2019 American Transplant Congress Archives - Page 3 of 214

A 15-year Experience With Kidney Transplant In Undocumented Immigrants: Outcomes And An Argument For Transplantation

M. G. Janeway¹, A. Foster², S. De Geus¹, K. Curreri¹, T. Dechert¹, M. Nuhn¹, M. Nuhn¹
A Clinical Analysis for Low-Dose Immunoglobulin United with Plasmapheresis in High Sensitization Renal Transplantation Recipients

L. Xu¹, J. Zhang²
A Clinical Pharmacogenetic Model to Predict the Efficacy of Sirolimus during the Early Administration in Renal Transplant Recipients

Z. Wang, S. Fei, Z. Han, J. Tao, R. Tan, M. Gu
A Cluster of Late Onset of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia (PJP) in Renal Transplant Patients: First Cluster Report from Saudi Arabia

Y. Aljishi, M. AlBugumi, A. Abadi, A. AlJanobi, M. Al Lawiam, N. Alzawad, M. Al Sardi, Z. AlMaa, H. Al-Ramadan, J. Kabanja, N. Rayyan, k. Beleed-Akkari
A CMV Vaccine Based on Non-Replicating Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Vectors Expressing gB and pp65 is Safe and Immunogenic in Healthy Volunteers and Entering a Phase 2 Trial in Kidney Transplant Recipients

C. N. Kotton¹, M. Schwendinger², G. Thiry³, B. De Vos⁴, F. De Boever⁵, G. Leroux-Roels⁶, A. Lilja⁷
A Collaborative AI Framework to Improve the MELD Exception Request Policy Process

A. M. Placona, S. M. Noreen, R. Carrico
A Comparison of Cell-Mediated Immune Responses among Organ Transplant Recipients Receiving High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Influenza Vaccine

A. G. L'Huillier, V. H. Ferreira, Y. Natori, T. Ku, C. Hirzel, M. Ierullo, A. Humar, D. Kumar
A Comparison of the BAR, DRM, DRI, sRRI, ET-DRI, D-MELD and SOFT Score to Predict Outcome after Liver Transplantation in the SRTR Database

J. D. de Boer¹, H. Putter², J. J. Blok¹, I. P. Alwayn¹, B. Van Hoek³, A. E. Braat¹
A Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy of Apixaban Use in Renal Transplant vs. Non-Renal Transplant Recipients

T. Loosier, K. Gutierrez, A. James, A. Dodson
A Comprehensive and Updated Analysis of Combined Heart-Kidney Transplants Utilizing the United Network for Organ Sharing Database

V. M. Lim¹, N. Khurmi¹, W. R. Hewitt, Jr.², A. K. Mathur², O. E. Pajaro³, D. E. Jaroszewski³, B. D. Gaitan¹
A Cost Saving Quality Improvement Project in Solid Organ Transplant Population Following Tacrolimus Switch from Prograf® to Adoport® Immunosuppression – A Single Centre Experience

L. Mulreid, M. Vincent, L. Laycock, A. Summers, S. Bhutani
A Cytomegalovirus Antiviral Stewardship Program at a Large Transplant Center

M. Jorgenson¹, J. Descourouez¹, D. Felix¹, C. Saddler², J. Smith², D. Mandelbrot²
A Financial Analysis of Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients

A. Yaldo, I. Bajjoka, C. Crombez, M. Abouljoud
A Kidney Transplant Recipient with Severe Acute GvHD Promptly Rescued by Donor HLA-Targeted Serotherapy

J. Zuber¹, O. Boyer¹, B. Neven¹, R. Berthaud¹, M. Ould Rabah¹, I. Jollet², V. Renac², F. Pirenne², S. Gross², R. Djoudi², P. Tiberghien², J. Taupin³, S. Blanche¹, R. Salomon¹
A Metagene Signature of Lymphocytic Bronchitis Following Lung Transplantation

J. R. Greenland¹, P. Wang², J. J. Brotman², R. Ahuja¹, T. A. Chong², M. Kleinhenz², L. E. Leard², J. A. Golden², S. R. Hays², J. P. Singer², J. Kukreja³, N. Y. Greenland⁴, Z. Lasik⁴, P. Blanc¹
A Molecular Analysis of Graft Survival in the INTERHEART Study

P. Halloran¹, J. Reeve and the INTERHEART investigators²
A Mouse Model of Vascularized Heterotopic Spleen Transplantation for Studying Lymphocyte Biology and Transplant Immunity

L. Qiu¹, J. Wang², R. Fernandez³, X. Yeap¹, S. Han¹, F. Zheng¹, C. Lin², Z. J. Zhang¹
A Multi National Study Ofkidney Transplantation In Inmates

Y. Qazi, A. Mahajan, D. Bahl, F. Jan
A Multicenter Study Of mTOR Inhibitor Use In Intestine And Multivisceral Transplantation

M. C. Segovia¹, A. Mavis¹, J. Boike², Y. Patel¹, T. Schiano³, S. Jafri⁴
A National Cohort Validation of Graft Outcomes of Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients

I. Bajjoka, A. Yaldo, C. Crombez, M. Abouljoud
A National Survey of Immunosuppression Strategies in Intestinal Transplantation

M. Segovia¹, T. Beduschi², J. Boike³, D. Farmer⁴, S. Horslen⁵, K. Iyer⁶, S. Jafri⁷, A. Langnas⁸, C. Matsumoto⁹, A. Mavis¹, G. Mazariegos¹⁰, S. Nagai⁷, J. O'Leary¹¹, Y. Patel¹, D. Sudan¹, N. Sulejmani⁷, B. Summers⁷, T. Schiano⁶
A Naturalistic Study of De Novo Extended-Release Tacrolimus Tablets vs. Tacrolimus Immediate-Release Capsules in Kidney Transplant Recipients

T. A. Horwedel¹, C. E. Carthon¹, S. E. January¹, A. Gharabagi¹, R. Delos Santos², J. C. Hagopian¹
A New Risk Stratification Scoring System for Deceased Donor Kidneys and Suitable Candidates for Marginal Kidneys in Korea

T. Koo¹, J. Ryu¹, S. Park², S. Lee², J. Hwang², C. Ahn³, J. Yang¹
A Novel Apparatus Mimicking Hypertensive Kidney With Primary Cultured Human Kidney Cells Using Rotational Force: Application To In Vitro Drug Screening In Kidney Transplant Recipients

Y. Kim¹, S. Lee², J. Moon¹, J. Kim¹, M. Yu³, C. Lee⁴, Y. Kim¹, S. Yang⁵, J. Jeong¹, J. Seon¹
A Novel Ex Vivo Normothermic Perfusion Model of Human Antibody Mediated Rejection

P. Chandak¹, B. L. Phillips¹, R. Uwechue¹, C. J. Callaghan¹, O. Shaw², T. Maggs³, L. Woodford³, D. Veniard³, R. Perera⁴, K. Parmar³, B. Hunt⁵, D. Bennett⁶, N. Kessaris¹, A. Dorling⁷, N. Mamode¹
A Novel Genomic Approach for Acute Rejection across All Age Groups in Kidney Transplantation

B. I. Shaw, D. K. Cheng, Q. Cheng, C. R. Acharya, A. D. Kirk, E. T. Chambers
A Novel Method for Ex Vivo Treg Expansion via Human iNKT Cell Activation

R. Ishii¹, I. Masako¹, H. Katsumata¹, T. Kanzawa¹, T. Yamakawa¹, H. Ishigooka¹, T. Hirai¹, K. Saiga¹, M. Okumi¹, Y. Ishii², K. Tanabe¹
A Novel Multi-Thermic, Antiseptic, and Anthropomorphic System for Ex-Vivo Face Perfusion

J. W. Etra¹, J. Brassil², F. A. Chang¹, S. A. Fidder¹, D. S. Cooney¹, G. Brandacher¹
A Novel Protocol to Produce Massive Amounts of Autologous Thymus-Derived Treg Cells (ThyTreg) to Be Employed as Cellular Therapy in Heart Transplanted Children: A New Paradigm for the Prevention of Graft Rejection

E. Bernaldo de Quirós¹, R. López¹, V. Pérez¹, M. Clemente², J. Gil-Jaurena³, M. Camino⁴, N. Gil⁴, E. Panadero⁴, C. Medrano⁴, M. Pion¹, R. Correa-Rocha¹
A Novel Trapezoidal Area Under Curve (AUC) Based Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) Measurement Using Non Radioactive Iohexol Plasma Clearance in Potential Kidney Donors

V. Ariyamuthu¹, L. Anderson², N. AbdulRahim¹, S. Levea³, M. MacConmara⁴, C. Hwang⁴, K. Fankhauser⁵, I. Hashim⁵, B. Tanriover¹
A Nurse-Driven Influenza Vaccine Ordering Protocol Improves Vaccination Rates in Abdominal Organ Transplant Recipients

T. Ho¹, C. D. Sifri², J. D. Lewis³
A Pilot Study of Organ Donor Registration among Persons Living with HIV (PLWH)

D. Bhamidipati¹, P. Veldkamp², L. Despines¹, C. Sullivan³, S. Stuart³, D. McMahon², G. Haidar²
A Pilot Study of the mDOT Platform for Immunosuppression Adherence in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients

J. Langlee, L. Lees, A. Saha, D. Helfer, M. Waldram, A. Love, F. Rivera, A. Massie, D. Segev, D. Brennan, M. Henderson
A Potential Role for IgE-Mediated Immune Response in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection

F. Rascio¹, P. Pontrelli², G. S. Netti³, E. Manno¹, B. Infante¹, S. Simone², G. Castellano², M. Seveso⁴, E. Cozzi⁴, L. Gesualdo², G. Stallone¹, G. Grandaliano¹
A Priori Identification of Hard-to-Place Livers

A. Wey¹, N. Hadley¹, J. Rosendale², R. Hunter², J. Prinz², K. Audette¹, N. Salkowski¹, D. Zaun¹, J. Snyder³
A Prognostic Biomarker to Estimate the Likelihood of Developing De Novo Donor Specific Antibody in Kidney Transplant Recipients

S. Kawakita¹, L. M. Rebellato², K. P. Briley², A. Q. Maldonado³, C. E. Haisch², P. Bolin², S. A. Kendrick⁴, H. Jones⁴, K. McLawhorn⁴, D. Leeser², V. Jucaud¹, V. Burnett¹, M. J. Everly¹
A Prognostic Drug Development Tool to Assess the Transplantability at the Time of Listing for Kidney Transplant Candidates

S. Kawakita¹, L. Hidalgo-Semlek², J. L. Beaumont¹, J. Lee², M. J. Everly¹
A Prognostic Model to Identify Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients at High Risk for Delayed Graft Function

S. Kawakita, J. L. Beaumont, M. J. Everly
A Prospective Randomized Multicenter Trial (B E S T Trial) of Belatacept-Based C N I- and Corticosteroid-Free Immunosuppression: Final Two Year Results

D. B. Kaufman¹, A. R. Shields², J. P. Leone³, A. Wiseman⁴, A. J. Matas⁵, P. West-Thielke⁶, J. Lipscomb², E. King², R. R. Alloway⁷, E. S. Woodle for the BEST Study Group²
A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Trial of Bela-Based CNI Free and Steroid Withdrawal Immunosuppression: Best Trial Two Year Characterization of Rejection and Renal Function

A. Wiseman¹, A. R. Shields², R. R. Alloway², D. Kaufman³, J. P. Leone⁴, A. J. Matas⁵, P. West-Thielke⁶, J. Lipscomb², E. King², E. S. Woodle for the BEST Study Group²
A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Thymoglobulin® and Extended Delay of Calcineurin Inhibitor Therapy for Renal Protection after Liver Transplantation: A Multicenter Study

L. Coromina¹, S. Shah², B. Xervos³, M. Zimmerman⁴, K. Sasaki¹, T. Diago¹, K. Hashimoto¹, F. Aucejo¹, m. Fujiki¹, H. Block-Beach¹, A. Patterson², C. Miller¹, C. Quintini¹, B. Eghtesad¹
A Randomized Pilot Trial of Home-Based Physical Activity Plus Dietary Intervention to Improve Physical Function in Patients with Advanced Liver Disease

H. Chen¹, A. A. Ferrando², M. G. White², M. Pauly², T. Bartter², M. A. Dunn¹, W. R. Kim³, A. Duarte-Rojo¹
A Randomized, Controlled, Trial of Interventions to Promote Walking after Abdominal Organ Transplantation: The LIFT Study

M. Serper¹, I. Barankay², S. Chadha¹, J. Shults³, P. Reese¹
A Regulatory T Cell-Intrinsic Role for Ikaros in Acquired Transplant Tolerance

R. M. Thomas, L. Wang, W. W. Hancock, A. D. Wells
A Retrospective Analysis Evaluating Various Tissue Biopsy Scoring Systems in Predicting Recipient Outcomes Following Transplantation of Extended Criteria Donor Kidneys

A. Hijazi¹, D. Nap¹, M. Gabril², M. Moussa², V. Ibrahim³, M. A. Levine⁴, M. Madruah⁴, P. Luke⁴, A. Sener⁴
A Retrospective Matched Case-Control Study of Medical and Psychiatric Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Bipolar Disorder

A. GOSWAMI BANERJEE¹, S. Hamel², R. Weinrieb¹, S. Dave¹, V. Johnson³, D. Sawinski⁴, J. Trofe-Clark³
A Retrospective Observational Analysis of Tacrolimus Metabolism Rate: No Evidence for Impact on Renal Function

A. J. Hughes, J. E. Kimpton, I. MacPhee
A Robust and Portable Protocol for RNA Isolation from Urinary Cells for Noninvasive Monitoring of Kidney Allograft Recipients

B. Botticelli, S. Albakry, E. Edusei, H. Yang, M. Cassidy, C. Li, C. Snopkowski, M. Lubetzky, J. Lee, D. Dadhania, T. Muthukumar, M. Suthanthiran
A Safe Anti-A2 Titer for a Succesful A2 Incompatible Kidney Transplantation

G. Nair, M. Ajaimy, J. Graham, L. Liriano-Ward, A. Campbell, C. Pynadath, Y. Azzi, O. Andacoglu, S. Greenstein, M. Kinkhabwala, J. Rocca, E. Akalin
A Single Measurement of Torque Teno Virus Helps to Predict Mortality in Renal Transplant Patients

E. Gore¹, C. van Leer¹, A. de Joode², I. Nolte³, J. Westra⁴, A. Gomes Neto², H. G. Niesters¹, S. J. Bakker²
A Single-Center Experience with a 6-Month Regimen of Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia Prophylaxis in HIV-Positive Kidney Transplant Recipients

C. Mejia¹, G. Malat², D. H. Lee³, S. Epstein¹, M. Harhay³, L. Levin Mizrahi³, K. Ranganna³
A Step-Wise Desensitization Using Rituximab&Bortezomib Combined with Antithymocyte Globulin for Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Candidates

H. Ohdan, K. Ide, M. Ohira, H. Tahara, Y. Tanaka
A Video Intervention to Increase Organ Donor Registration (ODR) at the Department of Motorized Vehicles (DMV)

D. A. DuBay¹, T. Morinelli¹, D. Redden², N. Ivankova², I. Herbey³, C. L. Holt⁴, L. Siminoff⁵, M. Fouad², Z. Su⁶, M. Martin⁷
A2 To B Kidney Transplants Under Kidney Allocation System: A Prospective Study Of Anti A Titers And Correlation With Outcomes

H. Schaefer, I. Feurer, S. Rega, R. Forbes, D. Shaffer
Abatacept as Rescue Immunosuppression after Calcineurin Inhibitor Treatment Failure in Renal Transplantation

I. R. Badell, P. Vasanth, A. B. Farris, J. M. Robertson, G. M. Karadkhele, C. P. Larsen
Ablation of Interferon Regulatory Factor 4 in T Cells Induces “Memory” of Transplant Tolerance That is Irreversible by Immune Checkpoint Blockade

H. Zhang¹, J. Wu², D. Zou³, W. Chen³
ABMR In Low-single Dose Thymoglobulin Induction Protocol In Renal Transplant Recepients From A Tertiary Care Centre In A Developing Country

R. Parthasarathy¹, M. Mohammed¹, P. Koshy², I. Pradeep², M. Mathew¹, G. Abraham¹
ABO Incompatibility in Kidney Transplantation Can Increase a Safety Margin of Epitope Mismatch Levels against De Novo DSA Production

T. Kobayashi¹, K. Iwasaki¹, M. Okada², K. Horimi¹, Y. Matsuoka¹, A. Takeda², N. Goto², S. Narumi², Y. Watarai²
Aborted Live Donor Organ Recovery Procedures in the United States

M. Henderson, M. Waldram, A. Thomas, N. Desai, S. Ottman, J. Garonzik Wang, A. Massie, D. Segev, J. Bannon, F. Al Ammary, D. Brennan
Absence of Antibodies in Human Neonates and Infants to Gtko/cmahko/β4galnt2ko (Triple Gene Knockout) Pig Cells: Relevance to Cardiac Xenotransplantation for Complex Congenital Heart Disease

H. Hara¹, Q. Li¹, C. A. Banks¹, T. Yamamoto¹, D. Ayares², D. C. Cleveland¹, D. K. Cooper¹
Absence of Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Allografts from Morbidly Obese Donors: A Marker for Success?

M. MacConmara, A. Mufti, S. Hanish, T. Kerr, P. Vagefi, C. Hwang
Absence of Protective Innate Lymphoid Cell Type 3 (ILC3) and Persistence of Proinflammatory Innate Lymphoid Cell Subsets Immediately Post-Transplant Plays a Appreciable Role in Early Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction

J. Kang, L. Belyayev, K. Loh, P. Cha, S. Moturi, K. Khan, J. Hawksworth, C. Matsumoto, M. Zasloff, T. Fishbein, A. Kroemer
Absolute Quantification of Micro RNA and Messenger RNA Using a Customized Amplicon in Real Time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays

C. Li, C. Snopkowski, M. Cassidy, B. Botticelli, S. Albakry, J. R. Lee, M. Lubetzky, D. Dadhania, H. Yang, R. Ding, T. Muthukumar, M. Suthanthiran
Absorbable Mesh Placement to Prevent Incisional Hernias after Donor Hepatectomy

D. von Ahrens¹, R. Hwang², T. Kato², J. Emond², A. Griesemer², B. Samstein¹
Accelerating Kidney Allocation: Simultaneously Expiring Offers

M. Kosztowski¹, M. Mankowski², S. Raghavan³, J. Garonzik-Wang¹, D. Axelrod⁴, D. L. Segev¹, S. E. Gentry¹
Acceptability of Animated Video Medium to Educate Kidney Transplant Patients

K. Bonner, M. Cobler- Lichter, N. Crenesse-Cozien, L. Lewis, T. Feeley, L. Kayler
Access to Deceased Donor Liver Transplant for Candidates in Hawaii and Puerto Rico

A. M. Robinson¹, I. K. Kim², A. K. Mathur³, S. E. Rosas⁴
Access To The Kidney Transplant Waitlist For Patients With Hiv And End-stage Renal Disease

A. A. Shaffer¹, H. Ying², N. Chu¹, A. G. Thomas³, C. Haugen², S. Norman⁴, D. L. Segev¹, M. A. McAdams-DeMarco¹
Achieving Robust Targeting of Antibody-Conjugated Nanoparticles Delivered during Ex Vivo Machine Perfusion of Human Kidneys

J. R. DiRito¹, S. Hosgood¹, M. L. Nicholson¹, G. Tietjen²
Acquired Resistance to Transplantation Tolerance as a Result of Prior Pregnancy Requires B Cells

D. V. Tran, A. N. Suah, S. Khiew, J. S. Young, Q. Wang, D. Yin, M. Alegre, A. S. Chong
Actions Speak Louder Than Labs – The Impact of Dialysis Compliance on Posttransplant Outcomes

D. Sawinski¹, H. Lindner², J. Schults³, J. Locke⁴, P. Reese¹
Activation of Oxidative Stress-Adoptive Responses during Extended Ex Situ Heart Perfusion

S. Hatami, X. Qi, M. Buchko, C. W. White, S. Bozso, S. Himmat, J. Nagendran, D. H. Freed
Activation of Renal Fibroblasts by Anti- Major Histocompatibility Complex Antibody: A Missing Link in Allograft Fibrosis

M. B. Oliver¹, J. Chen², A. Zmijewska¹, R. B. Mannon¹
Actual Outcomes and Technical Feasibility of Living Donor-Related Liver Re-Transplantation

W. Kim¹, G. Song², S. Lee²
Adipose Stem Cells Promote Composite Tissue Engraftment

N. Shockcor¹, B. Buckingham¹, W. Hassanein¹, D. Parsell¹, U. Dhru¹, B. Akinsiku², E. Elster², T. Davis², J. Gimble³, A. Nam¹, S. Bartlett¹, R. Barth¹
Adjunctive Therapy With Tocilizumab For Treatment Of Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection – 2 Year Experience

K. Venkatachalam, R. Delos Santos, B. Heady, A. Malone, T. Alhamad
Adjuvant Immunotherapeutic Approach For Liver Transplant Recipients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Donor Liver Derived Natural Killer Cells

M. Ohira¹, R. Hotta¹, Y. Imaoka¹, K. Sato¹, Y. Tanaka¹, A. G. Tzakis², S. Nishida³, H. Ohdan¹
Adult Living Donor vs. Deceased Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT vs. DDLT) at a Single US Center- Time to Change Our Paradigm for Liver Transplant

A. Humar, D. Jorgensen, S. Ganesh, A. Tevar, M. Molinari, C. Hughes
Adult-to-Adult Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: Towards a Prediction of Three-Month Survival Combining Graft-to-Recipient Weight and MELD in a Caucasian Population

S. Iesari, R. Reding, J. Lerut, E. Bonaccorsi-Riani, L. Coubeau, O. Ciccarelli
Advanced Immunological T-cell Ageing Defined by a Very Low Thymic Function Identifies Patients with a Substantial Increased Risk for Long-Term Mortality after Kidney Transplantation

M. G. Betjes, A. Langerak, M. Klepper, N. Litjens
Adverse Effect Differences between Tacrolimus-IR and LCP-Tacrolimus

J. Hagopian¹, C. Carthon¹, S. January¹, A. Gharabagi², R. Delos Santos³, T. Horwedel⁴
African American Living Kidney Donors’ Perceptions of APOL1 Genetic Testing and Its Impact on Ethnic Identity

E. J. Gordon¹, D. Amortegui¹, C. Wicklund¹, J. Friedewald¹, R. Sharp²
After 10 Years: The Results of HLA Mismatched Combined Kidney and Bone Marrow Transplantation for Renal Allograft Tolerance

T. Kawai¹, D. H. Sachs¹, T. Spitzer¹, N. Tolkoff-Rubin¹, R. B. Colvin¹, N. Elias¹, M. Sykes², A. Cosimi¹
Age-Related Effects on Thymic Output and Homeostatic T Cell Expansion Following Depletional Induction

H. Xu, H. Lee, A. Kirk
AKI and Long-Term Risk for Cardiovascular Events in Patients after Kidney Transplantation

R. Rahamimov¹, M. Molcho², I. Vahav², E. Mor³, T. Y. van Dijk⁴, B. Rozen-Zvi¹
Alcohol Recidivism In Liver Transplant Recipients With Alcoholic Liver Disease: Does Six-months Abstinence Rule Still Holds True?

S. K. Satapathy¹, C. Thornburgh¹, J. Yu², J. Eason¹, S. Kedia², D. Maluf¹
ALcohol Relapse after Liver Transplantation

B. Movahedi, p. Mahboub, P. Martings, A. Bozorgzadeh
Alemtuzumab Induction in Living Donor Renal Transplantation

O. Witkowsky, H. Winters, K. Washburn, G. Bumgardner, A. Rajab, A. El-Hinnawi, T. Pesavento
Alemtuzumab versus Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction in the Setting of Immediate Post-Renal Transplant Acute Tubular Necrosis in an Urban, Minority Patient Population

K. Tejani, E. Benedetti, A. Lichvar
Alemtuzumab versus Antithymocyte Globulin Induction Immunosuppression in Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients

A. Brueckner¹, E. Yanqui¹, C. Truong¹, R. Baliga², L. Bowman¹
Allogenic Islets Cure Diabetes Following Transplantation in Omental Pouch in a Non-Human Primate Model

J. Lei¹, H. Deng¹, K. Lee¹, C. Peters¹, G. Rickert¹, R. Ivy¹, M. Coronel², E. Yolcu³, H. Shirwan⁴, A. García⁵, J. Markmann¹
Allograft Quality Impacts Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplant Survival Outcomes in Recipients That Undergo Liver Re-Transplantation

J. Reyes, M. Eerhart, C. Blanton, P. Chlebeck, E. Polyak, Y. Yankol, L. Fernandez
Allograft Survival is Influenced by Gut Microbiota-Dependent Modulation of Innate Immunity

V. Saxena¹, Y. Xiong¹, L. Hittle¹, L. Li¹, T. Simon², W. Piao¹, C. C. Brinkman¹, E. M. Smyth¹, T. Zhang¹, C. Wagner¹, C. M. Palusckievicz¹, W. F. Fricke³, E. F. Mongodin¹, J. S. Bromberg¹
Alloreactive B Cells in Transplant Tolerant Recipients Cannot Differentiate into Antibody-Secreting Cells but Can Suppress Donor-Specific IgG Production By Naïve B Cells

S. H. Khiew¹, J. Chen¹, D. Jain¹, Q. Wang¹, D. Yin¹, M. Alegre², A. S. Chong¹
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Reduces Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury during Ex-Vivo Normothermic Machine Perfusion

D. Detelich¹, R. de Vries¹, C. Carroll¹, M. Stein², K. Uygun¹, H. Yeh¹, J. Markmann¹
Alteration in Local Complement Activation in First 24h Post-Lung Transplantation (LTx) Helps Identify Recipients Developing Primary Graft Dysfunction

H. Kulkarni¹, M. Elvington², L. Ma¹, M. Cano¹, K. Pugh³, R. Hachem¹, J. Atkinson², A. Gelman³
Alteration of Myocardial Velocities and T1 Times in Patients with Acute Cellular Rejection during First Year Post Heart Transplant

R. Sarnari, A. Ruh, M. Abbasi, J. Blaisdell, R. Dolan, J. Wilcox, S. Khan, E. Vorovich, J. Rich, A. Anderson, C. Yancy, J. Carr, M. Markl, K. Ghafourian
Alterations in Brain Metabolites before and after Kidney Transplant

A. Gupta¹, P. Lee², R. Lepping³, A. Jurgensen¹, J. Klein¹, P. Adany⁴, D. Cibrik¹, J. Burns⁵, W. Brooks³, I. Choi⁶
Alterations in Cerebral Blood Flow before and after Kidney Transplantation

A. Gupta¹, I. Choi², R. Lepping³, P. Adany⁴, A. Jurgensen¹, J. Klein¹, D. Cibrik¹, J. Burns⁵, W. Brooks², P. Lee²
AMD3100 (Plerixafor) as a Single-Dose Stem Cell Mobilizing Agent in Vascularized Composite Tissue Allograft (VCA) Transplantation in a Canine DLA-Mismatch Model

B. Swearingen¹, S. Graves², R. Storb², D. W. Mathes¹
AMD3100 and Low-Dose FK506 Prevent De Novo Donor Specific Antibody Formation and Rejection in a Sensitized Kidney Transplantation Model

A. R. Ahmadi, L. Qi, R. N. Wesson, A. M. Cameron, Z. Sun
Amiodarone And Primary Graft Dysfunction In Heart Transplantation: Reality Or Myth?

M. Kittleson, J. Patel, D. H. Chang, E. Kransdorf, S. Dimbil, R. Levine, K. Yabuno, L. Czer, M. Hamilton, F. Esmailian, J. A. Kobashigawa
An 8-Gene Expression Assay in Peripheral Blood for Diagnosis of Antibody-Mediated Rejection after Kidney Transplantation

E. Van Loon¹, S. Gazut², S. Yazdani¹, E. Lerut¹, H. de Loor¹, M. Coemans¹, L. Noël³, L. Thorrez¹, L. Van Lommel¹, F. Schuit¹, D. Lambrechts¹, T. Van Brussel¹, B. Sprangers¹, D. Kuypers¹, M. Essig⁴, W. Gwinner⁵, D. Anglicheau⁶, P. Marquet⁷, M. Naesens¹
An Immediate and Persistent Post-Reperfusion Metabolic Collapse Precedes Delayed Graft Function (DGF)

J. Lindeman
An Interesting Case of Proteinuria in Living Kidney Donor

A. Yadav, W. Maley, P. Singh
An International Multicentre Validation Study of the Toronto Listing Criteria for Pediatric Intestinal Transplant

A. J. Roberts¹, P. W. Wales², S. V. Beath³, H. M. Evans¹, J. Hind⁴, T. Wong⁵, D. Mercer⁶, J. Yap⁷, C. Belza⁸, D. Grant⁹, Y. Avitzur¹⁰
An Open-Label Proof-of-Principle Phase 2A Study to Evaluate Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Allogeneic Organ Transplant Tolerance (ASCOTT)

A. Chruscinski¹, H. Atkins², A. Clement², D. Grant¹, C. Bredsen², E. Renner¹, J. Zhang¹, M. Epstein¹, L. Lilly¹, N. Selzner¹, O. Adeyi¹, R. Smith¹, S. Moshkelgosha¹, A. Humar¹, S. Juvet¹, G. Levy¹
Analgesia and Control of Pain Following Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy

J. Hedvat¹, N. W. Lange¹, P. Sandoval², L. E. Ratner², D. S. Tsapepas²
Analysis and Regulation of Immune Reaction in the Transplantation from MHC Homozygous Donors to Heterozygous Recipients with Minor Antigen Mismatches

T. Murata, H. Wada, R. Otsuka, H. Tsuji, A. Sasaki, M. Baghdadi, K. Seino
Analysis of Immune Cell Proportions in Kidney Transplant Biopsies of Acute Cellular Rejection and Antibody Mediated Rejection Compared with Non-Rejecters

C. R. Dorr¹, A. Muthusamy¹, D. P. Schladt¹, W. Guan², B. Wu², J. S. Maltzman³, W. S. Oetting², P. A. Jacobson², A. K. Israni¹
Analysis of Islet Exosomal miRNAs Released Post-Transplant in Response to Inflammation

P. Saravanan¹, M. Kanak¹, G. Yoshimatsu², C. Darden², M. Lawrence², M. Levy¹, B. Naziruddin³
Analysis of Lactic Acid Response in Renal Transplant Patients

A. A. Henderson¹, H. Ahmed², M. R. Wakefield¹
Analysis Of Public Health Service Increased Risk Donors Shows No Viral Transmission In Liver Transplant Recipients And Similar Graft / Patient Survival When Compared To Non-increased Risk Donors

A. Amin, T. Ito, D. Ng, R. McMillan, J. DiNorcia, V. Agopian, F. Kaldas, H. Yersiz, R. Busuttil, D. Farmer
Analyzing The Effect Of Liver Transplantation On Myocardial Strain Using Speckle Tracking Echocardiography In Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Patients

A. Chhatriwala, M. Lam, E. Kim, S. Raissi, N. Mazumder, J. Thomas, H. Maddur, M. Rinella
Anemia and Hemolysis on Dapsone Despite Normal Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity in Heart Transplant Recipients

K. Lor, E. Kransdorf, J. Patel, M. Kittleson, D. Chang, J. A. Kobashigawa
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Antibodies Improve Risk Stratification for Kidney Allograft Outcomes at the Time of Transplantation

C. Lefaucheur¹, D. Viglietti¹, Y. Bouatou¹, A. Philippe², D. Pievani¹, O. Aubert¹, D. Glotz¹, C. Legendre¹, A. Loupy¹, D. Dragun²
Anti CD45RB Antibody Therapy Attenuates Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury by Inducing Regulatory B Cells

S. Lee¹, S. Park¹, J. Hwang¹, J. Ryu², T. Koo², C. Ahn², J. Yang³
Anti- CD154 / CD40 Costimulation Blockade is Superior to Tacrolimus in Prolonging Survival in Pig-to-Nonhuman Primate Renal Xenotransplantation

B. P. Lovasik¹, A. J. Matar¹, C. Breeden¹, J. Jenkins², J. Tector³, S. C. Kim¹, A. B. Adams¹
Anti-CD272 Antibody (6B2) Induced Indefinite Survival of Fully MHC-Mismatched Murine Cardiac Allograft

E. Yin, M. Uchiyama, Y. Yamamoto, M. Niimi
Anti-cmv Antibody (cmv-ab) And Cmv-specific Cytotoxic T Cell (cmv-tc) Positivity Are Essential To Control Severe Viremia In Seronegative (sero[-]) Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients (ped Ktx Pts).

B. Shin, H. Pizzo, D. Puliyanda, A. Petrosyan, D. Lovato, S. C. Jordan, M. Toyoda
Anti-Complement Component 5 Antibody Based Immunosuppression Induced Accommodation in ABO Incompatible Heart Transplantation

S. Park¹, S. Lee¹, J. Hwang¹, J. Ryu², T. Koo², C. Ahn³, J. Yang⁴
Anti-Donor M H C Class I I Alloantibody Induce Glomerular Injury in Mouse Renal Allografts Subjected to Prolonged Cold Ischemia

V. Gorbacheva, R. Fan, A. Beavers, R. Fairchild, W. Baldwin, A. Valujskikh
Anti-ebv Antibody (ebv-ab) And Ebv-specific Cytotoxic T Cell (ebv-tc) Positivity Are Essential To Control Viremia In Seronegative (sero[-]) Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients (ped Ktx Pts).

B. Shin, H. Pizzo, D. Puliyanda, A. Petrosyan, D. Lovato, S. C. Jordan, M. Toyoda
Anti-Fungal Prophylaxis in Lung Transplant: A Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis

K. Pennington, M. Baqir, P. Erwin, H. Murad, R. Razonable, C. C. Kennedy
Anti-HLA Antibodies Are Associated with Deterioration in Long-Term Renal Function Independently of Donor Specificity

T. Mueller¹, P. Cippa², R. van Breemen¹, S. von Moos¹
Anti-HLA IgM Antibodies Are Reduced in Highly-HLA Sensitized Patients Transplanted after Imlifidase (IdeS) Treatment

X. Zhang¹, S. Jordan²
Anti-Xa Level Monitoring for Treatment Dose Enoxaparin in Liver/Intestine Transplant Recipients

J. Sullivan, J. Jebrock, J. Revollo, M. Perez, J. Garcia, T. Beduschi
Antibody-Suppressor CD8⁺ T Cells Require CXCR5

J. Zimmerer¹, B. A. Ringwald¹, C. L. Avila¹, S. M. Elzein¹, R. T. Warren¹, M. Abdel-Rasoul², G. L. Bumgardner¹
Anticoagulation in Post-Liver Transplant Recipients with Portal Vein Thrombosis

L. Schumacher¹, L. Lindberg¹, D. Alonso², R. Gilroy³, J. Krong⁴, L. Dong⁴, S. LeCorchick¹
Antihypertensive Medication Requirements with Native Nephrectomy and Kidney Transplantation

J. Buggs¹, J. Sykes², S. Lloyd², E. Rogers¹, L. Wang³, J. Wei³, J. Zhang³, A. Kumar³, R. Liu³, V. Bowers¹
Antirejection Efficacy in De Novo Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving Everolimus with a Reduced-Exposure Calcineurin Inhibitor-Based Regimen: 24-Month Results from the TRANSFORM Study

H. Tedesco Silva¹, F. Citterio¹, M. Henry¹, T. R. Srinivas¹, Y. Watarai¹, S. Steinberg¹, N. Basic-Jukic¹, V. D. Garcia¹, E. Mor¹, V. R. Peddi¹, P. Narvekar², M. P. Hernandez Gutierrez², P. Bernhardt², J. Pascual¹
Antithymocyte Globulin is Associated with Mature T Cell Phenotypes and Decreased Risk of Non-EBV Infections in Transplanted Children

B. I. Shaw¹, L. Stempora¹, C. Chan¹, R. B. Ettenger², P. C. Grimm³, H. Lee¹, E. F. Reed², M. M. Sarwal⁴, B. L. Warshaw⁵, C. Zhao¹, O. M. Martinez³, A. D. Kirk¹, E. T. Chambers¹
Aorto-Iliac Calcification is a Risk Factor for Inferior Patient and Graft Survival in Kidney Transplant Recipients; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

A. A. Rijkse, J. L. van Dam, H. J. Kimenai, J. N. IJzermans, R. C. Minnee
Apixaban Therapy Is Safe And Effective In Most Organ Transplant Populations

A. Brown, S. Palkimas, W. Ally
Apolipoprotein L1 Genotyping in Potential African American Living Kidney Donors

P. Gudsoorkar, M. Anand, T. Kaur, S. Shah, S. Bumb, A. Govil, B. G. Abu Jawdeh
Apoptosis during Cold Ischemia and Rewarming Involves a Caspase Independent Pathway

S. Jain¹, R. Plenter², T. Nydam², A. Jani¹
Apoptotic Exosome-Like Vesicles Induce Endothelial Cell Plasticity and Accelerate Allograft Vascular Remodeling

F. Migneault¹, M. Dieudé¹, J. Turgeon¹, A. Karakeussian Rimbaud¹, D. Beillevaire¹, M. Hardy², A. Brodeur¹, N. Thibodeau¹, C. Perreault², M. Hébert¹
Apparatus and Method to Facilitate In-Situ Cold Perfusion of Abdominal Organs in DCD Donors

M. Jendrisak
Application of Small Molecule Fluorescent Probes in Early Activation Imaging of CD8+ T Lymphocytes

P. Rong, X. Zhou
Approach to Leukopenia in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients

M. Shearer, M. Labonte, L. Erbe, R. Rodgriuez, A. Price, V. Rao, M. Casey, K. Soliman, D. Lazarus, D. Taber, M. Posadas Salas
APRIL^-/-/BLyS^-/-Deplete Antibody Secreting Cells and Alloantibody Production in Sensitized Antibody Mediated Rejection Model

N. Bath, B. Verhoven, N. Wilson, R. Redfield III
Aquaporins May Be Involved in Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Affecting the Pyroptosis of Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells

T. Lin, Y. Fan, Y. Jiang, J. Liu, Z. Wang, L. Li, T. Song, Z. Huang, X. Wang
Are Protocol Biopsies Necessary for Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients?

E. Allred, E. Ingulli
Are Ureteric Stents a Risk Factor for Bk Virus Activation in Kidney Transplantation?

L. Tran, R. Akiki, A. Gautam
Are We Underestimating The Number Of Paired Kidney Exchange Transplants In The United States? Relationship Insights From The National Kidney Registry

A. Thomas¹, A. Shaffer², D. Segev²
Arterial Blood Pressure Circadian Rhythm in Renal Transplant Recipients

A. M. Arriaga, Y. J. Lopez, J. A. Cedillo, L. A. Marino, J. M. Mejia, I. Parra, A. Cohen, L. E. Morales
Arteriovenous Fistula Ligation In Stable Renal Transplant Patients Does Not Adversely Influence Graft Function

A. Han, S. Ahn, S. Min, S. Min, S. Kim, J. Ha
Assessing Discarded Human Liver Quality with Normothermic Ex-Vivo Liver Perfusion

F. Zhou, M. Xu, S. Garcia-Aroz, G. A. Upadhya, Y. Lin, W. C. Chapman
Assessing Pressure to Donate among Potential Living Kidney Donors

D. R. Helfer¹, J. Stanton², E. A. King¹, A. K. Eno¹, J. M. Ruck¹, A. A. Shaffer¹, A. G. Thomas¹, M. M. Waldram¹, A. M. Cameron¹, J. Kahn¹, L. Erby¹, M. L. Henderson¹, D. L. Segev¹, J. M. Garonzik Wang¹
Assessing the Effectiveness of Early Maintenance Immunosuppression Practices in Liver Transplantation

T. Bittermann, R. Hubbard, J. Lewis, D. Goldberg
Assessment of Culture/Preservation Conditions on Survival and Function of Islets

Y. Shindo, M. F. Levy, M. A. Kanak
Assessment Of Glomerular Filtration Rate Among Lung Transplant Candidates

S. Akkina¹, S. Hou², D. Jain Arwindekar², A. Desai²
Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life and Graft Failure among Kidney Transplant Patients in the Benefit and Benefit-EXT Trials

I. Purnajo¹, J. L. Beaumont¹, M. Polinsky², E. Alemao², M. J. Everly¹
Assessment of Physical Frailty is Positively Correlated with LAS Score in Lung Transplant Candidates

S. Jaladanki¹, L. Shih¹, O. Kwon², N. Ventigan², D. Nanayakkara², S. Weigt³, J. Singer⁴, A. Ardehali¹, R. Biniwale¹, D. Goldwater⁵, J. Schaenman²
Assessment of Proteinuria Reported as Adverse Events in De Novo Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving an Everolimus-Based Regimen: 24-Month Results from TRANSFORM

C. Legendre¹, S. Berger¹, F. Oppenheimer¹, A. Wiseman¹, S. Steinberg¹, O. Viklicky¹, G. Russ¹, R. Danguilan¹, N. Basic-Jukic¹, E. Mor¹, P. Narvekar², M. P. Hernandez Gutierrez², P. Bernhardt², C. Sommerer¹
Assessment of Serum Tim3 and Gal9 Levels in Predicting the Risk of Infection after Kidney Transplantation

Y. Shi¹, y. li², Y. Li², L. Yan², J. Tang², X. Wu², Y. Bai², Y. An², B. Dai², C. Yang², L. Wang²
Assessment of the Global Practice of Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Comparison of U.S. and International Programs

J. Emamaullee¹, M. Kim¹, C. Conrad¹, C. Lane¹, P. Singh¹, C. Niemann², L. Sher¹, Y. Genyk¹
Assessment of the Relationship between Inflammation and Glomerular Filtration Rate

J. B. Ramirez-Gonzalez¹, L. E. Morales-BuenRostro², J. Furuzawa-Carballeda³, L. Garcia-Covarrubias⁴, R. L. Pacheco-Domínguez⁵, R. Durazo-Arvizu⁶, J. Alberu³, E. N. Cuevas-Medina⁷, M. López-Cervantes⁵, R. A. Osorio-Juárez⁵
Association between a Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment Education Class and Receipt of a Kidney Transplantation in the Southeastern U.S. Population

J. C. Gander¹, L. Cromwell¹, A. S. Wilk², R. E. Patzer², M. Sesay¹, D. Walker-Williams¹, T. Davis¹, J. P. Austin¹, N. Mukerji¹
Association between CD19-Positive Rate and Antibody-Mediated Rejection Following Rituximab Administration in Kidney Transplant Recipients

K. Nanmoku, T. Shinzato, T. Kubo, T. Shimizu, T. Yagisawa
Association Between Cumulative Pre-transplant Amiodarone Dose And Post-transplant Outcomes After Heart Transplantation

K. Lang¹, M. Sullivan², P. Simone¹, S. Patel¹, L. M. Lourenco¹
Association between Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act and Preemptive Kidney Transplantation of Low-Income Medicaid Beneficiaries

M. N. Harhay¹, R. McKenna²
Association between Recipient Sex and Risk of Heart Graft Failure

A. Chackowicz¹, X. Zhang², M. Dahhou², R. Sapir-Pichhadze³, H. Cardinal⁴, B. Foster⁵
Association between Respiratory Virus Infections and the Development of De Novo HLA Donor-Specific Antibodies in Lung Transplant Recipients

M. I. Ali, J. Hata, J. Mallea, M. Elrefaei
Association Of Clinical Characteristics With Rate Of Kidney Transplant Function Decline In The 2 Years Prior To Allograft Loss

L. A. Binari, P. E. Thorne, J. L. Morse, T. G. Stewart, R. C. Forbes, K. Rabb, L. Lipworth, K. Abdel-Kader, B. P. Concepcion
Association of Histological Findings in Renal Graft Biopsy with Non-Adherence to Immunosuppressive Treatment

B. D. Cardoso¹, J. Montagner², K. Pegas³, R. Kist⁴, J. Neumann⁵, H. S. Pinheiro⁶, V. D. Garcia⁴, E. Keitel¹
Association of Induction Immunosuppression Agents with Incidence of Cytomegalovirus Infection Following Kidney Transplantation

S. A. Medani, B. C. Astor, A. Djamali, M. A. Mohamed
Association Of Kdpi And Dgf With Dcd Kidney Transplants Outcomes

M. Sampaio, B. Abdalla, S. Bunnapradist
Association Of Lymphocyte-depleting Antibody And Steroids Induction With The Risk And Outcomes Of Post-transplant Diabetes: Analysis Of Deceased-donor Kidney Transplants

A. Santos¹, J. Gregg², U. L. Akanit³, K. Alquadan¹, H. Bejjanki¹, K. L. Womer¹
Association of Pretransplant and Posttransplant 5-Tier Ratings with Candidate Mortality after Listing

A. Wey, S. Gustafson, N. Salkowski, B. Kasiske, M. Skeans, C. Schaffhausen, A. Israni, J. Snyder
Association of Tacrolimus-Level Variance with De Novo DSA within the First 2 Years after Renal Transplantation

M. J. Everly¹, I. Purnajo¹, K. P. Briley², J. L. Beaumont¹, P. Bolin², S. A. Kendrick³, H. Jones³, K. McLawhorn³, A. Q. Maldonado⁴, D. Leeser², C. E. Haisch², L. M. Rebellato²
Associations between State-Level Donor Designation Rate and Organ Procurement Organization Characteristics and Outcomes

J. Bragg-Gresham¹, P. Held², J. P. Roberts³
Attitude towards Organ Donation among Medical Students: Relationship to Knowledge and Beliefs

A. Cerrato, M. Salifu, M. Markell
Attitudes and Knowledge about Organ Donation in a Cohort of Medical Students: Association of Religion and Ethnicity

M. Markell, A. Cerrato, M. Salifu
Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Concomitant Complement Factor H Gene Variations Leading to Early Renal Allograft Loss: Multicenter Cases Report from China

J. Wen¹, Z. Jin², N. Gong³, X. Xu⁴
Autoantibody Production Significantly Decreased with APRIL/BLyS Blockade in Murine Chronic Rejection Kidney Transplant Model

N. Bath, X. Ding, B. Verhoven, S. Reese, N. Wilson, A. Sukhwal, R. Redfield III
Automated Histology Lesion Interpretation in Kidney Transplant Biopsies Shows That Pathologists Often Deviate from Banff Guidelines

K. S. Madill-Thomsen¹, J. Reeve², G. Bohmig³, F. A. Eskandary⁴, A. Perkowska-Ptasinska⁵, M. Myslak⁶, P. F. Halloran and the INTERCOMEX Study Group¹
Availability of Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Treatment Services at US Hospitals Providing Transplantations

S. K. Niazi¹, A. Spaulding², T. Schneekloth³, A. Keaveny⁴, A. Vasquez¹, E. Vargas², T. Rummans¹, C. Taner⁵
Azole Use and Fungal Pathogens in Cystic Fibrosis versus Non-Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplant Recipients

F. J. Marco Canosa¹, K. Brizendine², H. Hassouna³