2021 American Transplant Congress
Cost Savings Initiative with Idea Body Weight Dosing of Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Globulin (rATG) Induction in an Older Kidney Transplant Population: A Single Center Analysis
*Purpose: Optimal dosing schemes for rATG induction are not well defined for older kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), who are at greater risk for adverse events…2020 American Transplant Congress
An Evaluation of Converting Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients from Tacrolimus to LCPT to Limit Neurological Adverse Events and Improve Quality of Life
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Adverse effects (AEs) of tacrolimus significantly reduce recipients’ quality of life (QOL). Given its ability for tremor improvement, this study investigates whether conversion from…2020 American Transplant Congress
Dose Reduction of Anti-Thymocyte Globulin for Kidney Transplant Induction: Possible Cost Savings?
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Based on the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) annual report, there has been an increase in the number of adults ages 65-74 waiting…2020 American Transplant Congress
Multimodal Strategy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Elderly: To Transplant or Not to Transplant
1Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 2Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
*Purpose: Liver transplantation LT for HCC is curative but entails increased risk and is limited by organ scarcity. Alternative approaches such as locoregional therapy (LRT)…2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Anti-Thymocyte Globulin and Alemtuzumab as Induction Therapy in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of induction with either anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) (total dose 5 mg/kg) or…2020 American Transplant Congress
NASH is the Leading Indication for Liver Transplantation in Elderly Patients
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an increasingly prevalent cause of end-stage liver disease (ESLD) and indication for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States and…2020 American Transplant Congress
Infectious Complications in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients Undergoing Desensitization
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, West Hollywood, CA
*Purpose: Data is limited on the impact of desensitization on infectious complications in elderly kidney transplant (KT) recipients. We examined infectious complications in elderly KT…2020 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Features and Outcomes of Post-Transplant Osteomyelitis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: As survival time of solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) increases, comorbidities associated with advancing age such as diabetes mellitus and peripheral arterial disease combined…2020 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in Long-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation from Elderly Donors in United States
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation offers survival benefit and improved quality of life in end-stage renal disease patients. Because the waiting list continues to grow, there has…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly: A National Cohort Study Using Korean Organ Transplantation Registry Data
*Purpose: Outcome of ABO incompatible kidney transplantation (ABOiKT) in the elderly is not well-established yet. The purpose of this study is to compare post transplant…
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