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2018 American Transplant Congress » Concurrent Session: Kidney Infectious - Viral Hepatitis

Date: Sunday, June 3, 2018

Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm

Location: Room 4C-4

Session Type: Concurrent Session

Meeting: 2018 American Transplant Congress

2:30pm-2:42pm
Introduction of Direct Acting Antivirals for HCV: Fewer Kidney Discards but a Long Way to Go

T. Alhamad,1 R. Thakkar,1 D. Brennan,2 J. Lappin,3 B. Kaplan,3 A. Malone,1 V. Hicks,1 J. Wellen,1 K. Lentine.4

2:42pm-2:54pm
Mortality and Kidney Transplantation Outcomes among Chronic Dialysis Patients Who Are Seropositive for Hepatitis C Virus

D. Sawinski,1 F. Kimberly,1 L. Vincent,1 S. Justine,1 B. Colleen,1 C. Jordana,1 G. David,1 L. Jayme,2 W. Joe,3 R. Peter.1

2:54pm-3:06pm
Use of Hepatitis-C Treatments after Kidney Transplantation: Impact of the Direct-Acting Antiviral Era

K. Lentine, D. Axelrod,2 R. Bloom,3 H. Xiao,1 D. Segev,4 T. Alhamad,5 H. Randall,1 R. Ouseph,1 V. Dharnidharka,5 D. Brennan,4 N. Lam,6 A. Naik,7 G. Hess,8 B. Kaiske,9 M. Schnitzler.1

3:06pm-3:18pm
Transplantation of Kidneys from Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Antibody (Ab) Positive, NAT Negative Donors to HCV Negative Patients Results in Seroconversion but Not Viral Transmission

M. de Vera, M. Volk, Z. Ncube, A. Kore, M. Robinson, P. Wai, S. Blais, P. Baron, R. Villicana.

3:18pm-3:30pm
The THINKER Trial: Quality of Life Results at 6- and 12-Month Follow-Up among Hepatitis C-Negative Patients Who Received Kidney Transplants from Deceased Donors with Hepatitis C Infection

V. Potluri, D. Goldberg, A. Peter, B. Emily, B. Roy, S. Deirdre, M. Levine, J. Trofe-Clark, M. Bleicher, S. Goral, A. Sicilia, S. Nazarian, R. Reddy, P. Porrett, P. Reese.

3:30pm-3:42pm
The Impact of Rituximab Dose on Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in HBsAg-Negative/anti-HBc-Positive Kidney Transplant Recipients

J. Lee,1 J. Park,2 Y. Jung,1 D. Kim,1 J. Lee,1 S. Song,3 J. Lee,4 J. Lee,1 B. Kim,5 M. Kim,1 S. Kim,1 Y. Kim,1 K. Huh.1

3:42pm-3:54pm
Impacts of HBsAg Seropositive Status on Patient and Graft Survival after Kidney Transplantation in the Era of New Antiviral Therapy: A Meta-Analysis

N. Leeaphorn,1 C. Thongprayoon,2 K. Sharma,2 A. Sakhuja,3 W. Cheungpasitporn.4

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