2018 American Transplant Congress

Saturday, June 2, 2018

5:30pm-7:30pm

The Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio is Confounded by MELD in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation

J. McVey, K. Sasaki, F. Dan, Q. Cristiano, H. Koji, M. Charles, A. Federico.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

The Opioid Strikes Back: Pre-Transplant Opioid Exposure is Associated with Increased Readmissions after Renal Transplant

B. O'Brien, N. Patel, L. Wilson, P. Mauldin, S. Ball, R. Gilbert, Z. Elmaasarani, P. Baliga, N. Pilch, D. Taber, J. Fleming.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

The Price of Diabetes Medication Management in Kidney Transplantation: Similar Rates of Readmissions, but More Healthcare Utilization

J. Hardcopf, H. Meadows, N. Pilch, C. Perez, N. Patel, J. Fleming, H. Corbo, T. Harrison, B. O'Brien, D. DuBay, D. Taber.

Poster Session A: Kidney: Cardiovascular and Metabolic  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

The Promising Approach in Difficult Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Series in Renal Transplantation

B. Yelken,¹ S. Gorcin,¹ E. Demir,² C. Karatas,³ E. Arpali,⁴ B. Akyollu,³ B. Kocak,⁴ O. Elbasi,⁵ E. Eksioğlu,⁵ A. Turkmen.²

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

The Providers Can't Let Go! An Analysis of an RN Driven Tacrolimus Dose Adjustment Protocol

Z. Elmaasarani, C. Mardis, L. Gylten, J. Fleming, H. Meadows, N. Patel, C. Perez, D. Taber, V. Rao, V. Rohan, P. Baliga, D. Dubay, N. Pilch.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

The Regulatory Role of Plasma Cells (as Bregs) is Counterbalanced by a NOVEL Inflammatory Role in Murine Transplant and Autoimmune Models

Z. Song,^1,2 Y. Zhou,² Q. Ding,¹ D. Rothstein.¹

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

The Relative Immunogenicity of HLA Mismatches in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients

V. Jucaud,¹ A. Shaked,² M. DesMarais,³ P. Sayre,³ M. Everly.¹

Poster Session A: Tolerance: Clinical Studies  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

The Results of Plasmapheresis and Anti-CD20 Based Desensitization without Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Positive Crossmatch Kidney Transplants

H. Kwon, Y. KIm, J. Choi, S. Shin, J. Jung, M. Cho, J. Kim, D. Han.

Poster Session A: Kidney Immunosuppression: Desensitization  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

The Role of NKT Cell /IL-17 Axis in the Autoimmune Lupus Nephritis

J. An,¹ Y. Kim,² M. Yu,² J. Lee,¹ C. Lee,³ Y. Kim,² S. Yang.⁴

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

The Role of pDCs in Formation of Treg-Rich Organized Lymphoid Structures in Spontaneously Accepted Murine Kidney Allografts is Dependent on Mismatching of MHC Class II Molecules at the H2-I-A^b Locus

T. O'Shea,^1,2 C. Yang,¹ I. Rosales,² N. Oh,¹ D. Ndishibandi,^1,2 T. Ashry,¹ P. Russell,¹ J. Madsen,¹ R. Colvin,² A. Alessandrini.^1,2

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