2020 American Transplant Congress

May 30-June 1, 2020

ATC Virtual Congress
Live Broadcast Dates: May 30 - June 1, 2020
OnDemand Access: May 30, 2020 - June 4, 2021

Originally scheduled to take place in Philadelphia, this became a Virtual Congress due to COVID-19. For more information, visit The Official ATC Congress site.

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Saturday, May 30, 2020

3:30pm-4:00pm: Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA is Not Influenced by Steroid Dosing in Heart Transplant Recipients

J. Teuteberg¹, S. Krim², M. Shullo³, S. Jimenez¹, H. Eisen⁴

Poster Session D: Biomarkers, Immune Assessment and Clinical Outcomes • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Kinetics in Stable Kidney Transplant Patients Are Related to Donor/Recipient Variables

S. Anand, L. Dong, S. Dow, M. Fife, J. Krong, D. Morris, T. Srinivas

Poster Session D: Biomarkers, Immune Assessment and Clinical Outcomes • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Levels During Early Rejection after Kidney Transplant May Be Impacted by Type of Induction Agent Received

M. Gillespie, K. Lim, A. Vo, E. Huang, N. Ammerman, A. Peng, R. Najjar, S. Sethi, S. Jordan

Poster Session B: Biomarkers, Immune Assessment and Clinical Outcomes • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA May Not Discriminate Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients with a Prior Allograft in Place

A. Vo, M. Gillespie, S. C. Jordan, A. Peng, R. Najjar, S. Sethi, K. Lim, N. Ammerman, E. Huang

Poster Session B: Biomarkers, Immune Assessment and Clinical Outcomes • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Donor-Specific Antibody Test as a Screening Tool for Stable Long-Term Kidney Transplant Recipients

M. Mohamed¹, L. Hidalgo², S. Parajuli¹, N. Garg¹, F. Aziz¹, K. Swanson¹, E. Jochaim¹, D. Mandelbrot¹, A. Djamali¹, B. Astor¹

Poster Session C: Kidney Complications: Immune Mediated Late Graft Failure • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Donor-Specific B Cell Frequency Assessed by a Novel Multiplex Bead-Based Assay Predicts Graft Failure in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Z. Ilyas, A. Akl, D. Pinelli, L. Gallon, A. R. Tambur, M. Ansari

Poster Session A: Biomarkers, Immune Assessment and Clinical Outcomes • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Dose Reduction of Anti-Thymocyte Globulin for Kidney Transplant Induction: Possible Cost Savings?

M. Chaung, E. Hollinger, M. Brokhof, N. Alvey, L. Lineberger, N. Kenyon

Poster Session D: Kidney Immunosuppression: Induction Therapy • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Dosing and Outcomes of Conversion to Extended-Release Tacrolimus in Heart and Lung Transplant Recipients

C. Doligalski¹, K. Walter¹, P. Chang², L. J. Lobo²

Poster Session C: Heart and VADs: All Topics • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Double or Nothing: Reducing Organ Discards by Preemptive Dualization of ‘at Risk’ Single Kidney Offers

S. K. Patel¹, S. Chang², R. Plews¹, R. Sussman³, D. Disante³, D. Schuster¹, P. Nguyen¹, R. Lopez-Soler⁴, D. Conti¹

Poster Session C: Kidney Deceased Donor Selection • Virtual

3:30pm-4:00pm: Dual Kidney Transplantation Offers a Safe and Effective Way to Use Kidneys from Deceased Donors Older Than 70 Years

K. Lee, J. Park, S. Cha, M. Kim

Poster Session B: Kidney Deceased Donor Selection • Virtual