2018 American Transplant Congress

Saturday, June 2, 2018

5:30pm-7:30pm

CD19+ Cell Ratio as a Predictive Marker of Antibody Mediated Rejection in ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation

K. Unagami,¹ R. Maenosono,² M. Furusawa,² Y. Kakuta,² M. Okumi,² H. Ishida,² K. Tanabe,² K. Nitta.¹

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

CD4⁺CD25^bright Regulatory T Cells Prevent Acute Xenogeneic GVHD

Y. Huang, A. Merchak, H. Xu, A. Chhabra, A. Khalil, Y. Wen, M. Binion, M. Badder, L. Kahn, S. Ildstad.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Challenges in Cultural and Linguistic Discordance in Caring for Somali Kidney Transplant Recipients at a Large-Volume Transplant Center

K. Peterson,¹ O. Serrano,¹ M. Odegard,¹ S. Mongin,² D. Berglund,³ D. Vock,⁴ S. Chinnakotla,¹ T. Dunn,¹ E. Finger,¹ R. Kandaswamy,¹ T. Pruett,¹ A. Matas.¹

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Changes in Carotid Arterial Inflammation in De Novo Renal Transplant Recipients as Assessed by ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT

H. Yoon, Y. Kim, C. Yang, S. Shin.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Changes in Geographic Disparity Following Share 35

M. Bowring,¹ E. Chow,¹ A. Massie,¹ D. Segev,¹ S. Gentry.^1,2

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Changes in Graft Gene Expression Contribute to Coagulopathy in UDCD Liver Transplantation

A. Hessheimer, M. Vendrell, D. Sabater, J. Muñoz, A. Blasi, J. García-Valdecasas, A. Ruíz, M. Navasa, C. Fondevila.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Changes in Phenotype, Immune Suppressive, Function, and Gene Expression of Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells in Patients Given Combined Kidney and Hematopoietic Cell Transplants in a Tolerance Protocol

K. Jensen,¹ P. Zheng,² J. Xuhuai,² A. Saraswathula,¹ J. Scandling,³ S. Busque,⁴ J. Shizuru,⁵ R. Lowsky,⁵ A. Shori,⁴ H. Maecker,² E. Engleman,¹ E. Meyer,⁵ S. Strober.¹

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Changes in Vitamin D Levels after Kidney Transplantation

E. Lum, K. Phonphok, N. Datta, S. Bunnapradist.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Characterization of Exosomal DNA from Human Lung Transplant Recipients

S. Bansal, M. Sharma, R. Walia, R. Bremner, M. Smith, T. Mohanakumar.

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

5:30pm-7:30pm

Characterization of Renal Allograft Tolerance Induction via Transient Mixed Chimerism in Non-Human Primates

H. Sasaki,¹ C. Thaiss,¹ T. Oura,¹ A. Rosales,² R. Smith,² R. Colvin,² B. Cosimi,¹ T. Kawai.¹

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