2019 American Transplant Congress Archives

C1 Esterase Inhibitor (C1INH) Treatment at Kidney Transplant Improves Long-Term Outcomes in Patients at Risk for Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury & Delayed Graft Function

S. Jordan¹, E. Huang², N. Ammerman¹, J. Choi¹, O. Aubert³, S. Kumar¹, A. Loupy⁴, A. Peng¹, I. Kim¹, R. Najjar¹, D. Puliyanda¹, T. Brennan¹, S. Sethi¹, A. Vo¹
C1q Dominant Deposits in Renal Transplant Biopsies Are Not Associated with Allograft Dysfunction

A. Babu¹, S. Williamson², N. Khoury¹, M. Safwan¹, A. Patel¹
C4d Positivity in Renal Biopsies Following A₂ to B Kidney Transplantation: Not All A B O Incompatibilities Are Equal

S. Radomski¹, G. Vranic², B. Thomas², P. Abrams², M. Cooper², A. Gilbert²
Calcineurin Inhibitor Holiday for Management of Post Transplant Acute Kidney Injury

S. Sriperumbuduri, D. Lazarus, T. Fairhead, S. Hoar, J. Karpinski, G. Knoll
Calcineurin Inhibitors and Long-Term Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation from Thai Transplant Registry

S. Udomkarnjananun, N. Townamchai, Y. Avihingsanon, K. Praditpornsilpa
Can Cardiac Risk Predictor Models Be Trusted in Kidney Transplant Recipients?

K. L. Hoffman¹, R. R. Alloway¹, A. Shields², E. Woodle², A. Govil¹
Can Cxcl8 Inhibitor (reparixin) Improve Islet Engraftment And Clinical Outcomes After Islet Allotransplantation? University Of Chicago Preliminary Results From A Phase 3 Multicenter Randomized, Double-blinded, Prospective Study.

P. Bachul¹, K. Golab¹, L. Basto¹, L. Wang¹, M. Tibudan¹, J. Golebiewska², M. Para¹, L. Perea¹, F. Antic¹, J. Fung¹, P. Witkowski¹
Can Financial Incentives Improve Patient Compliance with Optn Live Kidney Donor Follow-Up Policy? Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

M. Henderson, M. Waldram, S. DiBrito, A. Thomas, F. Al Ammary, S. Ottman, A. Massie, J. Garonzik Wang, D. Segev
Can Imputation of HLA Allele Level Typing Be Used Clinically in a Multiethnic Population?

R. M. Engen¹, A. M. Jedraszko¹, A. Tambur²
Can National Data Predict Which Older Kidney Donors Are More Likely to Yield Higher eGFR 1-Year Post-Transplant?

C. A. Custer¹, R. J. Carrico¹, T. L. Pruett²
Candida auris after Liver Transplant

N. M. Theodoropoulos, R. Ellison, J. S. Daly, A. Bozorgzadeh, D. A. Mack, L. Gibson, S. M. Levitz
Capitalizing On Donor Density To Increase Organ Pool – An Analysis Of Urban And Rural Organ Donors

S. Bakhtiyar, S. Ahmed, J. A. Goss, A. Rana
Capturing Stories about Living Kidney Donation Using Storytelling Capture Technology: A Feasibility Assessment

A. D. Waterman¹, C. S. Anderson¹, O. N. Ranasinghe¹, Y. Cui², S. Brecher¹, W. Balliet³
Cardiac Risk Assessment in Kidney Transplant Candidates: Clinical Usefulness of Different Guidelines

A. Velioglu¹, S. Mehdiyev¹, H. Arikan¹, E. Asicioglu¹, A. Cincin², S. Tuglular¹
Cardioprotective Effects of Pre-Operative Cyclosporine in Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation

Y. Hirase, M. Harris, M. Watson, H. Lee, C. Patel
Cardiovascular Mortality in Transplant Patients; A Population-Based Cohort Study 1988-2013 in Australia and New Zealand

M. Wyld¹, N. De La Mata², P. Masson³, E. O'Lone², A. Webster²
Care of International Living Kidney Donor Candidates in the U.S.: A Survey of Contemporary Experience, Practice & Challenges

K. Lentine¹, M. Henderson², S. Rasmussen², E. Shukhman³, J. Hunt⁴, F. Al Ammary², V. Kumar⁵, D. Lapointe-Rudow⁴, H. Schaefer⁶, M. Cooper⁷, R. Hays⁸, M. Dunbar-Forrest⁹, A. Nishio-Lucar¹⁰, D. Mandelbrot⁸
Caregiving before Thoracic Transplantation–A Qualitative Inquiry

C. C. Kennedy¹, J. Ridgeway¹, E. Stevens¹, J. Kirsch², K. Carroll¹, J. Griffin¹, R. Benzo¹
Caregiving in Thoracic Transplantation–A SR/MA

A. A. Rmilah, J. Lau, R. Mendpara, P. Erwin, C. C. Kennedy
Case Series Of Total Laparoscopic-hand Assisted Living Donor Right Hepatectomy: First 19 Cases At A Single Center In Usa

P. N. Martins¹, B. Movahedi², D. Litwin², A. Bozorgzadeh²
Case Series: Anti-Thymocyte Globulin as a Treatment for Steroid-Refractory Severe Acute Hepatitis in Children

A. L. Peters, A. Miethke, K. Campbell
Causes of 30 Day Graft Loss among Shared Kidneys in the National Kidney Registry (NKR)

J. Verbesey¹, A. Thomas², M. Ronin³, D. Segev⁴, A. Waterman⁵, S. Flechner⁶, M. Cooper¹
CCR5-Mediated Recruitment of NK Cells to the Kidney is a Critical Step for Host Defense to Candida albicans Infection

H. R. Cho¹, V. G. Tran², N. N. Nguyen³, S. Lee⁴, S. W. Kang⁴, J. Kim⁴, H. J. Kim⁴, S. J. Park¹, J. S. Lee⁵, B. Kwon⁶
CD19+ Cell Behavior in the 12 Months Following a Single Dose of Rituximab in Patients with Humoral Rejection: Clinical and Histological Outcomes

L. Marino, I. A. Martínez-Juárez, J. R. Marino-Sánchez, J. I. Santander-Velez, F. Zamora, H. Juarez, R. Vazquez, L. Llorente, G. Lima, A. Cohen-Bucay, L. E. Morales-Buenrostro
CD38 Inhibition: A Novel Target for Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury

C. Akateh¹, B. F. Reader¹, Y. Lee¹, J. Kim¹, K. Maynard¹, K. W. Washburn¹, J. L. Zweier², B. A. Whitson¹, S. M. Black¹
CD4 T Cell is Essential in an Innate-Immune Driven Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mouse and Human

S. Kageyama¹, K. Kadono¹, H. Hirao¹, K. Nakamura¹, T. Ito², K. J. Dery¹, D. Oncel¹, R. A. Sosa³, E. F. Reed³, F. M. Kaldas², R. W. Busuttil², J. W. Kupiec-Weglinski¹, Y. Zhai¹
CD4 T Cell-Derived NGAL Mediates Experimental Acute Kidney Injury

S. Lee, S. Noel, J. Kurzhagen, M. Sadasivam, A. Hamad, H. Rabb
Cd45rb Mediates Cd8⁺T Cell Persistence In An Allogeneic Heterologous Immune Response

S. M. Krummey, A. B. Morris, M. L. Ford
CD46 Transgene Modification and Thrombosis in Neonatal Porcine Islet Xenotransplantation

M. Song, K. Samy, Q. Gao, R. P. Davis, F. Leopard, Z. Fitch, C. Bennett, G. R. Devi, B. H. Collins, A. D. Kirk
CD47 Blockade Promotes Hepatic Macrophage Polarization toward M1 during Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Discarded Human Livers

M. Xu¹, F. Zhou¹, S. Garcia-Aroz¹, B. Banan¹, W. Yang², G. Upadhya¹, K. Byrnes³, B. Wong¹, P. Manning⁴, Y. Lin¹, W. Chapman¹
CD56+CD57+ Infiltrate is a Predominant Subset of Infiltrating Natural Killer Cell in Renal Transplant Biopsies with Antibody-Mediated Rejection

H. Jung¹, Y. Wee², J. Kim², M. Choi², J. Choi², H. Kwon², J. Jung², S. Kim³, Y. Cho⁴, Y. Park⁴, H. Go⁴, M. Han⁵, Y. Kim², D. Han², S. Shin²
CEACAM1 – p38 Signaling Axis Alleviates Peri-Transplant Liver Injury: From Mouse-to-Human

H. Hirao¹, K. Nakamura¹, S. Kageyama¹, T. Ito¹, K. Kadono¹, M. Kujawski², K. J. Dery¹, R. A. Sosa¹, E. F. Reed¹, F. M. Kaldas¹, R. W. Busuttil¹, J. W. Kupiec‐Weglinski¹
Cell Coding Transcriptomic Analysis Of Serial Blood And Biopsy Samples In A Large Cohort Of Kidney Transplant Recipients

W. Zhang¹, Z. Yi¹, Z. Sun¹, K. Keung², C. Wei¹, C. Xi¹, S. Farouk¹, M. Menon¹, P. Cravedi¹, P. O'Connell², B. Murphy¹
Cellular And Molecular Characteristics Of Intra-graft Lymphoid Aggregates In Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction

E. Miyamoto¹, S. Juvet¹, D. Hwang², S. Keshavjee¹, T. Martinu¹
Cellular Sources of Cytokine Production during Cold Ischemia Induced AKI after Kidney Transplant

S. Jain¹, R. Plenter², T. Nydam², A. Jani¹
Center Variability in Organ Offer Acceptance and Waitlist Mortality in Lung Transplantation

A. Y. Choi¹, M. S. Mulvihill², J. Weber³, H. Lee³, M. Cox², B. Yerokun², M. Kuchibhatla³, J. A. Klapper², M. G. Hartwig²
Center-Level Probability of Kidney Transplant Varies Considerably for Waitlisted Patients

K. L. King¹, S. A. Husain¹, P. Reese², J. Schold³, S. Pastan⁴, S. Mohan¹
Center-Level Variation in HLA-Incompatible Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Outcomes

K. Jackson¹, J. Long¹, K. Covarrubias¹, J. Motter¹, M. Bowring¹, J. Chen¹, M. Waldram¹, B. Orandi², N. Desai¹, A. Massie¹, D. Segev¹, J. Garonzik-Wang¹
Central Role of Graft Resident Memory T Cells in Pathogenesis of GVHD after Bowel Transplantation

J. Weiner, N. Svetlicky, J. Schmidt, S. Moturi, O. Aguirre, J. Kang, M. Sadat, K. Khan, J. Hawksworth, C. Matsumoto, T. Fishbein, A. Kroemer
Ceria-Zirconia Nanoparticles as an Enhanced Antioxidant Attenuates Apoptosis of Human Kidney Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells in Hypoxia

S. Yoon¹, K. Yoon², S. Hong³, S. Yun¹, W. Hwang¹, J. Moon⁴, J. Lee¹, H. Jeon¹
Challenges to Inpatient Management Post Abdominal Wall Transplant (AWT) – From App’s Perspective

K. Hattori, D. Sudan, K. Ravindra
Change in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Risk of Allograft Failure in Patients Diagnosed with Active Antibody-Mediated Rejection Following Kidney Transplantation

W. Irish¹, P. Nickerson², B. Astor³, E. Chong⁴, C. Wiebe², F. Moreso⁵, D. Seron⁵, M. Crespo⁵, L. Gache⁶, A. Djamali³
Changes in Body Mass Index and Outcomes after Kidney Transplantation: A Single Centre, Retrospective, Observational Study

A. Arshad¹, J. Hodson², K. Khalil¹, A. Sharif³
Changes in Kidney Function Following Live Donor Nephrectomy

N. N. Lam¹, A. Lloyd¹, K. L. Lentine², R. R. Quinn³, B. R. Hemmelgarn³, S. Klarenbach¹, A. X. Garg⁴
Changes in Kidney Offer Acceptance for Pediatric Candidates Post-KAS

M. Bowring, K. Jackson, J. Garonzik-Wang, D. Segev, A. Massie
Changes in the Fate of KDPI < 35% Kidneys before and after Implementation of the New Kidney Allocation System

K. Eng, E. Grodstein, L. Castellanos Reyes, L. Teperman, C. Sethna, P. Singer
Changing Education Paradigms: Training Fellows for High Stake Procedures

T. Rice¹, H. Lewis¹, M. Cuffy¹, L. Ratner², T. Diwan¹
Characteristics And Outcomes Of Early Onset Cancers After Kidney Transplantation

W. Lim¹, E. Au², A. Krishnan¹, G. Wong²
Characteristics Associated with Immunosuppressant Adherence after Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant

A. R. Wilk¹, W. S. Cherikh¹, J. Maghirang¹, E. A. Witt², H. Kirkham², S. Boghani², N. Hira³, G. Pietradoni², D. K. Klassen¹
Characteristics of Patients with Early vs Late BK Viremia after Kidney Transplantation

S. Rehman¹, J. Pryor², A. Olyaei³, M. Stack¹, D. Norman¹, J. Lockridge¹
Characterization of Circulating T-cell Specific Exosomes during Acute Rejection in Murine Heart Transplantation Model

R. Hu¹, V. Korutla¹, L. Korutla¹, S. Rostami¹, A. Habertheuer¹, S. Addya², J. Harmon¹, P. Zielinski¹, S. Reddy¹, A. Freas¹, C. Ram¹, A. Naji¹, P. Vallabhajosyula¹
Characterization of HLA Antibodies by C3d Assay and IgG Subclasses in Sensitized Kidney Transplant Patients

A. Casillas-Abundis, J. M. Arreola-Guerra, J. Alberu, M. I. Solis-G, L. Llorente, J. Granados, M. Vilatoba, R. Cruz-Martinez, L. Morales-Buenrostro, A. G. Contreras
Characterization Of Increased Risk Donor Post-transplant Viral Surveillance Protocol At A Comprehensive Transplant Center

J. Dann, W. Ally, S. Pelletier, C. Sifri, A. Agarwal
Characterization of Innate Lymphoid Cells in Full Facial and Limb Transplant Recipients

T. J. Borges¹, J. T. O’Malley², B. Kollar³, B. Pomahac³, S. G. Talbot³, L. V. Riella¹
Characterization of Intra-Exosomal Cargoes of Circulating Donor Heart Specific Exosomes in Murine Heart Transplantation Model

J. Harmon, V. Korutla, L. Korutla, R. Hu, S. Rostami, A. Habertheuer, P. Zielinski, A. Freas, C. Ram, A. Naji, M. Davis, P. Vallabhajosyula
Characterization Of Microscopic Hematuria Following Renal Transplant

M. L. McDonald¹, T. N. Duong², N. Datta², H. A. Gritsch¹, S. Bunnapradist²
Characterizing the Dominant Phenotype in Kidney Transplant Biopsies: Improving the Prediction of Risk by a Global View of Rejection, Injury, and Atrophy-Fibrosis

P. F. Halloran and The INTERCOMEX Investigators¹, J. Reeve²
Chemokine Ligand 14 is a Novel Therapeutic Target in Kidney Fibrosis

S. Lee¹, Y. Kim¹, J. Moon¹, H. Lee¹, S. Han¹, J. Lee², R. Cha³, D. Kim¹, C. Lee⁴, K. Kim⁵, Y. Kim¹, S. Yang⁶
Chimeric Allografts Induced by Stem Cell Mobilizing Agents in a Mouse Model of Kidney Transplantation: Role of CD133 Stem Cells

J. Zhou, l. Qi, A. Ahmadi, R. Wesson, A. Cameron, J. Burdick, Z. Sun
Chloroquine’s Effect on T cell Proliferation

R. Muschalek¹, P. Jindra², R. Kerman², M. Kueht², W. Etheridge², M. Cusick²
Cholecystitis in High-Acuity Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation: A Five-Year Analysis of Incidence, Causes and Impact

D. S. Graham, T. Ito, M. M. Lu, J. DiNorcia, V. G. Agopian, H. Yersiz, D. G. Farmer, R. W. Busuttil, F. M. Kaldas
CHOP Deficiency Attenuated Acute Liver Injury by Promoting Macrophage M2 Polarization via ATG5-Mediated Autophagy Activation

H. Zhou, R. Liu, Q. Wang, C. Shi, F. Cheng, X. Wang, L. Lu
Chronic Changes on Time Zero Living Donor Allograft Biopsy Do Not Portend Future Kidney Function

A. Agarwal¹, A. Sites², K. L. Brayman¹, A. Doyle³, J. Oberholzer¹, A. Nishio-Lucar³
Chronic Kidney Disease among Liver Transplant Candidates: A Rising Burden and Its Impact on Post-Liver Transplant Outcomes

G. Cullaro¹, E. C. Verna², B. P. Lee¹, J. C. Lai¹
Chylous Ascites Following Laparoscopic Live Donor Nephrectomy: A New Improved Treatment Paradigm

L. Dale¹, R. Sandoval², L. E. Ratner²
Cidofovir for BK Nephropathy Rescue Treatment: A Single Center Experience

J. Slatinska¹, E. Honsova², T. Rohal¹, A. Slavcev³, P. Hruba⁴, O. Viklicky¹
Circulating De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients

K. Sgambat¹, S. Clauss², A. Moudgil¹
Circulating Donor Specific Antibody and Biopsy C4d Positivity in Pancreas Rejection Increase the Probability of Earlier Return to Insulin after Rejection

S. M. Riad¹, S. Jackson², E. B. Finger³, R. Kandaswamy³
Circulating Donor T and NK Cells in Lung Transplantation Recipients Are Derived from the Donor Lung Parenchyma and Represent Tissue-Resident Memory Cells

J. F. Kuehne¹, R. Ballmàs Sanz¹, A. Hitz¹, B. Wiegmann², K. A. Bläsing¹, F. Ius², A. Knoefel², I. Tudorache², M. Avsar², D. Jonigk³, A. Haverich², G. Warnecke², C. Falk¹
Circulating Exosomes Isolated from Human Lung Transplant Recipients with Respiratory Viral Infections Contain Nucleic Acids Specific to Virus and Can Lead to Activation of Stress Proteins

S. Bansal, R. Bremner, M. Smith, T. Mohanakumar
Circulating Exosomes with Cardiac Self-Antigens (Cardiac Myosin and Vimentin) and De Novo Development of Antibodies to Cardiac Self-Antigens Precedes Chronic Cardiac Allograft Rejection

R. Ravichandran, Y. Itabashi, W. Liu, T. Mohanakumar
Circulating Mirnas Regulate Gene Expression In Kidney Tissue During Transplant Glomerulopathy

C. Kuscu¹, V. Sai Bontha¹, C. Kuscu¹, D. Maluf¹, A. Bajwa¹, J. Eason¹, V. Mas¹, E. Akalin²
Circulating T Follicular Helper Proliferation And Memory B Cell Activation Correlate With Donor Specific Allo-antibody Occurrence And Antibody-mediated Rejection After Kidney Transplantation

K. Louis¹, C. Macedo¹, M. Marrari¹, B. Ramaswami¹, M. Lucas¹, B. Elinoff¹, M. Yamada¹, X. Gu¹, G. Chalasani¹, A. Zeevi¹, P. Randhawa¹, C. Lefaucheur², D. Metes¹
Clazakizumab (CLZ, Anti-IL-6 Antibody) and Tocilizumab (TCZ, Anti-IL-6 Receptor [r] Antibody) Treatments Differentially Affect IL-6/IL-6R Signaling by Modulating Soluble IL-6R (sIL-6R) and gp130 (sgp130) in Kidney Transplant Patients (KTx Pts) Treated for Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection (cABMR)

B. Shin, S. Ge, A. Petrosyan, N. F. Ammerman, A. A. Vo, S. C. Jordan, M. Toyoda
Clazakizumab (CLZ, Anti-IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody) Treatment of Patients (Pts) with Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection (cABMR) Reduces Total Immunoglobulin (Ig) and Anti-HLA IgG Antibody Levels

B. Shin, N. F. Ammerman, A. A. Vo, X. Zhang, S. C. Jordan, M. Toyoda
Clazakizumab Acts on Endothelial Cells to Limit Antibody Mediated Damage

J. Lion¹, K. Poussin¹, E. Chong², D. Glotz³, N. A. Mooney¹
Clazakizumab as an Agent to Reduce Donor Specific HLA Antibodies and Improve Outcomes in Patients with Chronic & Active Antibody-Mediated Rejection Post-Kidney Transplantation

S. C. Jordan¹, N. Ammerman¹, M. Toyoda², E. Huang¹, C. C. Nast³, A. Peng¹, S. Sethi¹, R. Najjar¹, I. Kim¹, K. Lim¹, J. Choi¹, A. Vo¹
Clinical and Pathologic Differences between Young and Old Living Donors in Young Kidney Transplant Recipients

C. Baek, H. Kim, H. Lee, Y. Kim, S. Park
Clinical Features and Prognosis of Diffuse Intrahepatic Biliary Stricture in Adult ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation

J. Kwon, G. Song, S. Hwang, K. Kim, C. Ahn, D. Moon, T. Ha, D. Jung, G. Park, Y. Yoon, H. Cho, I. Jeong, J. Choi, S. Yoo, S. Lee
Clinical Features of IgA Nephropathy Recurrence after Kidney Transplantation

H. HIGUCHI¹, K. Hotta², H. Harada¹, Y. Wada¹, A. Mitsuke¹, D. Iwami², N. Shinohara²
Clinical Impact of Race and Timing of Acute Rejection on Recipients of Kidney Transplant on Early Steroid Withdrawal Protocol

O. Adebiyi, S. Yaqub, W. Goggins, D. Mishler, T. Taber, A. Sharfuddin
Clinical Impact of Spontaenous Portosystemic Shunts on the Short Term Outcome of Liver Transplantation

E. A. Rodriguez¹, R. M. Perez², N. Zhang³, E. S. Lim³, C. R. Miller⁴, M. A. Schwartz², A. J. McGirr⁴, A. Srinivasan⁵, W. R. Hewitt⁵, A. C. Silva⁴, J. Rakela¹, H. E. Vargas¹
Clinical Implications of Belatacept Conversion in a High-Risk, Urban Renal Transplant Population

B. Valdepenas, J. Benken, E. Benedetti, Z. Hajjiri, A. Lichvar
Clinical Implications of Serum Mac-2 Binding Protein in Regular Follow Up after Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation

T. Ueno¹, T. Kodama¹, Y. Noguchi¹, M. Nomura¹, R. Saka¹, Y. Takama¹, Y. Tazuke¹, K. Bessho², H. Okuyama¹
Clinical Importance of the Updated Oxford Classification in Allograft IgA Nephropathy

S. Park¹, H. Go², C. Baek², J. Jeong¹, Y. Kim¹, Y. Kim¹, Y. Kim², J. Lee³, S. Min¹, J. Ha¹, E. Song¹, Y. Kim¹, S. Park², K. Moon¹, H. Lee¹
Clinical Outcomes and Risk Factors for Delayed or Slow Graft Function in an Adult, Urban Renal Transplant Population

K. Tejani, Z. Hajjiri, E. Benedetti, A. Lichvar
Clinical Outcomes of Living versus Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Multicenter 15 Year Experience

O. Y. Mousa¹, K. D. Watt¹, J. K. Heimbach², A. P. Keaveny³, J. E. Eaton¹, D. M. Harnois³, B. Taner³, E. J. Carey⁴, A. A. Moss⁴, C. B. Rosen⁵, T. Taner⁵
Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombi after Living Donor Liver Transplantation

D. Kim
Clinical Outcomes of Using mTOR Inhibitors with Reduced Dose of Calcineurin Inhibitors in Lung Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience

M. Frawley¹, J. Leedy¹, A. James¹, A. Salter¹, V. Rusanov²
Clinical Presentation After Hepatitis B Recurrence In Liver Transplant Patients

W. Lee, C. Cheng, T. Wu, Y. Wang, C. Lee, T. Wu, H. Chou, K. Chan
Clinical Response to Pathological Finding in Uterus Transplantation

L. Johannesson, G. Testa
Clinical Trial of Allogeneic Islet Transplantation in the Treatment of Diabetes after Renal Transplantation

W. liang, M. Hu, G. Peng, D. Zhou, C. Zeng, W. Zhou, q. Ye, Z. Wang
Clinical Utility of a Pharmacogenomic Testing Tool among Kidney Transplant Recipients

S. LeCorchick, L. Lindberg, W. Stapley, S. Anand, D. Morris, T. Srinivas
Clinical Utility of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System to Screen for Depression and Anxiety in Kidney Transplant Recipients

E. Tang, S. Dano, A. Ayub, V. Li, I. Escudero, N. Ullah, N. Edwards, M. Novak, I. Mucsi
Clinical, Aging, Morphometric Measures & Adverse Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients

A. Muzaale¹, N. Chu¹, H. Ying¹, B. Ross², D. Segev¹, M. McAdams-Demarco¹
Clinicopathologic Assessment of Monoclonal Immunoglobulin (Ig) Associated Renal Disease in the Kidney Allograft

J. Kamal¹, R. J. Crew¹, X. Ye², J. Swanson³, G. Appel¹, G. Markowitz⁴, V. D'Agati⁴, I. Batal⁴
Clonal Composition And Single-cell Characterization Of T-cell Infiltrates In Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy

M. V. Habal¹, A. Myung², H. Yan², S. Rao², S. Lin², S. See², P. Roy², R. Shihab², C. Marboe³, S. Restaino¹, A. Han², M. Givertz⁴, J. C. Madsen⁵, L. Addonizio¹, M. Farr¹, E. Zorn²
Clostridium difficile Infection Mimics Intestinal Acute Cellular Rejection in Pediatric Multivisceral Transplant – A Case Series

D. A. Cheung¹, T. Beduschi², A. Tekin², G. Selvaggi², R. M. Vianna², J. Garcia¹
Cluster Analysis of Microvascular Inflammation in Indication Biopsies Unveils Distinct Pathological and Immunological Phenotypes with Prognostic Implications

J. Malheiro¹, A. Silva¹, S. Santos¹, S. Tafulo², L. Martins¹, L. Dias¹, A. Castro-Henriques¹
CMV Risk Status Remains a Relevant Risk Factor for Long-Term Outcomes

G. Karadkhele, W. Zhang, C. P. Larsen
CMV-Specific Cell-Mediated Immunity Early after Transplantation Discriminates R+ Transplant Patients at Risk of CMV Infection among Different Solid Organ Transplants

M. Jarque¹, A. Cachero², E. Garcia-Romero³, L. Lladó², C. Baliellas², C. Diez³, E. Melilli⁴, J. Fabregat², J. Gonzalez-Costello³, O. Bestard⁴
CNI-Free Therapy with Iscalimab (anti-CD40 mAb) Preserves Allograft Histology Compared to Standard of Care after Kidney Transplantation

E. Farkash¹, A. Naik¹, H. Tedesco-Silva², B. Nashan³, O. Witzke⁴, M. van den Hoogen⁵, S. Berger⁶, D. M. Cibrik⁷, S. Mulgaonkar⁸, D. B. Leeser⁹, R. Alloway¹⁰, A. Patel¹¹, J. Pratchke¹², C. Sommerer¹³, A. Wiseman¹⁴, A. Van Zuilen¹⁵, U. Laessing¹⁶, J. Rush¹⁶, B. Haraldsson¹⁶
CNV Screening For End-stage Renal Disease

C. E. Fishman, B. Chang, A. Shaked, B. J. Keating
Cognitive Function & Risk Of Adverse Outcomes In Kidney Transplant Candidates

N. Chu¹, Z. Shi¹, H. Ying¹, C. Haugen¹, S. Norman², D. Segev¹, M. McAdams-DeMarco¹
Combination of Extended-Release Tacrolimus Plus Everolimus Once Daily in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients: ER-Tac vs LCPT

G. Spagnoletti, M. P. Salerno, F. De Gennaro, J. Romagnoli, F. Citterio
Combination of Ketoconazole and Tacrolimus Increases the Risk of Kidney Transplant Rejection in African Americans

M. E. Sharshir, A. Zhang, E. Khan, B. Zhang, S. Giusti, R. Zhang
Combined Antithymocyte Globulin (ATG) and Rituximab (RTX) Induction in African American (AA) Kidney Transplant Recipients

S. J. Patel, S. Kuten, C. Pham, R. Knight, M. Hobeika, D. Nguyen, E. Graviss, S. Yi, T. Eagar, A. Gaber
Combined Ischemic and Rapamycin Preconditioning Alleviated Liver Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury by Restoring Autophagy in Old Mice

Z. Rao, X. Pan, W. Zhong, Z. Ding, H. Zhou, C. Liu
Combined Liver and Delayed Kidney Transplantation (CLKT) Enables Similar Patient Survival as Liver Transplantation Alone (LTA): Propensity Score-Based Comparison

B. Ekser¹, C. A. Kubal¹, R. S. Mangus¹, P. Mihaylov¹, J. A. Fridell¹, L. R. Timsina¹, M. Lacerda², M. Ghabril², J. A. Powelson¹, W. C. Goggins¹
Combined Pre-Transplant Anti-Donor T-Cell Sensitization with Single Nucleotid Polimorphisms (SNPs) for CYP3A4 Tacrolimus Metabolism Identifies Kidney Transplant Patients at High Risk of Allograft Rejection

E. Crespo¹, A. Vidal¹, A. Sefrin², P. Fontova¹, M. Stein², H. Volk², J. Grinyó³, P. Reinke², N. Lloberas¹, O. Bestard³
Comparable Outcomes of Deceased Donor Liver Transplant Outcomes in Recipients with Previous Abdominal Surgery (PAS) after Pre Listing Surgical Categorization. A Propensity-Score Matched Pair Analysis

H. Sharma, H. Bohorquez, D. Oganesyan, D. Bruce, E. Bugeaud, I. Carmody, A. Cohen, J. Seal, D. Sonnier, G. Loss
Comparative Analysis of Belatacept and Mycophenolate Monotherapy-Based Regimens for HLA Identical Living Donor Kidney Transplantation

M. Yamada, K. Meganathan, A. Shields, P. Brailey, S. Tremblay, A. Govil, R. R. Alloway, S. Shah, E. S. Woodle, B. G. Abu Jawdeh
Comparative Use of Single mTOR vs Dual mTOR/PI3K Inhibition in Regulatory T Cell Expansion for Clinical Application in Transplantation

R. Gedaly-Eidelman, F. Marti, L. Turcios, E. Chacon, D. Valvi
Comparing Antibody-Mediated Rejection with or without Detectable DSA: Similar Pathology and Similar Poor Prognosis

G. Einecke¹, J. Reeve², P. F. Halloran³
Comparing the Rate of Opportunistic Infection after Renal Transplant between Alemtuzumab and Basiliximab for Induction Immunosuppression

J. A. Seaman¹, S. G. Westphal², F. Qiu³, D. Bremers⁴, D. Florescu⁵
Comparison between Urine and Blood NGAL for Early Prediction of Delayed Graft Function in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Y. Li, Y. Li, L. Yan, H. Wang, X. Wu, J. Tang, L. Wang, Y. Shi
Comparison of Basiliximab and Alemtuzumab for Lung Transplant Induction

S. Mietz¹, D. Roe², E. Lushin¹, E. Anderson¹, C. Hage²
Comparison Of Estimating Glomerular Filtration Equations In Living Kidney Donor Candidates Prior To Donation

S. Hebert¹, J. Xu², H. Ibrahim¹
Comparison of Functional β-cell Function and Insulin Sensitivity of Functioning Pancreas Transplant According to Pre-Transplant Matsuda’s Index

S. Shin, Y. Ko, D. Kim, J. Kim, H. Kwon, J. Choi, J. Jung, Y. Kim, D. Han
Comparison of Initial Sirolimus (SRL) and Everolimus (EVR) Exposure Patterns in Kidney Transplant Recipients

C. Rosso Felipe, L. Viana, M. Pontello Cristelli, M. Nakamura, L. Ramagnoli, S. Braga, V. Lima, A. Carnevalle, D. Casarini, J. Medina Pestana, H. Tedesco Silva Junior
Comparison of Isolated Transplant Glomerulopathy with Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Regards to Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Graft Survival

B. H. Ozdemir¹, F. N. Ozdemir², G. Moray³, M. Haberal³
Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes between Alemtuzumab and Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin for Acute Kidney Allograft Rejection

M. van der Zwan, M. C. Clahsen-van Groningen, D. L. Roelen, M. W. van den Hoogen, M. Van Agteren, J. I. Roodnat, C. C. Baan, D. A. Hesselink
Comparison of Minimal Incision Kidney Transplantation with Conventional Incision Kidney Transplantation: Interim Report of a Randomized Controlled Trial

T. Lin, T. Song, Y. Jiang, Y. Fan, X. Wang, Z. Huang, J. Liu, Z. Wang
Comparison of Oral Microbiome in Stable vs Declining Kidney Function in Renal Transplant Recipients

J. Wu¹, A. Muthusamy², G. Al-Ghalith³, B. Wu⁴, B. Guo⁴, W. Guan⁴, D. Knights³, W. Oetting⁵, D. Schladt², R. Remmel⁵, P. Jacobson⁵, A. K. Sharma⁶, A. Matas⁷, A. Israni¹, D. Skaar⁸
Comparison of Planned vs. Unplanned Pregnancies in Female Kidney Transplant Recipients

S. Rao¹, L. A. Coscia², D. Kliniewski², S. Constantinescu³, M. J. Moritz⁴
Comparison of Portal vs Systemic Venous Drained Pancreas Transplantation Alone Matched by Propensity Score Analysis

F. Vistoli, N. Napoli, F. Palumbo, E. Kauffmann, V. Perrone, S. Iacopi, C. Lombardo, G. Amorese, P. Marchetti, U. Boggi
Comparison of Pregnancy Outcomes by Conception Age in Female Kidney Transplant Recipients

S. Rao¹, L. A. Coscia², D. Kliniewski², S. Constantinescu³, M. J. Moritz⁴
Comparison of Proton Pump Inhibitors versus Histamine-2-Receptor Antagonists on Clostridium difficile Rates in Liver Transplant Recipients

S. Wiehe, K. Roach, A. Qamar
Comparison of Simultaneous Pancreas kidney Transplantation to Kidney Transplantation Alone for Type 2 Diabetes with End Stage Renal Disease

Y. Fu, Z. Shen
Comparison of Tacrolimus or Cyclosporine Combined with Methotrexate for Graft versus Host Disease Prophylaxis after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Meta-Analysis

M. Chen, B. Huang, Y. Zhang, W. Ju, X. He
Comparison of Two Dosing Regimens of Valganciclovir for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in High-Risk Liver Transplant Recipients

A. L. Bixby, L. Fitzgerald, L. Cotiguala, J. M. Park, D. Kaul, C. Sonnenday, S. Tischer
Comparison of Two Glucagon-Like-Peptide-1 Analogs (GLP -1) Dulaglutide vs Liraglutide for the Management of Diabetes in Solid Organ Transplant (SOT)

P. Singh, M. Taufeeq, T. E. Pesavento, K. Washburn, D. Walsh, S. Meng
Comparison with Solid Organ Transplants Reveals Distinct Face Transplant Rejection Gene Signature That Reflects the Unique Immunobiology of Skin

T. Win, B. Dyring-Andersen, R. Lopdrup, J. Teague, N. Murakami, A. Chandraker, S. G. Tullius, B. Pomahac, L. V. Riella, R. A. Clark
Compatible Pairs And Non-directed Living Donors Enhance Paired Exchange Kidney Transplantation: Single-center Experience

L. Jaber, C. Tiletile, J. Bellingham, N. Garg, A. Hassoun, H. Mahanty, N. Neidlinger, A. Sandhu, P. Patel, W. Bry, S. Katznelson, V. Peddi
Compatible Pairs in Paired Kidney Exchange – Are There Winners and Loosers?

V. Chipman¹, B. Lee¹, M. Cooper², M. C. Cuffy³, M. Ronin⁴, G. Hil⁴, S. Flechner⁵, A. Thomas⁶, D. A. Mandelbrot⁷, A. D. Waterman⁸, C. E. Freise¹, G. R. Roll¹
Complement Blockade in Kidney Recipients Prevents Delayed Graft Function and Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Non-Human Primates

M. Eerhart¹, J. Reyes¹, C. Blanton¹, J. Danobeitia¹, P. Chlebeck¹, L. Zitur¹, J. Coonen¹, S. Capuano¹, A. D’Alessandro¹, J. Torrealba², W. Zhong¹, Y. Yankol¹, L. Fernandez¹
Complete Robotic-Assisted Kidney Transplantation: Our Initial Experience

A. Khan, C. Bhati, T. Reichman, A. Cotterell, D. Kumar, G. Gupta, L. Kamal, A. King, A. Sharma, M. Levy
Complex Live Donor Anatomy Does Not Preclude Kidney Transplantation

P. Veitch, T. Brown, A. Courtney, J. McDaid
Complications of Interposition Grafts for Middle Hepatic Vein Reconstruction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

S. Kim, G. Chun, I. Song
Comprehensive and Combined Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analysis Reveals Key Factors Underlying Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Human Liver Transplantation

S. Huang, X. He, C. Sun, Z. Guo, W. Ju, Z. Zhu, Q. Zhao, G. Chen
Computational Assessment of T-cell and B-cell Allorecognition to Predict Donor HLA Immunogenicity

H. C. Copley¹, M. Elango¹, V. Kosmoliaptsis²
Concentric Circles, One Year in: Concentrated Organ Discard and Waitlist Deaths in High Traffic Areas

R. J. Lynch¹, S. Karp², W. Chapman³
Conceptual Extension of SNP Based Abundance Profiling to Infer Donor Derived Cell-Free DNA Fraction as an Indication of Organ Rejection

R. Sinha, K. Mickey, J. Grantham, M. Wissel, M. Altrich, S. Kleiboeker
Consideration for Offering Hepatitis C Antibody Positive Donor Grafts to All Patients Listed for Transplant

L. Smith
Consistent High Burden of Arteriosclerosis in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients

K. Ostendorf¹, N. Memaran¹, B. Borchert-Mörlins¹, J. von der Born¹, E. Bauer¹, A. von Wick¹, J. Oh², M. J. Kemper³, R. Büscher⁴, B. M. Schmidt⁵, A. Melk¹
Contemporary Predictors and Impact on Survival of Early Readmission after Kidney Transplant: Analysis of the Nationwide Readmission Database

N. Elfadawy, N. Tashtish, S. Al-kindi, D. Hricik, E. Sanchez, N. Sarabu
Contemporary US Prevalence and Outcomes of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia and Toxoplasmosis in Pediatric Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients

M. I. Ardura¹, J. Stanek², B. Hanisch³, B. Hanisch⁴, K. Sprott⁵, H. Rangarajan⁶
Continuous 24-Hour vs. Daily Antithymocyte Globulin (ATG) Infusions for Treatment of Renal Allograft Rejection: Preliminary Results of a Prospective Trial

S. J. Patel, S. Kuten, R. Knight, J. Nolte-Fong, D. Nguyen, E. Graviss, A. Gaber
Continuous Distribution: LSAM Simulation Study

T. Weaver¹, N. Salkowski¹, J. Snyder¹, D. Schladt¹, J. Pyke¹, A. Herreid¹, B. Thompson¹, W. Kim², J. Lake³, A. Israni¹
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography Predicts Insulin Secretion Ability at 1 Year after Pancreas Transplantation

N. Aida¹, T. Kenmochi¹, T. Ito¹, K. Kurihara¹, A. Kawai¹, T. Nishikawa², I. Hiratsuka³, M. Shibata³, A. Suzuki³, M. Hasegawa⁴, M. Kusaka⁵, M. Hoshinaga⁵
Contribution of CD38 to Methionine Choline Deficient (MCD) Diet-Induced Liver Injury in Rats

J. Kim, Y. Lee, B. F. Reader, C. Akateh, K. R. Maynard, K. W. Washburn, J. L. Zweier, B. A. Whitson, S. M. Black
Conversion from Calcineurin Inhibitors to Belatacept in Kidney Recipients with Donor-Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies and Calcineurin Inhibitor Nephrotoxicity Decreases the Pathogenicity of Donor-Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies

K. Louis¹, D. Viglietti¹, D. Pievani¹, O. Aubert¹, D. Glotz¹, C. Legendre¹, A. Zeevi², A. Loupy¹, C. Lefaucheur¹
Conversion from Tacrolimus Immediate Release to Tacrolimus Extended Release (Envarsus XR®): A Real World Cohort Highlighting Dosing Variability among Patients

K. D. Belfield¹, D. Malhotra², M. Waleed³, E. A. Cohen¹
Conversion to Belatacept in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

I. Carrión Barberà, M. C. Fajardo, D. Tsapepas, J. Gartshteyn, A. Askanase, H. E. Fernandez
Correlates of Significant Weight Changes Following Pancreas Alone Transplantation

A. Arunachalam, F. Aziz, N. Garg, M. Mohamed, A. Djamali, J. Odorico, D. Mandelbrot, S. Parajuli
Correlates of Surgical Difficulty and Post-Operative Complications in Living Donor Kidney Procurement

B. I. Shaw¹, F. R. Schwartz², F. Vernucci², F. Rigiroli², F. Gonzalez², R. Lerebours³, A. S. Rege¹, D. Vikraman¹, D. Marin², K. V. Ravindra¹
Correlation between Gene Expression and Cardiac Function in Ex Vivo Perfused Porcine Hearts

S. Rotich, N. Herbers, S. Hatami, J. Nagendran, M. Mengel, D. Freed, B. Adam
Correlation between Gene Expression and Histology in Transbronchial Lung Transplant Biopsies

B. Adam, K. Du, S. Rotich, M. Mengel
Correlation between Self-Reported Medication Adherence and Side Effects in Cardiothoracic Transplant Recipients

T. Harrison¹, N. Patel¹, H. Corbo¹, K. Foster¹, H. Meadows¹, N. Pilch¹, C. Perez¹, J. Fleming¹, D. Judge², L. Paoletti³, D. Taber¹
Correlation between Self-Reported Medication Adherence and Side Effects in Transplant Recipients

T. Harrison¹, K. Foster¹, N. Patel¹, H. Meadows¹, C. Perez¹, H. Corbo¹, J. Fleming¹, N. Pilch¹, D. DuBay², J. McGillicuddy², S. Nadig², V. Rohan², D. Taber¹
Correlation of Crossmatch Predictions with Actual Results and Clinical Outcomes

R. Forbes¹, B. Concepcion¹, S. Fossey²
Correlation of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA with Histology and Molecular Diagnoses of Kidney Transplant Biopsies

I. Moinuddin¹, D. Kumar¹, P. Halloran², L. Kamal¹, A. King¹, P. Kimball¹, M. Levy¹, C. Bhati¹, D. Massey¹, G. Gupta¹
Correlations between Preoperative Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient and Graft Hemodynamics after Reperfusion in Living Donor Liver Transplantation

H. Matsushima, M. Fujiki, K. Sasaki, F. Aucejo, T. Diago Uso, C. Kwon, B. Eghtesad, C. Miller, C. Quintini, K. Hashimoto
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Renal Replacement Therapy Strategies in Haiti

J. S. Pyda¹, L. James², J. J. Kim², K. Khwaja¹, M. Shrime³
Costimulation Blockade Modulates Humoral Responses in Highly Sensitized Transplant Recipients

J. Kwun, B. Ezekian, P. Schroder, M. Manook, J. Yoon, M. Mulvihill, K. Freischlag, J. Yi, S. Knechtle
Costimulatory Blockade and Allo-Specific Treg Therapy for Liver Transplant Recipients: Preclinical Data

L. Contreras-Ruiz¹, K. Shimozawa², R. Zhang¹, L. Turka³, J. F. Markmann³, E. C. Guinan²
Costs Associated with A2 to B Kidney Transplantation: A Barrier to Its Utilization?

R. Forbes, B. Concepcion, D. Shaffer
Costs In Contemporary Transplant Practice

M. Wyld, T. Ying, K. Wyburn, S. Chadban
Costs of Kidney Recoveries Varies Dramatically across Organ Procurement Organizations

J. P. Roberts¹, J. Bragg-Gresham², P. J. Held³
Could Intravenous Iron Strengthen The Chances Of Heart Transplantation For Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices?

A. Mardis¹, C. Mardis², J. Barham³, A. Poole³, S. Branham³, R. Napier⁴, J. Martin³, P. McCann⁴
Creating Geographic Catchment Areas for Solid Organ Transplant Centers

K. Ross¹, R. Patzer², D. Axelrod³
Cryopreservation Allows for Extended Graft Survival in a Rat Orthotopic Hind Limb Model

S. A. Fidder¹, B. Oh¹, F. Messner¹, G. Furtmueller¹, K. Helke², E. Greene³, Z. Chen³, L. Campbell³, G. Brandacher¹, K. Brockbank³
Cryopreserved Human Iliac Arteries Allografts: Different Thawing Rates Affect on Their Structural Changes and Mechanical Properties

R. Novotny¹, J. Chlupac¹, R. Matejka², T. Marada¹, P. Mericka³, L. Sterba³, L. Janousek¹, J. Fronek¹
CURATE.AI: Personalized Liver Transplant Tacrolimus Dosing

A. Zarrinpar¹, T. Kee², P. Wang³, J. Khong³, U. Kim¹, J. Chong², J. B. Jeong³, A. T. Truong², S. Tan², B. K. Betzler², W. Ng², C. Ho³, D. Ho²
CXCL12-CXCR4-Mediated Chemotaxis is a Potential Mechanism for Monocyte Recruitment in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Orthotopic Liver Transplant Patients

A. Q. Terry¹, R. A. Sosa¹, B. V. Naini¹, V. Groysberg¹, F. M. Kaldas², R. W. Busuttil², D. Gjertson¹, J. Kupiec-Weglinski², E. F. Reed¹
Cyclo (his-pro) Protects Against Gentamicin Induced Cell Apoptosis And Cisplatin Induced Acute Kidney Injury Through Inhibiting P53 Mediated Apoptotic Pathway.

Y. Kim¹, J. Moon¹, J. Jeong¹, J. Kim¹, S. Lee¹, M. Yu², C. Lee³, Y. Kim¹, S. Yang⁴
CYP3A5 Genotype Had No Influence on Renal Function after Renal Transplantation

J. E. Kimpton, A. J. Hughes, I. MacPhee
CyTOF and RNAseq Analyses Unravel Early Phenotypic and Transcriptional Changes in Antibody-Secreting and Memory B Cells >1 Year Prior to Antibody-Mediated Rejection

C. Fischman¹, M. Fribourg¹, J. Ansari², L. Gallon², F. Ginevri³, P. Comoli⁴, M. Cioni³, A. Nocera³, M. Bruschi³, C. Cantarelli¹, L. Perin⁵, P. Cravedi¹
Cytokine Profiles in Children after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation with Acute Cellular Compared to Chronic Active Antibody-Mediated Rejection

N. Borsum, T. Ahlenstiel-Grunow, L. Pape
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection Induces an Angiogenic Response through Hepatic Stellate Cells (HSCs) and Leads to Early Post-Transplant Liver Fibrosis (LF) and Poor Graft Survival

B. H. Ozdemir¹, G. Ozgun¹, E. H. Ayvazoglu Soy², N. Haberal¹, G. Moray², M. Haberal²