2018 American Transplant Congress

Sunday, June 3, 2018

2:54pm-3:06pm

Treatment of Post Transplant Hepatitis C (HCV) with Direct-Acting Antiviral (DAA) Agents May Improve Liver Function but Does Not Lead to an Increase in Liver Rejection

P. Sheiner, N. Mello, G. Baixauli, M. Einstein, C. Rochon, Y. Kwon, M. Bejon.

Concurrent Session: Liver: Immunosuppression and Rejection  •  Room 6B

2:54pm-3:06pm

Ultra Low Dose of IL-2 Produces Long-Term Drug-Free Survival of Cynomolgus Islets Allografts

M. Koulmanda,¹ V. Chipashivili,¹ L. Li,¹ M. Duggan,² T. Strom.¹

Concurrent Session: Islet Cell and Cell Transplantation  •  Room 2AB

2:54pm-3:06pm

Use of Hepatitis-C Treatments after Kidney Transplantation: Impact of the Direct-Acting Antiviral Era

K. Lentine, D. Axelrod,² R. Bloom,³ H. Xiao,¹ D. Segev,⁴ T. Alhamad,⁵ H. Randall,¹ R. Ouseph,¹ V. Dharnidharka,⁵ D. Brennan,⁴ N. Lam,⁶ A. Naik,⁷ G. Hess,⁸ B. Kaiske,⁹ M. Schnitzler.¹

Concurrent Session: Kidney Infectious - Viral Hepatitis  •  Room 4C-4

3:06pm-3:18pm

Assessment of a Discharge Transplant Knowledge Quiz and Its Impact on Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients

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

Concurrent Session: Liver: Immunosuppression and Rejection  •  Room 6B

3:06pm-3:18pm

CD8⁺ Tissue Resident Memory T Cells Are Key Effector Cells in Intestinal Transplantation Patients with GvHD

O. Aguirre, B. Houlihan, A. Karabala, R. Girlanda, J. Hawksworth, C. Matsumoto, M. Zasloff, T. Fishbein, A. Kroemer.

Concurrent Session: Small Bowel: All Topics  •  Room 210

3:06pm-3:18pm

Effect of Early Attainment of Everolimus Target Trough Levels on Efficacy-Safety Outcomes in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients: 12-Month Results from US92 and TRANSFORM Studies

F. Shihab,¹ Y. Qazi,^1,2 V. Peddi,¹ D. Shaffer,¹ D. Kim,^1,2 K. McCague,³ D. Patel,³ S. Mulgaonkar.^1,2

Concurrent Session: Kidney Immunosuppression: mTORi Based Regimens  •  Room 6A

3:06pm-3:18pm

hEPCR.hTBM.hCD47.HO-1 Contributes to Increased Survival, Reduced Platelet Sequestration, and Modulation of Coagulation Activation in GalTKO.hCD46 Porcine Livers Perfused with Human Blood

A. Cimeno,¹ L. Burdorf,¹ D. Ayares,² A. Azimzadeh,¹ R. Pierson III,¹ R. Barth,¹ J. LaMattina.¹

Concurrent Session: Xenotransplantation  •  Room 602/603/604

3:06pm-3:18pm

Increase in Potentially Resistant Non-Aspergillus Molds Isolated in Lung Transplant Recipients after Voriconazole and Posaconazole Prophylaxis

M. Fung,¹ J. Greenland,^2,3 S. Hays,² J. Singer,² J. Golden,² P. Chin-Hong.¹

Concurrent Session: Lung: From Allocation to Outcomes  •  Room 303

3:06pm-3:18pm

Intestinal Microbiome Diversity is Associated with Liver Disease Etiology and Predicts Post-Liver Transplant Mortality

E. Verna, M. Annavajhala, M. Nenad, R. Brown, S. Sullivan, G. Korakani, M. Gidins, S. Khan, A. Gomez-Simmonds, A-.C. Uhlemann.

Concurrent Session: Liver: Recipient Selection  •  Room 6C

3:06pm-3:18pm

Is KDPI Valid for Hepatitis C Aviremic Kidneys?

L. Sibulesky,¹ C. Kling,¹ C. Blosser,² C. Johnson,² A. Limaye,² R. Bakthavatsalam,¹ N. Leca,² J. Perkins.¹

Concurrent Session: Kidney Deceased Donor Allocation - 1  •  Room 6E