2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Belatacept Conversion on Renal Function, Histology and Gene Expression in Kidney Transplant Patients with Chronic Active Antibody-Mediated Rejection
1Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 2ATAGC, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Chronic active antibody mediated rejection (cABMR) is a major cause kidney transplant (KT) loss. Current therapies have unclear efficacy and side effects. Basic and…2020 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Regimen Adherence for Kidney Recipients by Engaging Information Technologies: Update on the Take It Trial
*Purpose: In 2017, the TAKE IT trial began its evaluation of a multifaceted, technology-enabled, transplant center-based intervention to monitor medication adherence behaviors among Kidney Transplant…2020 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept Every Two Month Maintenance Dosing in Kidney Transplantation: A Randomized, Non-Inferiority Trial
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Maintenance immunosuppression with belatacept following kidney transplantation results in a reduced risk of patient death and graft loss as compared to calcineurin inhibitors. However,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Hydroxychloroquine is Associated with Better Patient and Graft Survival in Kidney Transplant Patients with Lupus Nephritis as Cause of ESRD
*Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) use leads to better patient and renal survival in patients with lupus nephritis (LN). Whether the clinical benefits of HCQ extends to…2020 American Transplant Congress
Analyzing Causes for Death-Censored Graft Failure
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: Since it has been proposed that several causes could contribute to graft loss (GL), we analyzed graft failure in our center and attributed a…2020 American Transplant Congress
Normothermic Ex-Vivo Kidney Perfusion is Superior to Anoxic and Oxygenated Hypothermic Machine Perfusion for the Preservation of DCD Porcine Kidney Grafts
*Purpose: To increase the donor pool, better preservation strategies for the storage of marginal kidney grafts are crucial. Currently, kidney grafts are either stored on…2020 American Transplant Congress
Creation of a Low-Cost Kidney Transplant Surgery Simulator and Survey of its Utility for Education
Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
*Purpose: Surgical skills education in transplant surgery is challenging as center-specific outcomes are scrutinized and trainees’ exposure to the sub-specialty is decreasing. Simulation could overcome…2020 American Transplant Congress
Use of tCRM to Aid Diagnosis of Allograft Rejection in Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: To apply an unbiased, quantitative, molecular profiling score for graft inflammation using standardized assays, in the context of a prospective clinical trial in kidney…2020 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Significance of C4d and HLA-DSA on Post-Transplant Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Antibody-Mediated Rejection
*Purpose: The clinicopathological diagnosis of rejection after kidney transplantation (KT) was well defined by Banff classification. In the diagnosis of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), the presence…2020 American Transplant Congress
HCV Viremic Kidneys for Uninfected Recipients with DAA Treatment Offers Sustained Virologic Response
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Development of direct acting anti-viral medications (DAA) have offered cure rates for hepatitis C infection (HCV) approaching 100%. This has provided the ability to…
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