2020 American Transplant Congress
Younger Age is Associated with Improved Survival in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation Alone for Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
*Purpose: Neuroendocrine tumor (NET) metastases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The role of liver transplantation to treat unresectable metastases from NET is…2020 American Transplant Congress
Health-Related Quality of Life after Anonymous Nondirected Living Liver Donation: A Multi-Center, North American Collaboration
*Purpose: Literature on anonymous or ‘altruistic’ nondirected living liver donors (ND-LLDs) remains sparse as living donor liver transplant (LDLT) programs continue to explore the utilization…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Express High Levels of DAP12, TREM2 and PD-L1 and Promote Effector T Cell Exhaustion and Augmented Treg Responses in Spontaneous Liver Transplant Tolerance
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: The precise mechanisms of liver transplant tolerance are yet to be elucidated. Non-conventional plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are thought to promote immune regulation, including…2020 American Transplant Congress
Inactive Status Changes Disproportionately Impacts the Probability of Obtaining a Deceased Donor Liver Transplant in Donation Service Areas with Higher MMaT
1Yale, New Haven, CT, 2UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Liver transplant (LT) rate is typically calculated by including both active and inactive patients, despite the fact that inactive patients are unable to receive…2020 American Transplant Congress
Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Gene Expression Profiling of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) during liver transplantation is an important factor that leads to graft dysfunction and even recipient death. This study aims to explore…2020 American Transplant Congress
Concurrent Final Acceptance Associated with Decreased Deceased Donor Liver Utilization
*Purpose: With broader sharing for candidates with high MELD scores, it is not unusual for liver candidates to receive offers from multiple donors. Accepting multiple…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donation after Circulatory Death Allografts on Outcomes Following Liver Re-Transplantation in the United States
*Purpose: Scarcity of donor organs in liver transplantation (LT) has necessitated consideration of donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors. Complications following LT and disease recurrence…2020 American Transplant Congress
Acute Liver Failure Requiring Liver Transplantation Due to Acute Hepatitis A Infection: A Case Series
*Purpose: On August 1, Philadelphia declared a public health emergency regarding rapid increases in new acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) cases, with 355 locally-acquired cases…2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Prediction in the Meld-NA Era: The Tremendous Impact of Liver Related Complications
*Purpose: The MELD-Na score widely used for medical decision making but is not a good predictor of patient outcomes at low scores. Although portal hypertensive…2020 American Transplant Congress
Taking on Pediatric Liver Tumors – Beyond Hepatoblastoma
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Background. Hepatic angiosarcomas, hepatocellular carcinoma, hemangioendothelioma, and rhabdomyosarcoma of the bile ducts are very rare tumors in children with historically poor prognosis. Median survival…
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