2018 American Transplant Congress

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

3:30pm-3:42pm

Ten Year Follow-Up of Islet Recipients on Anti-LFA1 Therapy: Over-Immunosuppression Leads to Operational Tolerance?

J. Gardner,¹ A. Posselt,¹ S. Wisel,¹ U. Mashirani,² G. Szot,¹ V. Nguyen,¹ K. Johnson,¹ J. McElroy,¹ Q. Tang,¹ P. Stock.¹

Concurrent Session: Pancreas and Islet - 2  •  Room 4C-3

3:30pm-3:42pm

The Etiologies and Impact of Hospitalization in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients

M. Posadas Salas, R. Rodriguez, P. Amaechi, V. Rao, D. Taber.

Concurrent Session: Kidney Infectious - Pot-Pourri  •  Room 608/609

3:42pm-3:54pm

Altered Function of Cytomegalovirus Specific T Cells in Transplant Recipients

L. Higdon,¹ J. Trofe-Clark,² S. Liu,¹ N. Saligrama,¹ K. Margulies,² M. Davis,¹ J. Maltzman.^1,3

Concurrent Session: T Cell Biology  •  Room 618/619/620

3:42pm-3:54pm

Development of Denovo DSA after One Year Post Kidney Transplant and Clinical Outcomes in Patient on Steroid Free Immunosupression

A. Sharfuddin, M. Yaqub, D. Mishler, W. Goggins, T. Taber, O. Adebiyi.

Concurrent Session: Kidney Immunosuppression: General Considerations - 1  •  Room 6C

3:42pm-3:54pm

Donor-Specific Antibody Mediates Chronic, but Not Acute, Kidney Allograft Rejection in the Absence of Natural Killer Cells

T. Yagisawa, N. Dvorina, A. Valujskikh, W. Baldwin 3rd, R. Fairchild.

Concurrent Session: Chronic Graft Injury  •  Room 606/607

3:42pm-3:54pm

Frailty is Predictive of Early Post-Transplant Infection in Older Renal Transplant Recipients

M. Malinis,¹ C. Ogbejesi,² J. Luo,³ Y. Zhang,³ W. Asch,⁴ R. Deshpande,⁵ S. Akhtar.⁵

Concurrent Session: Kidney Infectious - Pot-Pourri  •  Room 608/609

3:42pm-3:54pm

IL-6 Inhibition with Tocilizumab to Promote Tregs and Control Renal Graft Inflammation: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

S. Chandran, J. Leung, Z. Laszik, Q. Tang, C. Hu, M. Sarwal, F. Vincenti.

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Acute Cellular Rejection  •  Room 6A

3:42pm-3:54pm

Improved Long-Term Outcomes of Pancreas Transplantation: Analysis of Allograft Half-Lives and Predictive Demographic Factors

A. Adamusiak, R. Kandaswamy, T. Dunn, S. Riad, E. Finger.

Concurrent Session: Pancreas and Islet - 2  •  Room 4C-3

3:42pm-3:54pm

Liver Transplantation Using Pediatric versus Adult Donor Grafts in Adult Recipients

Y. Tang, Q. Zhao, Z. Zhang, L. Wang, W. Ju, Z. Zhu, S. Huang, Z. Guo, X. He, G. Chen.

Concurrent Session: Liver: MELD, Allocation and Donor Issues - 2  •  Room 6B

3:42pm-3:54pm

Molecular Assessment of Pre-Implantation Donor Biopsies: Effects of Prolonged Cold Ischemia Time and Development of Delayed Graft Function

E. Akalin,¹ Y. Bao,¹ V. Bontha,² M. e Silva,³ M. Ajaimy,¹ P. [Oacute] Broin,³ V. Mas.²

Concurrent Session: Biomarkers, Immune Monitoring and Outcomes: Basic  •  Room 602/603/604