2020 American Transplant Congress
Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells Expanded by Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Prolong Allogeneic Cardiac Graft Survival When Compared with MDSCs Expanded by Different Means
Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) inhibit T cell responses and may provide a pathway towards tolerance. Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (GCSF) is used in clinical practice…2020 American Transplant Congress
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can be used for oxygen preservation and hemodynamic support in case of circulatory or respiratory failure. Although the role of…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Recipients with BMI 40 to <50 kg/m2 Have Excellent Patient and Graft Survival
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Obesity rates in the United States (US) have reached nearly 40%, which has led to an increasing proportion of liver transplant (LT) candidates with…2020 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Pediatric Outcomes of Simultaneous vs. Sequential Liver-Kidney Transplantation: A Review of the UNOS Database
*Purpose: The long-term pediatric outcomes of simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK) transplantation and sequential liver and kidney transplantation, liver after kidney (LAK) and kidney after liver (KAL),…2020 American Transplant Congress
Improving Eligibility of Renal Transplants in the Elderly
*Purpose: In the recent past, older age was a contraindication to kidney transplantation (KT). New kidney allocation schemes with use of longevity matching, initiation of…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Outcomes in Deceased Donors with Elevated Bilirubin: A Large Database Analysis
Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Significant hepatic injury and impairments in biliary excretion manifest serologically in elevated bilirubin levels. Despite a direct linkage between hyperbilirubinemia and hepatobiliary dysfunction, significance…2020 American Transplant Congress
Platelets Stimulate Liver Regeneration in a 30% Partial Liver Transplantation Model in Rat
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) is one of the most definitive treatments for patients with end-stage liver disease and acute liver failure, and it has been…2020 American Transplant Congress
11 Years Experience of Early Steroid Withdrawal Immunosupression Protocol in Kidney Allograft Recipient
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Early Steroid Withdrawal (ESW) Immunosuppression protocol has become a viable alternative to steroid based regimen. Our transplant program has adopted ESW protocol since 2003…2020 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Kidney Graft Survival is Superior with Simultaneous-Liver Kidney (SLK) Transplants Than Kidney Alone (KA) or Kidney after Liver (KALi) Transplants in the United States
1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2M Health Fairview, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: There is a concern that SLK transplant recipients have worse outcomes resulting in poor utilization of the kidney donor pool. We utilized the Scientific…2020 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus for BKV Nephropathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Prospective, Controlled Study
*Purpose: Polyoma BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) of KTRs is associated with adverse outcome, since no specific therapy exists. EVR showed promising antiviral effects but systematic…
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