2018 American Transplant Congress
Time within Therapeutic Range: A Comparison of Three Tacrolimus Formulations in Renal Transplant Recipients
University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL.
Purpose: To compare three formulations of tacrolimus (TAC) and assess differences in time within therapeutic range (TTR) and variability in levels.Methods: Renal transplant recipients from…2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in ESKD Patients with a History of Sickle Cell Disease/Trait
Introduction:Kidney transplantation in Sickle Cell Disease patients is fraught with complications, including increased risk of infection and thrombosis. We present long term outcomes of patients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Tacrolimus Extended-Release in African American Renal Transplant Recipients
University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Purpose: Limited data exists to guide appropriate dosing strategies for novel tacrolimus formulations, such as tacrolimus XL (Astagraf XL). This is especially true in the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Racial Differences in Patient-Perceived Barriers to Starting the Kidney Transplant Evaluation
Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Overview: Racial disparities in access to kidney transplantation persist along multiple transplant steps, including start of the transplant evaluation. No studies have identified barriers that…2018 American Transplant Congress
Target Tacrolimus Troughs and CYP3A5 Polymorphisms Do Not Predict Therapeutic Drug Exposure in African American and Caucasian Renal Transplant Recipients
Background: African American(AA) renal transplant recipients(RTR) require larger tacrolimus(TAC) doses to achieve similar troughs to Caucasians which may be due to CYP3A5 polymorphisms. TAC pharmacokinetics…2018 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in Post-Liver Transplant Survival before and after Share 35 Implementation
Background: The Share 35 policy was intended to improve equity in access to liver transplantation by broadening regional sharing of livers for the sickest patients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Attitudes of African Canadian Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease toward Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background:African Canadian patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) are less likely to receive a living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) compared to Caucasian Canadians. We…2018 American Transplant Congress
Racial and Socioeconomic Influences on Kidney Transplantation. A 10 Year Retrospective Study
Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.
Introduction: Racial disparities in kidney transplantation are a widely discussed topic. Studies have shown less access to listing and transplantation, and worse graft survival in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Ethnic and Age Disparities in Outcomes among Liver Transplant Waitlist Candidates
1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham; 2Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC.
Background: Despite the increasing prevalence of end-stage liver disease (ESLD) in older adults, there is no consensus to determine suitability for liver transplantation (LT) in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Outcomes in Female African American Recipients
We are aware of the multifactorial healthcare disparity affecting African American (AA) population with regards to renal transplantation. Little is known about AA female renal…
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