeves-Daniel, M. Gautreaux, W. Doares, S. Kaczmorski, R. Stratta.

Poster Session A: Pancreas and Islet: All Topics • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Extended Criteria Donors Have Higher Expression of Inflammatory Genes Than Standard Donors

M. Abbud-Filho,^1,2,3 M. Fernandes-Charpiot,^1,2 M. Baptista,^1,2 H. Caldas,^1,2 G. Florim.¹

Poster Session A: Biomarkers, Immune Monitoring and Outcomes • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Factors Influencing Post-Transplant Mortality in Primary Biliary Cholangitis

V. Mendiratta, K. Alsafadi, D. Venkat.

Poster Session A: Liver Retransplantation and Other Complications • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: False-Positive Flow-Cytometric T Cell Crossmatch Associated with Blood Type Antigen Expressed on Lymphocytes in ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation

D. Iwami,¹ M. Ito,² K. Hotta,¹ H. Higuchi,¹ N. Shinohara.¹

Poster Session A: Biomarkers, Immune Monitoring and Outcomes • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Financial Impact of Testing Standardization for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

S. Ugolini,² L. Dranow,¹ P. Sadler,² M. Berry,² J. Stehlik,¹ S. Drakos,¹ J. Nativi,¹ E. Gilbert,¹ S. McKeller,¹ A. Koliopoulou,¹ M. Yin,¹ E. Davis,² C. Selzman,¹ O. Wever-Pinzon.¹

Poster Session A: Quality Assurance Process Improvement • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Fosfomycin vs Other Antibiotics for UTI after Kidney Transplant

O. Mgbako,¹ J-.E. Ha,¹ N. Topilow,² E. Min,¹ D. Taupin,¹ V. Tatapudi,¹ B. Gelb,¹ S. Hochman.¹

Poster Session A: Kidney Transplant Goes Viral • Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm: Four Eyes Are Better Than Two: Improving Laboratory Report Quality Control

S. Dionne,² K. Klama,² H. Rashid,² A. Niedzinski.²

Poster Session A: Quality Assurance Process Improvement • Hall 4EF