2020 American Transplant Congress
T Cell Dysfunction as Measured by Impaired Antigen Response is Associated with Infection and Frailty in Kidney Transplant Recipients
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients are at risk for infection, especially the growing numbers of older patients. Our previous studies demonstrated that senescent and exhausted T…2020 American Transplant Congress
Patient and Kidney Allograft Outcomes in Septuagenarians – A Single Center Experience
Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Based on Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients reporting, the proportion of patients 65 years or older on the kidney transplant (KT) waiting list has…2020 American Transplant Congress
Older Organs Transfer Senescence to Transplant Recipients
1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Older organs represent an underutilized potential. Organ age, at the same time, augments alloimmune responses resulting into increased acute rejection rates. Senescent cells accumulate…2020 American Transplant Congress
Frailty Predicts Increased Length of Stay after Kidney Transplantation: An Implementation Study
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Our objective was to implement a standardized an assessment of physical frailty and other aging-associated syndromes during routine evaluation of kidney transplant candidates over…2020 American Transplant Congress
Use of Tacrolimus Extended-Release in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients
1Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, 2Washington University, Saint Louis, MO
*Purpose: Tacrolimus extended-release (LCPT) has been associated with efficacy and decreased rates of tremor when compared with tacrolimus immediate-release (Tac-IR) in kidney transplant recipients. Patients…2020 American Transplant Congress
Association between Pre-Transplant Frailty and Increased Length of Stay after Lung Transplantation
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Given the growing numbers of older lung transplant candidates, there has been increasing interest in using frailty assessment for risk stratification of transplant candidates.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Maximizing Utilization of Marginal Kidneys in a Small, Geographically Isolated Transplant Program: 10 Year Experience
Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV
*Purpose: The initial experience with the kidney allocation system (KAS) resulted in an alarming decrease in the number of transplants in our small and isolated…2020 American Transplant Congress
De Novo Use of Envarsus (LCPT) in African American and Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients: An Early Single Center Experience
*Purpose: Clinical trials with LCPT have shown a steadier and more consistent concentration time profile over 24 hours with increased bioavailability compared to twice daily…2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Infectious and Malignant Complications in Elderly Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving Alemtuzumab Compared to Basiliximab
*Purpose: The choice of induction immunosuppression can affect several outcomes after kidney transplant (KTx), especially for elderly recipients. For this population, there is limited data…2020 American Transplant Congress
Atrial Fibrillation Predicts Inferior Survival in Liver Transplant Recipients of Advanced Age in a Large Multicenter U.S. Cohort
*Purpose: More liver transplants (LT) are being performed in patients >65 years (y) - a population with higher rates of cardiovascular (CV) disease. It is…
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