2018 American Transplant Congress

Saturday, June 2, 2018

5:30pm-7:30pm

Standard Induction Immunosuppression Interferes with the Role of Vascularized Bone Marrow in Vascularized Composite Allograft Protection

N. Shockcor, E. Buckingham, W. Hassanein, A. Nam, S. Bartlett, R. Barth.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Standard- versus Low-Dose Valganciclovir for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in Intermediate-Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients

N. Wilson, N. Sulejmani, A. Jantz, A. Patel, B. Summers.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Stress-Related Exosomal MicroRNA Biomarkers Released by Human Islets during Transplantation

P. Saravanan,¹ P. Nguyen,¹ G. Yoshimatsu,¹ C. Chang,¹ C. Darden,¹ R. Bhattacharjee,¹ X. Wang,¹ J. Gu,¹ M. Lawrence,¹ B. Naziruddin.²

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Subclass Distribution of DSA Analyzed by Mass Spectrometry Predicts the Risk of Humoral Rejection

V. Pernin,^1,2 N. Bec,³ C. Larroque,³ C. Duperray,² G. Mourad,¹ M. Lequintrec.^1,2

Poster Session A: Kidney Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

Sufficient Hepatic Artery Flow Redeems Poor Portal Vein Flow after Liver Transplantation in Patients with Porta Vein Thrombosis

L. Coromina Hernandez, K. Sasaki, D. Firl, J. McVey, M. Fujiki, F. Aucejo, B. Eghtesad, C. Quintini, C. Miller, K. Hashimoto.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Survival Advantage from Accepting a Circulatory Death Liver Transplant

J. Richards,¹ R. Taylor,² E. Allen,² A. Goh,¹ J. Neuberger,³ D. Collett,² G. Pettigrew.¹

Poster Session A: Liver: MELD, Allocation and Donor Issues (DCD/ECD)  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

T Cell Immunomonitoring Including Donor Specific Treg Expansion Prospectively Predicts Renal Allograft Tolerance Induced by Transient Mixed Chimerism

K. Hotta, T. Oura, A. Dehnadi, K. Huh, M. Matsunami, H. Sasaki, G. Benichou, J. Madsen, A. Cosimi, T. Kawai.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Tacrolimus Exposure in Human Proximal Tubule Cells Results in Differentially Increased CTGF Expression in Relation to Pharmacogenetic Variants of CYP3A5 and ABCB1

N. Knops,¹ Y. Ramazani,² B. Van den Heuvel,² R. Goldschmeding,³ T. Nguyen,³ E. Levtchenko,¹ D. Kuypers.⁴

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Tax1bp3 is Upregulated in the Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury of Kidney

W. Qiu, J. Lin, Y. Tian.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Telehealth Evaluations to Screen Kidney Transplant Candidates Does Not Adversely Affect Time to or Rate of Transplant

R. Forbes,^1,2 D. Rybacki,¹ T. Johnson,¹ D. Shaffer,^1,2 D. Hale.^1,2

Poster Session A: Non-Organ Specific: Disparities to Outcome and Access to Healthcare  •  Hall 4EF