2020 American Transplant Congress
The Economic Impact of HCV D+/R- Kidney Transplantation
1Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA, 2Transplantation, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: In September 2018, we began offering carefully screened kidney transplant candidates the opportunity for transplantation with kidneys from hepatitis C (HCV) positive deceased donors.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Is the Epitope Mismatch Load Enough to Identify HLA-DQ Mismatches with a Low Risk for De Novo DSA Development?
*Purpose: The development of de novo donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (dnDSA) remains a major risk factor for poor long-term kidney allograft outcomes. In particular, anti-HLA-DQ dnDSAs,…2020 American Transplant Congress
A Two-Step Cell-Based Assay Predicts Immunosuppression-Related Adverse Events in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Transplantation Unit, Renal Division, Medecine Department, Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada
*Purpose: No clinical tool is available to dynamically access immunosuppression status, which results in serious, often life-threatening adverse effects of immunosuppressants. We recently validated that…2020 American Transplant Congress
Human Organ Culture: A Novel Method for Evaluation of Reperfusion Injury in Human Kidney
*Purpose: Evaluate the ability of human organ culture to assess protein secretion during a model of reperfusion injury.*Methods: Biopsies are obtained from transplanted-declined human kidneys…2020 American Transplant Congress
Thymoglobulin Dose and Incidence of Biopsy Proven Acute Rejections in the Early Post Transplant Period
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Optimal dosing of thymoglobulin (ATG) for induction has not been well defined. Our protocol aims for 5-6mg/kg cumulative dose divided over 4 doses. However,…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
The Evolution and Impact of ABMR Histology and Transplant Glomerulopathy in the Presence or Absence of HLA-DSA
*Purpose: After kidney transplantation, the occurrence of ABMRh (=histological picture of antibody-mediated rejection) and transplant glomerulopathy (cg) has been reported, both in the presence and…2020 American Transplant Congress
Multi- National Survey among Nephrologists & Transplant Surgeons about the Suitability and Acceptance of the Marginal Live Kidney Donors with Active Heavy Smoking or Intermittent Drug Abuse
*Purpose: Potential kidney donors who actively smoke heavily or had intermittent illegal drug use (IIDU) are mostly excluded from donating a kidney. Tobacco use in…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
Incidence of Skin Cancer – A Long Term Outcome of Immunosuppression in Renal Transplant Recipients Associated with the Usage of Azathioprine
*Purpose: The main cause of mortality in Kidney Transplant Recipient’s (KTRs) is malignancy. The cancer incidence is increased by treating with immunosuppressive agents and longer…
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