2019 American Transplant Congress

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

2:54pm-3:06pm

Differences in CMV-Specific CD4 T Cell Population in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients Treated with Everolimus-Based Regimen Compared to a Standard Tacrolimus-MPA Regimen: Results from ATHENA

I. A. Hauser¹, S. Marx¹, C. Sommerer¹, B. Suwelack¹, D. Dragun¹, O. Witzke¹, F. Lehner¹, I. Kroeger², M. Junge², F. Thaiss¹, B. Nashan¹, M. Sester¹

Concurrent Session: Biomarkers, Immune Monitoring and Outcomes IV  •  Room 306

2:54pm-3:06pm

Difficult Outflow Reconstruction Using Eptfe Vascular Grafts In Ldlt: Technical Innovations And Outcomes.

A. Thorat¹, L. Jeng², P. Li², S. Hsu², H. Yang², C. Yeh², T. Chen², K. Poon²

Concurrent Session: Liver: Living Donors and Partial Grafts  •  Room 312

2:54pm-3:06pm

IL-6R Blockade with Tocilizumab Increases Tregs and Decreases Early Graft Inflammation in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

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

Concurrent Session: Kidney: Acute Cellular Rejection  •  Ballroom C

2:54pm-3:06pm

Incorporating Tangible Benefits into the Risk-Benefit Analysis of Living Organ Donation Decisions

M. Robin¹, S. Rasmussen², A. Saha², A. Eno², M. Waldram², D. Segev², M. Henderson²

Concurrent Session: Non-Organ Specific: Economics & Ethics  •  Room 309

2:54pm-3:06pm

Kidney Transplantation in the Lower-Income Bracket of South Korea; Widening Gap in Accessibility and Inferior Graft Outcome

G. Park¹, S. Park¹, J. Kim¹, M. Yu¹, Y. Kim¹, K. Kim¹, M. Park², Y. Kim¹, H. Lee¹

Concurrent Session: Kidney Psychosocial II: Substances and Access & Barriers  •  Room 302

2:54pm-3:06pm

Living Kidney Donors Who Lose Weight in Order to Be Able to Donate, Gain More Weight after Donation

S. R. Punjala, L. Silas, R. Gokmen, N. Karydis

Concurrent Session: Kidney Living Donor: Long Term Outcomes  •  Room 304

2:54pm-3:06pm

Management of Anastomotic Biliary Strictures after Liver Transplant: Role of Covered Metal Stents

A. Watson¹, K. Haq¹, K. Khorfan², S. Singla¹, A. Yoshida³, D. Moonka¹

Concurrent Session: Liver Transplant Complications and Retransplantation II  •  Ballroom A

2:54pm-3:06pm

Nationwide Survey of Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1-Infected Kidney Transplant Recipients in Japan

J. Yamauchi¹, Y. Yamano¹, M. Matsuoka², N. Ichimaru³, M. Nishikido⁴, Y. Shibagaki⁵, A. Sugitani⁶, N. Nakamura⁷, M. Mieno⁸, K. Yuzawa⁹

Concurrent Session: Novel Insights in Kidney Infections  •  Room 311

2:54pm-3:06pm

No Gains In Long-term Survival Of Pediatric Patients After Liver Transplantation – A Three Decade Analysis

S. Bakhtiyar, A. Rana, S. Ahmed, H. Naseem, M. Kueht, N. T. Galvan, R. T. Cotton, C. A. O'Mahony, J. A. Goss

Concurrent Session: Liver: Pediatrics  •  Room 210

2:54pm-3:06pm

Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell-Mediated Graft Prolongation Requires microRNA-181 and Semaphorin 4a

J. Harden, X. Qi, A. Lau, S. Krams

Concurrent Session: Acute Rejection: Basic  •  Room 313