2020 American Transplant Congress Archives

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.

p40 Homodimers Indirectly Induce Endogenous Donor-Reactive Memory CD8 T Cell Activation within High-Risk Cardiac Allografts and CTLA-4ig Resistant Graft Rejection via IL-15 Signaling

H. Tsuda, A. Valujskikh, R. Fairchild
Paired Exchange Living Donor Liver Transplantation Using Compatible Pairs- U.S. Single Center Experience

T. Klair, D. Fritze, E. Thomas, G. Abrahamian, G. Halff, K. Speeg, F. Cigarroa
Paired-Donor Kidney Exchange Has Comparable Early Graft Function to Directed Living Donor

E. McCracken, A. Sites, B. Rawashdeh, A. Nishio-Lucar, A. Agarwal
Pancreas Transplant in Chronic Kidney Disease for Type 1 Diabetic Patients

R. A. Choudhury, D. Yoeli, H. B. Moore, H. Yaffe, K. D. Conzen, T. L. Nydam, P. T. Kennealey
Pancreas Transplant in Patients Older Than 50: An Analysis of Outcomes and Immunosuppression

I. Booth¹, J. Casale¹, S. Freedman¹, B. Ravichandran¹, J. Scalea², A. Haririan², B. Masters¹
Pancreas Transplants in Asian Recipients

A. Gruessner, C. Gruessner, S. Saggi, J. Renz
Pancreatic Cysts Identified During Evaluation for Kidney Transplant: Selective Application of Endoscopic Ultrasound

S. Merani, E. Edney, S. Singh, S. Westphal, L. Vargas
Pancreatic Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSC) Contain a Subset of Islet Progenitor Cells Capable of Regenerating Islets and Reversing Diabetes

C. M. Darden¹, S. Vasu², K. Kumano¹, Y. Liu², P. Saravanan³, B. Naziruddin², M. Lawrence²
Parathyroidectomy Post Kidney Transplant: A Single Center Report of Short Term Outcomes

S. Ong, F. Saad, K. Wille, C. Kew
Parathyroidectomy Remains Effective for Treating Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism: Long-Term Results of a Randomized Study

A. Coloma¹, P. Moreno², J. Torregrosa³, N. Montero¹, A. Manonelles¹, E. Melilli¹, J. Cruzado¹
Passenger Lymphocyte Syndrome Due to Anti-Rh(D) Reactivity after Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report

S. Nemr¹, S. Bani Hani¹, E. Klohe², C. Gresens³, S. Desmond¹, O. Ojogho¹
Pathogenesis of Polyomavirus BK Nephropathy (BKVN): Insights from Quantitative Proteomics Profiling

P. Randhawa¹, F. Fei², Y. Huang³, G. Tseng⁴, K. Xiao⁵
Pathological Characteristics of BK Polyomavirus Nephropathy with Glomerular Involvement

G. Huang¹, X. Chen¹, W. Chen², S. Yang², J. Qiu¹
Patient and Kidney Allograft Outcomes in Septuagenarians – A Single Center Experience

G. Katz-Greenberg, A. Yadav, M. P. Martinez-Cantarin, P. Singh
Patient and Renal Outcomes of Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder Following Solid Organ Transplantations – A Single Center Experience

G. Katz-Greenberg¹, K. Mallari², U. Martinez-Outschoorn¹, M. P. MartinezCantarin¹
Patient Attitudes Regarding Contraception and Pregnancy after Transplantation

P. Puerzer¹, T. McIntosh², C. Sammons³, N. Casciello³, T. Fallah³, M. Norris³, M. Sumit⁴, J. DuBois⁵, A. Iltis⁶, D. Sawinski¹
Patient Reported Medication Nonadherence and Tolerability: Results of a Prospective Observational Study

D. Taber, N. Patel, K. Foster, F. Bartlett, C. Perez, H. Meadows, N. Pilch, A. Posadas, K. Soliman, V. Rao, M. Casey, V. Rohan, J. McGillicuddy, S. Nadig, D. Dubay
Patient-Informed Design of an Educational Website on Living Kidney Donation

M. Keller¹, R. Seibert¹, T. Feeley², L. Kayler¹
Patient-Reported Outcomes in a Prospective Multicenter Trial of Belatacept-Based CNI- and Corticosteroid-Free Immunosuppression Regimens in Kidney Transplantation: A Prospective Analysis Across Two Years

J. M. Rohan¹, J. Leone², E. Woodle³, D. Kaufman⁴, A. Shields⁵, A. Wiseman⁶, A. Matas⁷, P. West-Thielke⁸, E. King⁵, R. Alloway³
Patients in Donor Service Areas with Higher Median MELD at Transplant Have a Lower Probability of Liver Transplant Waitlist Activation

J. Merola¹, S. Noreen², D. Stewart², R. Batra¹, D. Haakinson¹, G. Gan³, Y. Deng³, S. Kulkarni¹
Pattern of Renal Allograft Injury in Recipients with Normal Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA

W. Xie, N. Goussous, A. Haririan, M. Weir, J. Bromberg
Patterns of Belatacept Use and Risk of Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD) in US Kidney Transplant Recipients – Analysis of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Database

W. S. Cherikh¹, T. Kou², J. Foutz¹, A. Gomez-Caminero²
PD-1 Signals Murine and Human Treg for Enhanced Migration

W. Piao¹, Y. Xiong¹, L. Li¹, K. Hippen², Y. Zhang², V. Saxena¹, C. Paluskievicz¹, M. WillsonShirkey¹, B. Blazar³, L. Riella⁴, J. Bromberg⁵
PD-L1 Signals Lymphatic Endothelium for Treg Migration

W. Piao¹, L. Li¹, K. Hippen², Y. Zhang², V. Saxena³, Y. Xiong¹, C. Paluskievicz¹, M. WillsonShirkey¹, B. Blazar², L. Riella⁴, J. Bromberg⁵
Peak DSA Levels Pre-Transplant but Not at Transplant Predict Graft Survival

A. Y. Choi¹, D. Olaso¹, T. Risoli Jr², M. Kuchibhatla², Z. Fitch³, R. Schmitz³, P. M. Schroder³, A. Jackson³, M. Manook³, J. Yoon³, A. B. Farris⁴, J. Kwun³, S. J. Knechtle³
Pediatric Liver Post-Transplant Length of Stay Index

T. Zhang¹, S. Barrett¹, R. Cotton², T. Galvan², J. Vierling², C. O'Mahony², J. Goss², A. Rana²
Pediatric Liver Transplantation for Metabolic Liver Diseases versus Biliary Atresia: Single Center Experience

A. M. Elsabbagh, K. M. Khan, A. A. Amin, S. S. Kaufman, N. A. Yazigi, T. M. Fishbein
Pediatric National Liver Review Board: Impact on Children on the Waitlist

J. Foutz¹, S. Noreen¹, E. Hsu², E. Perito³, G. Mazariegos⁴
Pediatric Primary Kidney Transplant Recipients Outcomes by Immunosuppression Induction Received in the United States

S. M. Riad¹, S. Jackson², A. Matas³, S. Chinnakotla³, P. Verghese⁴
Pediatric Renal Transplant after Intestinal Transplant – Technical Challenges and Outcomes

A. Amin, B. Emmanuel, Y. Chang, G. Bond, A. Khanna, K. Soltys, R. Sindhi, A. Tevar, A. Humar, G. Mazariegos, A. Ganoza
Peer Feedback Improves Nephrologists’ Transplant Referral Practices

A. Padiyar, T. Srinivas
Pentamidine Prophylaxis in Transplant Recipients

B. Summers, A. Morrison, N. Sulejmani, R. Kenney
Perceived Barriers Are Associated with Immunosuppressive Medication Adherence among Japanese Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Cross-Sectional Study

M. Takada¹, K. Oda², T. Kaitani², M. Fujii²
Percutaneous Choledochoscopy and Laser Biliary Stricturoplasty: A Case Series of Novel Management of Refractory Post-Liver Transplant Biliary Complications

W. E. Jackson¹, P. S. Trivedi², J. J. Pomposelli³, T. J. Pshak³
Perfect Outcome of Ureteral Stenosis after Small Incision Surgical Treatment Under Magnetic Resonance Urography Localization in Kidney Transplant Patients: A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study

G. Liu, X. Wang, W. Peng, R. Wang, H. Huang, J. Wu, J. Chen
Performance Evaluation of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) in Liver Transplant Candidates

P. Gomez, K. Zucker, J. Foote, C. Thomas, R. Anderson, R. Nathan, S. Mehta, N. Patel, M. Fallon, A. Seetharam
Performance of the Retreat Score in Predicting Post-Transplant Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence at a Large Academic Center

N. Mahmud, N. Philips, S. Ekpanyapong, S. Prenner, M. Levine, R. Reddy, M. Hoteit
Perfusion Regulated Organ Therapeutics with Enhanced Controlled Testing (PROTECT): Novel Human Model to Mitigate Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Liver Transplant

M. Nazzal, E. Madsen, M. Nguyen, A. Welu, H. Madnawat, C. Manithody, C. Denton, D. Blackall, D. Carpenter, J. Teckman, C. Varma, A. Jain
Peri-Operative Extracorporeal Photopheresis in High Risk Patients after Heart Transplantation

A. Zuckermann¹, J. Gökler¹, N. Worel², P. Angleitner¹, E. Ceran¹, E. Ceran¹, N. Neuber¹, P. Kaiser¹, G. Laufer¹, A. Aliabadi-Zuckermann¹
Perioperative Anticoagulation Decreases Graft Thrombosis in Pancreas Transplantation

N. M. Handy¹, L. Skoval¹, J. Wingate², C. Kuhr³, N. Cowan³, J. Brandenberger¹
Perioperative Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in Liver Transplantation: A Case Series

J. G. Guorgui¹, T. Ito¹, M. M. Lu¹, P. Benharash², A. Ardehali³, V. Gudzenko⁴, C. Wray⁴, V. G. Agopian¹, J. DiNorcia III¹, H. Yersiz¹, D. G. Farmer¹, R. W. Busuttil¹, F. M. Kaldas¹
Perioperative Management and Post-Liver Transplantation Outcomes in Methylmalonic Acidemia, Propionic Acidemia and Urea Cycle Disorders: 20 Years’ Experience

P. Vuong¹, N. Ebel², A. Brubaker¹, P. Than¹, C. Baker², A. Pedroza¹, K. Taylor¹, S. Conlon¹, D. Romero¹, G. Enns², C. Esquivel¹
Perioperative Opioid Avoidance in Liver Transplant Recipients: Significant Reduction in Opioid Use Through a Multidiscplinary, Multimodal Approach

H. Kutzler, R. Gannon, W. Nolan, L. Meisterling, M. Cech, D. Gleason, J. Uzl, C. Rochon, B. Maneckshana, O. Serrano, J. Riley, D. O'Sullivan, E. Urtasun-Sotil, M. Einstein, P. Sheiner
Perioperative Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury among Liver Transplant Recipients

R. Berkowitz¹, N. Douville², G. Mentz², P. Sharma³, C. Sonnenday¹
Perioperative Results of Lung Transplantation in a Newly Established, High-Volume Lung Transplantation Center in China

F. Xiao¹, Z. Zhang¹, H. Feng¹, M. Li², W. Chen³, C. Liang¹, J. Chen³
Peripheral Blood RNA Sequencing Unravels a Differential Role of Coding and Non-Coding Genes by Types of Kidney Allograft Rejection

S. Sur¹, S. Pineda¹, T. Sigdel¹, M. Sirota¹, O. Bestard², M. Sarwal¹
Peripheral Blood T- and B-Cells as Predictors of Acute Rejection in Pancreas Transplant Recipients

P. Ventura Aguiar¹, J. Rovira², M. Ramirez-Bajo², E. Bañón-Maneus², N. Hierro², M. Garcia Criado³, M. Cuatrecasas⁴, J. Ferrer⁵, E. Esmatjes⁶, J. Campistol¹, F. Diekmann¹
Peritoneal Dialysis in Delayed Graft Function, a Safe and Effective Option

A. Gardezi, B. Muth, F. Aziz, N. Garg, M. Mohamed, A. Djamali, D. Mandelbrot, S. Parajuli
Persistent Fibrinolysis Shutdown in Liver Transplant Recipients is Associated with Early Allograph Dysfunction

H. B. Moore¹, T. Nydam¹, J. Pomposelli¹, C. Walker¹, A. Schulick¹, R. Choudhury¹, H. Yaffe¹, M. Adams², M. Cohen³, E. Pomfret¹
Persistent Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism in the First Year after Kidney Transplantation is Associated with Calcium Phosphate Deposition in the Kidney Allograft

R. S. Avasare¹, N. K. Andeen², M. Stack¹, E. N. Dewey³, S. Rehman¹, M. Shindo⁴, J. Y. Lim³
Perspectives of Nephrologists and Urologists on Financial Incentives for Altruistic Non-Directed Living Kidney Donors

F. Aziz¹, B. Hafeeq¹, J. C. Gopinathan¹, R. Narayanan¹, A. Krishnakumar¹, N. A. Uvais.²
Phage Therapy for Mycobacterium Abscessus (Mab) Infection after Lung Transplant (LT)

W. Garner¹, R. Dedrick², C. Guerrero², M. Morrell¹, J. D'Cunha³, P. Sanchez¹, G. Hatfull², G. Haidar¹
Pharmacist Initiated Hepatitis B Vaccinations in Liver Transplant Recipients

A. Reid¹, S. Todd¹, M. Morrison², A. Adams¹
Pharmacist Management after Preemptive Monitoring Conversion as a Component of a Cytomegalovirus Antiviral Stewardship Program at a Large Transplant Center

C. Wong, M. Jorgenson, J. Descourouez, K. Goldrosen, C. Saddler, J. Smith, D. Mandelbrot
Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of a De Novo Envarsus XR® (tacrolimus Extended Release) Dosing Strategy in Kidney Transplant Recipients

J. Schulte¹, C. Kane¹, K. Cunningham¹, C. D'Agostino¹, M. Kapugi¹, A. Novak¹, A. Shetty², J. Leventhal², J. Friedewald²
Pharmacokinetics of Maribavir in Subjects with Moderate Hepatic Impairment

I. H. Song¹, K. Ilic², J. Wu³
Pharmacy Led Initiatives for Treatment of Transplant Recipients of Hepatitis C Viremic Donors in a High Volume Transplant Center

H. Berry, J. Byrns, L. Crona, T. Capes, J. M. Steinbrink, E. K. Maziarz, C. R. Wolfe
Photo Elicitation Interviewing Exposes Educational Discordance Amidst a Web of Resources among Kidney Transplant Recipients

J. R. Montgomery, M. J. Kirsch, A. Rau, M. E. Byrnes, S. A. Waits
PHS High Risk: Is this Classification Still Needed?

L. G. Smith
Physician Survey on Using APOL1 Genetic Testing in Live Kidney Donor Selection

M. Doshi¹, E. Gordon², B. Freedman³, C. Thomas⁴, C. Glover⁵, J. Locke⁶
Pig-To-Baboon Liver Xenotransplantation Utilizing Genetically Modified Swine

D. Detelich¹, C. G. Rickert¹, T. M. Coe¹, S. Kimura¹, I. Rosales¹, H. Deng¹, H. Yeh¹, W. Qin², Y. Kan², J. Layer², M. Youd², W. Westlin², L. Yang², J. F. Markmann¹
Pilot Donor App Users Maintain Higher Transplant Rates Than Matched Controls

L. R. Herbst, A. D. Love, P. Chiang, K. Kumar, B. King, A. Massie, J. Garonzik Wang, D. L. Segev, A. M. Cameron
Pilot Study: Effect of Dual Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion on Human Lung Preservation

K. Noda¹, J. Sembrat², B. J. Philips¹, T. Harano¹, M. Rojas², P. G. Sanchez¹, N. Shigemura³
Plasma Cells Are Not Necessary for Regulatory B Cells and Preventing Their Differentiation Markedly Prolongs Allograft Survival

W. Yuan, Q. Ding, D. Rothstein
Plasma Microbiome Profiles of Liver Transplant Patients with Operational Tolerance

C. Kuscu¹, J. Pierre², I. Lies¹, C. Kuscu¹, A. Bajwa¹, A. Wolen¹, J. Eason¹, B. Ramaswami³, D. Maluf¹, G. Mazariegos³, G. Chalasani³, V. Mas¹
Platelets Stimulate Liver Regeneration in a 30% Partial Liver Transplantation Model in Rat

K. Takahashi, C. Liang, N. Ohkohchi, T. Oda
Pleural Exosome Mediated Donor Antigen Trafficking Into Mediastinal Lymph Nodes Represents a Novel Pathway of Recipient T Cell Activation in Lung Transplantation

A. Habertheuer¹, A. Japp², C. Ram³, S. Chatterjee⁴, S. Rostami², L. Korutla⁵, T. Ochiya⁶, A. Naji², D. Kreisel⁷, P. Vallabhajosyula⁵
Pneumocystis Pneumonia Occurrence and Prophylaxis Duration in Kidney Transplant Recipients According to Perioperative Treatment with Rituximab

Y. Ko, Y. Kim, D. Han, H. Kwon
Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Inhibitor Treatment Attenuated Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

H. Jang, K. Lee, J. Jeon, J. Lee, Y. Kim, D. Kim, W. Huh
Polyfunctional Cytokine Secreting Th17 Cells Preferentially Infiltrate Murine Renal Allografts with Acute Rejection and Are Associated with Elevated Th17: Treg Ratio

R. Dhital¹, V. Velazquez¹, Q. Zeng², M. Shimamura¹
Polyoma Virus Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients Using Tacrolimo and Everolimo

P. M. Souza¹, C. Ribeiro¹, S. C. Miranda¹, A. S. Alvarenga¹, C. R. Felipe¹, G. Marques¹, G. P. Tarcia¹, L. L. Braga², L. S. Ferreira Boy², M. L. Martins²
Possible Mechanism of Sensitization against Angiotensin Type II Receptor after LVAD Implantation

P. Kimball¹, V. Chau², F. McDougan¹, M. Flattery², K. Shah²
Post Heart Transplant Outcomes for Patients with Cardiac Sarcoidosis

G. S. Liu¹, E. C. DePasquale¹, A. M. Wolfson², R. R. Chand³, P. Banankhah¹, J. Nattiv¹, A. D. Salimbangon⁴, P. A. Genyk¹, P. A. Kingsford¹, J. P. Li¹, D. Vucicevic⁵, K. Pandya¹, J. Rahman¹, M. Fong¹, A. S. Vaidya¹
Post Liver Transplant Biliary Complications in the Post HCV Era

M. Birch, K. Halazun, D. Tsapepas, C. Brenna, B. Samstein
Post- Transplant Recurrence of IgA Nephropathy: HLA as a Predictive Factor

C. R. Kavanagh¹, N. G. Jain¹, R. Vasilescu², J. Kamal³, I. Batal²
Post-Operative Delirium and Cognitive Decline in Kidney Transplant Recipients

N. Chu, D. Segev, M. McAdams Demarco
Post-Operative Liver Transplant Ultrasounds and Vascular Complications

S. Kanaparthi¹, R. Kayaleh¹, V. Gustainyte¹, C. Davis², J. Buggs³, E. Rogers³, A. Kumar¹, K. Dhanireddy³
Post-Operative Opiate Utilization and Prescribing Patterns in Living Kidney Donors

E. Calderon¹, D. S. Ubl², C. Jadlowiec¹, P. Dean³, E. Castle⁴, P. Andrews⁴, B. Taner⁵, E. Habermann², A. K. Mathur¹
Post-Transplant Blood Borne Infectious Disease Testing in Recipients of Increased Risk Donor Livers: A Single Center Experience

J. Hendele
Post-Transplant Collagen I and Collagen III Antibodies and Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplantation Recipients

S. Park¹, S. Yang², J. Kim², Y. Kim², Y. Kim², J. Ha², K. Moon², E. Song², H. Lee²
Post-Transplant Hepatic CHOP Expression Dictates Clinical Outcomes in Liver Transplantation

H. Hirao¹, T. Ito¹, K. Nakamura², S. Kageyama¹, K. Kadono¹, H. Kojima¹, K. J. Dery¹, S. Younan¹, R. W. Busuttil¹, F. M. Kaldas¹, J. W. Kupiec‐Weglinski¹
Post-Transplant Rebound and Not Baseline Anti-A Titers are Associated with Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection in A₂– to B/O Incompatible Kidney Transplantation

V. Kumar, D. Mompoint-Williams, M. Marques, P. MacLennan, M. Mustian, J. Locke
Post-Transplant Recurrence Following Yttrium-90 Treatment in Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

O. Rizzo, T. Kitajima, M. Kavousi, S. Yeddula, M. Rizzari, K. Collins, A. Yoshida, M. S. Abouljoud, S. Nagai
Post-Transplant Renal Function in ACLF Patients Based on Pre-Transplant Severity of Renal Dysfunction without Kidney Transplant

M. Yazawa¹, B. Maliakkal¹, S. Nair¹, Y. Jiang², P. S. Podila³, U. A. Agbim¹, S. Karri⁴, S. D. Khan⁵, D. Maluf¹, J. D. Eason¹, M. Z. Molnar¹, S. K. Satapathy⁶
Post-Transplantation Lymph Node Fibrosis: Significant Implications in Transplant Tolerance

X. Li¹, J. Zhao¹, L. Jiang¹, M. Uehara¹, V. Kasinath¹, S. Shin¹, S. G. Tullius¹, J. S. Bromberg², R. Abdi¹
Posttransplant Program Evaluations: Long-Term Outcomes are More Relevant to Patients Than Short-Term Outcomes

A. Wey, N. Salkowski, M. Skeans, B. Kasiske, A. Israni, J. Snyder
Posttransplant Prophylactic Therapy with IVIG/Plasmapheresis in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Preformed Donor-Specific Antibodies

T. V. Sandes-Freitas, B. Neri, J. Junqueira Junior, T. Leite, M. Sales, R. Esmeraldo
Potential Benefits of Y-90 Radiation Microspheres for Bridging Liver Candidates with Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Liver Transplant

S. Pelletier¹, J. Durden², S. Shan², P. Vargas³, N. Goldaracena¹
Potential Cost-Savings Associated with ANG-3777 for the Treatment of Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation

M. Cooper¹, T. Mayne², T. Kauf³, M. Gargano³, K. Freemyer³
Potential to Regenerate Damaged Allografts

L. Brasile¹, B. Stubentisky²
Practice Patterns and Provider Adherence to Long Term Management Guidelines in the Post Liver Transplant (LT) Patient

F. Pradhan¹, P. Kang², A. Seetharam¹, S. Mehta¹, R. Nathan¹, M. Fallon¹, N. Patel¹
Pre- And Post-Transplant (Tx) Clazakizumab (CLZ, Humanized Anti-IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody) Treatment Increased Regulatory T Cell (Treg) Percentage in CD4+ T Cells in HLA-Sensitized Kidney Transplant Patients (HS KTx Pts)

S. Ge¹, M. Chu¹, E. D. Ortiz¹, A. D. Guzman¹, A. Vo², N. Ammerman², S. C. Jordan², M. Toyoda¹
Pre-Donation CKD-EPI GFR is Superior to Iothalamate Split Scan Results in Predicting 6-Month Post-Nephrectomy Donor Kidney Function

J. R. Montgomery, A. Zondlak, C. S. Brown, A. Pinsky, K. Walsh, J. Kozlowski, E. A. Herriman, Y. Lu, R. S. Sung, K. J. Woodside
Pre-Liver Transplant Coronary Artery Disease Work-Up for Non-High-Risk Patients

C. Walker¹, M. Hook², T. Matyja², J. Buggs³, E. Rogers³, A. Kumar¹, N. Kemmer⁴
Pre-Renal Transplant Education and Psychosocial Evaluation Positively Impacts Post-Transplant Medication Adherence

M. Jesse¹, D. Kim¹, A. Patel¹, R. Patil¹, S. Bhavsar¹, S. Desai¹, K. Gartrelle¹, A. Eshelman¹, E. Fleagle¹, D. Nicholson¹, E. Clifton²
Pre-Transplant Bariatric Surgery is Associated with Increased Fungal Infection after Liver Transplant

M. Jorgenson¹, A. Gracon², B. Hanlon², G. Leverson², D. Al-Adra¹
Pre-Transplant Bariatric Surgery is Not Associated with Increased Risk of Infection after Kidney Transplant

E. Joachim, M. Jorgenson, B. C. Astor, J. Smith, K. Swanson, M. Mohamed, F. Aziz, N. Garg, A. Djamali, D. Mandelbrot, S. Parajuli
Pre-Transplant Detection of Anti-at1r Antibodies and Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Outcomes

K. Hitchman¹, C. Usenko², R. Hinojosa¹, D. Ranch¹
Pre-Transplant Monocyte HDAC6 Expression and Risk of Primary Graft Dysfunction in Clinical Lung Transplant Recipients

T. Akimova¹, T. Zhang¹, L. Wang¹, J. D. Christie², W. W. Hancock¹
Pre-Transplant Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy is Associated with Greater Cognitive Improvement after Liver Transplant

M. Kim¹, J. Menzel-Smith¹, J. D. Peipert², K. J. Reid¹, P. Zee¹, D. P. Ladner³
Pre-Transplant Pharmacogenetics Identifies CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 Heterogeneity among Caucasian Kidney Transplant Recipients

N. Oliver¹, L. Lindberg¹, S. LeCorchick¹, D. Morris¹, S. Anand¹, T. Srinivas²
Pre-Transplant Sarcopenia is Associated with Increased Post-Transplant Mortality

A. Gupta¹, T. Norris², R. Montgomery¹, S. Chakraborty¹, T. Thomas¹, D. Cibrik¹, J. Klein¹, M. Gupta¹, N. Herrera¹, T. Schmitt¹, A. Nawabi¹, J. Mahnken¹
Precision Dosing for Tacrolimus Using Genotypes and Clinical Factors

M. Al-Kofahi¹, W. Oetting¹, A. Israni², D. Schladt³, W. Guan⁴, B. Wu⁴, C. Dorr⁵, R. Remmel⁶, R. Mannon⁷, N. Pankratz⁸, A. Matas⁹, P. Jacobson¹
Preclinical Study for Liver Allograft Tolerance after Rapid Immunosuppression Withdrawal Using Cynomolgus Monkeys

H. Sakai¹, E. Berglund¹, S. Chaudhry¹, Y. Kato¹, J. Weiner¹, P. Alonso-Guallart¹, N. Llore¹, K. Bruestle¹, F. Fredriksson¹, J. Stern¹, D. Ekanayake-Alper¹, M. Martinez², G. Pierre¹, M. Danton¹, S. Kofman¹, D. Ordanes¹, J. Lefkowitch³, A. Iuga¹, T. Kato⁴, M. Sykes¹, A. Griesemer¹
Predictability of Eplet Mismatch to Acute Rejection in Low Level HLA Antigen Mismatched Kidney Transplantation: Analysis of Korean Organ Transplantation Registry (KOTRY) Data

J. Jeong¹, Y. Hong¹, Y. Park², I. Park³, J. Park⁴, D. Chae⁵, J. Yang⁶, C. Ahn⁵, B. G. Park⁷
Predicting Kidney Allograft Discard: The Kidney Discard Risk Index

M. B. Price, M. Joshi, T. Zhang, J. Vierling, T. Galvan, R. Cotton, C. O'Mahony, J. Goss, A. Rana
Predicting Kidney Discard among Donors Age 0-3: A Discard Risk Index

M. Joshi, M. Price, A. Rana
Predicting Renal Graft Function Post Transplantation Using Clinical and Biological Features Supported by Machine Learning Algorithms

Y. Gao¹, Y. Cui¹, C. Kuscu², C. Kuscu², L. Gallon³, A. Bajwa², E. Akalin⁴, J. D. Eason², D. Maluf², V. Mas²
Predicting the Safe Use of Deceased after Circulatory Death Liver Allografts in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

V. Fleetwood, A. Gracon, D. Aufhauser, C. Papageorge, K. Janek, G. Leverson, D. Foley, J. Mezrich, A. D'Alessandro, L. Fernandez, D. Al-Adra
Predictive Role of the Vitamin B12 in Acute Kidney Injury after Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study

J. Park, M. Chae
Predictive Validity of Functional Status on Mortality in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients

N. Chu, Z. Shi, D. Segev, M. McAdams Demarco
Predictors and Outcomes of Acute Graft versus Host Disease after Liver Transplant

A. Caines¹, D. Moonka², S. Nagai³, R. Salgia²
Predictors of Estimated GFR and Recurrent Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) after Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplantation (SLKT): Results from the US Multicenter SKLT Consortium

P. Sharma¹, Z. Sui¹, M. Zhang¹, J. Magee¹, P. Barman², Y. Patel³, K. Walters⁴, S. Biggins⁵, A. Schluger⁶, G. Cullaro⁷, R. Wong⁸, J. Lai⁸, J. Jo⁹, J. Sinha⁹, L. VanWagner⁹, E. Verna⁷
Predictors of Kidney Transplant Evaluation Attendance

C. G. Ford¹, Y. Leyva¹, Y. Zhu², E. J. Croswell³, C. Puttarajappa⁴, M. A. Dew³, M. L. Unruh², Y. Ng², L. Myaskovsky¹
Predominant Role of Microvascular Injury and Rarefaction Function as Drivers of Progressive Renal Damage and Fibrosis Post Mild and Severe Acute Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

S. Lan¹, B. Yang¹, J. Sabo-Vatasescu², M. Bourgault², A. Karakeussian-Rimbaud³, J. Turgeon³, S. Qi¹, N. Patey⁴, M. Dieudé⁵, M. Hébert¹
Predonation Hypertension and Early Postdonation Systolic Blood Pressure among Older Living Kidney Donors

F. Al Ammary¹, A. D. Muzaale², D. C. Brennan¹, D. L. Segev², A. B. Massie²
Preemptive Direct Acting Antiviral Therapy as Prophylaxis in Donor HCV-Positive to Recipient HCV-Negative Solid Organ Transplant: a Comprehensive Review

M. Mavuram, S. Mavuram, H. Samant, S. Pandit, B. Samant, J. Morris, J. Alexander
Preferences of Potential Living Kidney Donors on Strategies to Reduce Donation-Related Financial Burden

A. D. Waterman¹, O. N. Ranasinghe¹, Y. Cui², J. L. Beaumont², D. Adey³, B. Campbell⁴, F. L. Weng⁵
Preformed Anti-HLA Donor-Specific Antibodies Immunological Risk Assessment: The Importance of HLA Antibody Locus-Specificity

V. Jucaud¹, A. Babu², D. Briggs³, N. Krishnan⁴, D. Mitchell⁵, M. Everly¹
Preformed Donor Specific Antibody and Mfi-Dependent Effects in Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation

V. Fleetwood, C. Papageorge, D. Aufhauser, G. Leverson, B. Welch, L. Hidalgo, D. Foley, Y. Yankol, A. D'Alessandro, D. Al-Adra, R. Redfield, J. Mezrich
Pregnancy Alloimmunization Increases the Clonality of the Endogenous Treg Repertoire

K. Krupp, E. Lewis, R. Xu, P. Porrett
Preoperative Antibody Titer Against BK Polyomavirus May Predict BK Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy after Kidney Transplantation

M. Saito, S. Satoh, K. Numakura, R. Sagehashi, R. Yamamoto, A. Koizumi, T. Nara, S. Narita, T. Habuchi
Pretransplant BKV-IgG Serostatus and BKV-Specific ELISPOT Assays for the Prediction of BKV Infection

H. Bae¹, J. Jang¹, H. Lee², S. Yun¹, E. Oh³
Prevalence and Predictors of Sensory Polyneuropathic Signs and Symptoms in Renal Transplant Recipients

S. Nolte¹, J. Hofman¹, A. Gomes-Neto¹, B. de Greef², J. Elting¹, M. Eisenga¹, M. van Londen¹, S. Bakker¹, I. Nolte¹, C. Faber², J. Sanders¹, D. Touw¹, I. Lesman-Leegte¹, S. Berger¹, G. Drost¹
Prevalence of Depression and Antidepressant Use in Cardiac Transplant Candidates and Recipients

D. Wood¹, N. R. Konopasek², J. Powers², G. Kim², M. Marcangelo³, L. Lourenco¹
Prevalence of Diabetes after Kidney Donation

A. J. Haugen¹, S. Hallan², K. Birkeland¹, A. Reisæter¹, A. Hartmann¹, H. Holdaas¹, G. Mjøen¹
Prevalence of Frailty and Cognitive Impairment at Time of Kidney Transplant Evaluation

J. Klein, A. Jurgensen, M. Gupta, N. Herrera, A. Gupta, D. Cibrik
Prevalence of Kidney Transplant-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy after ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation

Y. Kakuta¹, M. Okumi¹, T. Kanzawa¹, K. Unagami², H. Ishida², K. Tanabe¹
Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Cross-Sectional Study

N. Garg, C. D. Votruba, F. Aziz, S. Parajuli, M. Mohamed, A. Djamali, D. A. Mandelbrot
Prevalence of Risk Factors for NAFLD among Living Liver Donors

D. A. Axelrod¹, M. Simpson², E. Pomfret³, A. Ehrlich⁴, S. Rwema⁴, R. Chung⁴, F. Gordon⁵
Prevalence, Prognosis and Predictors of Neurological Complications after Heart Transplantation

C. Caraviello, D. Harsanyi, L. Trevizan, F. Bacal, S. Mangini
Preventing Allograft Rejection by Circrna FSCN1 Mediated Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells

B. Wang, Q. Zhou, V. Veramkovich, A. Greasley, S. Li, X. Zheng
Process Matters: Factors in Refusing Solid Organ Donation by African Americans

L. A. Siminoff¹, G. P. Alolod¹, H. M. Gardiner¹, R. D. Hasz², P. A. Mulvania², M. Wilson-Genderson¹
Production of Detergent-Free ECM-Derived Bioinks for Bioprinting of Bionic Pancreas Ready for Clinical Use

M. Wszola¹, M. Klak¹, G. Tymicki¹, A. Berman¹, K. Kosowska¹, T. Bryniarski¹, P. Cywoniuk¹, M. Gomolka¹, P. Kowalska¹, P. Turowski¹, A. Kaminski²
Profiling Non-HLA Antibodies in Antibody-Mediated Rejection Following Cardiac Transplantation

S. B. See¹, B. S. Mantell², K. J. Clerkin³, B. Ray⁴, E. R. Vasilescu⁵, C. Marboe⁵, Y. Naka⁶, S. Restaino³, P. C. Colombo³, L. Addonizio², M. A. Farr³, E. Zorn¹
Prognostic Impact of Peritumoral Neutrophil Infiltration on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Following Liver Transplantation

M. Najjar¹, K. Halazun², M. Mondal¹, A. Srivastava¹, M. Moore¹, E. Rizk¹, R. Gartrell¹, H. Remotti¹, L. Fazlollahi¹, E. Verna¹, A. Griesemer¹, A. Mathur¹, B. Samstein², J. Emond¹, Y. Saenger¹
Prognostic Index of Circulating Tumor Cells for Tumor Recurrence in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Liver Transplantation

M. Chen¹, Z. Chen¹, X. Lin², W. Ju¹, X. He¹
Prognostic Value of Dd-cfDNA Assay in Acute Renal Rejection Therapy: A Prospective Cohort Study

L. Guo, R. Wang, J. Lv, J. Shen, J. Wu, J. Chen
Progression of Insulin Resistance after Liver Transplantation – Prospective Study

I. Mikova¹, D. Erhartova¹, K. Dvorakova¹, P. Sedivy², M. Drobny², M. Dezortova², M. Hajek², M. Cahová³, H. Dankova³, E. Sticova⁴, V. Lanska⁵, P. Trunecka¹
Proinflammatory Cytokines Including IL-18 Correlate with Cytomegalovirus DNAemia in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

A. H. Karaba, A. Figueroa, S. C. Ray, R. K. Avery, A. L. Cox
Prolonged Cold Ischemia Increases Reactive Oxygen Species Activates Autophagy by Enhancing Glycolysis in the Graft Through the mTOR Signaling Pathway in Orthotopic Lung Transplantation of Rats

H. Lin¹, S. Dai², W. Liu³, X. Lin², B. Yu², S. Chen³, S. Liu², J. Tang²
Prolonged Functional Human 3D Liver Organoids as an In Vitro Liver Disease Model

W. Zhang¹, A. Isidan¹, A. M. Chen¹, L. J. Smith², H. L. Francis³, G. Alpini³, E. Gramelspacher¹, P. Li¹, B. Ekser¹
Prolonged In Vivo Perfusion of a Re-Endothelialized Human-Scale Tissue Engineered Kidney Graft

J. S. Uzarski¹, E. E. Russell¹, E. C. Beck¹, M. Holzner², V. Wadhera², D. Adamson², T. Gilbert¹, S. Florman², D. S. Davidow¹, R. Shapiro², J. Ross¹
Prolonged Multitransgenic Pig Lung Survival with Attenuated Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Rise During Human Blood Perfusion

M. R. Connolly¹, L. Burdorf¹, S. Pratts¹, B. Cerel¹, Z. Abady¹, W. Quin², Y. Kan², J. Layer², M. Youd², W. Westlin², L. Yang², A. Azimzadeh¹, R. N. Pierson III¹
Promotoras De DonacióN: An E-Learning Module on Organ Donation

H. M. Gardiner¹, G. Alolod¹, T. Daly², R. Norden², L. Siminoff³, E. Gordon⁴, N. Guinansaca⁵, L. Winther⁵, A. Benitez⁶, I. Hernandez⁶, C. Bergeron⁷, P. Kelly¹, L. Pappaterra⁸
Prophylactic Biliary Intra-Operative Stents at Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (OLTx)

M. Aldamry
Prophylactic Treatment with Antioxidant Nanoparticles Attenuate Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in BALB/c Mice

S. Yoon¹, K. Lee¹, W. Hwang¹, S. Yun¹, K. Yoon²
Proportion of Veillonella and the Risk of New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus after Kidney Transplantation

K. Ji Eun¹, H. Kim¹, H. Cho², J. Park³, J. Lee⁴, D. Kim¹, K. Joo¹, Y. Kim¹, H. Lee¹
Proposed New Kidney Allocation Policy: Moving to Concentric Circles as the First Unit of Allocation

A. Israni¹, S. Gustafson¹, A. Wey¹, B. Thompson¹, V. Casingal², M. Pavlakis³, S. Castro⁴, A. Wilk⁴, B. Kasiske¹, J. Snyder¹
Proposed New Pancreas Allocation Policy: Moving to Concentric Circles as First Unit of Allocation

A. Israni¹, S. Gustafson¹, B. Thompson¹, A. Wey¹, S. Niederhaus², R. Forbes³, A. Fox⁴, B. Kasiske¹, J. Snyder¹
Prospective Donor-Specific CellUlar Alloresponse Assessment for Immunosuppression MinImization in De Novo Renal Transplantation: Results of a Randomized Controlled Biomarker-Guided Trial

O. Bestard¹, P. Reinke², F. Bemelman³, O. Viklicky⁴, M. Koch⁵, M. Giral⁶, J. Ruiz⁷, B. Banas⁸, E. Crespo¹, M. Meneghini¹, H. Volk⁹, J. Grinyo¹
Prospective, Randomized Study of Conversion from Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI)- to Belatacept (BELA)-Based Maintenance Immunosuppression in Renal Transplant Recipients

K. Budde¹, R. Prashar², H. Haller³, M. Rial⁴, N. Kamar⁵, A. Agarwal⁶, J. de Fijter⁷, L. Rostaing⁸, S. Berger⁹, A. Djamali¹⁰, N. Leca¹¹, L. Allamassey¹², S. Gao¹², M. Polinsky¹², F. Vincenti¹³
Protection Role of microRNA let-7 in Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury by Inhibiting JAK-STAT3 Pathway

C. Sun¹, Y. Hou², S. Huang³, L. Wu¹
Protective Effect of Fucoidan Against Tacrolimus-Induced Nephrotoxicity in LLC-PK1 Cells

H. J. Jang
Proteomic Profiling of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles Isolated from Human Lung Transplant Recipients

S. Bansal¹, M. McGilvrey², K. Garcia-Mansfield², R. Sharma², R. Bremner¹, M. Smith¹, R. Hachem³, P. Pirrotte², T. Mohanakumar¹
Proteomics and Metabolomics Technologies Reveal the Effect of Oxygen in Hypothermic Machine Perfusion to Alleviate Donation after Circulatory Death Liver Injury

X. Zeng¹, X. Fan², Y. Wang², Q. Xia¹, J. Liu¹, H. Li¹, Q. Ye², Z. Wang¹
Protocolized Exercise Improves Frailty Parameters and Lower Extremity Impairment: A Promising Prehabilitation Strategy for Kidney Transplant Candidates

E. C. Lorenz, L. J. Hickson, R. Weatherly, K. Thompson, H. Walker, J. Rasmussen, T. Stewart, J. Garrett, C. C. Kennedy
Public Education about Vascular Composite Allotransplantation and Donation: A Content Analysis of Social Media and Educational Documents

S. Rasmussen¹, M. Henderson¹, N. Anderson², J. Uriarte², B. Doby¹, C. Cooney¹, D. Segev¹, G. Brandacher¹, E. Gordon²
Public Health Insurance is Associated with Reduced Access to Living Donor Liver Transplantation and Increased Liver Transplant Waiting List Mortality: An Analysis of the SRTR

R. Hogen¹, M. Aljehani², J. Lee³, L. Sher¹, Y. Genyk¹, J. Emamaullee¹
Public Information Needs about VCA Donation and Transplantation in the United States

H. Sung¹, A. Ferzola¹, J. Uriarte², N. Anderson², C. Cooney¹, G. Brandacher¹, E. Gordon², M. Henderson¹
Public Perceptions of ApoL1 Testing in the Context of Living Kidney Donation

J. R. Rodrigue¹, J. Austrie¹, A. Fleishman¹, K. Tercyak², M. Berrigan¹, M. Pavlakis¹, V. Rohan³, P. Baliga³, L. Kayler⁴, T. Feeley⁴, M. Pollak¹
Pulmonary Hypertension is Associated with Inferior Graft and Patient Survival after Kidney Transplantation

M. C. Nguyen, P. Chiang, J. Motter, D. Brennan, A. Massie, J. Garonzik-Wang, D. Segev, D. Segev
Pumping in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation—Does it Matter?

M. MacConmara, J. Gattineni, D. Desai, P. Vagefi, C. S. Hwang
Putting the Cart Before the Horse? Assessing the Feasibility to Collect Organ Transplantation and Procurement Logistics Data

A. M. Placona, C. Humphries, R. Ehrensberger, J. Wainwright