2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Combined Liver/Lung Transplantation for Cystic Fibrosis Using SRTR Analysis.
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic multi-system disease affecting approximately 1 in every 2500 newborns globally. Pulmonary transplantation is indicated in patients with severe bronchiectasis and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Liver Transplantation for Alpha-1 Antritrypsin Deficiency: A UNOS Database Analysis.
PurposeAlpha-1 Antritypsin Deficiency (ATD) is a heterogeneous disease, and is an important indication for liver transplantation (LT) in children. We examine the ATD population requiring…2017 American Transplant Congress
Status 1 Liver Transplantation: Changes in Characteristics and Outcome Over Time.
General Surgery, University of Hawaii, JABSOM, Honolulu, HI
Purpose: Approximately 5% of liver transplants (LT) annually require this urgently as “Status 1." The aim of this study is to characterize patients who received…2017 American Transplant Congress
Rates of Lost to Follow-Up Among Pediatric Heart, Kidney, and Liver Transplant Recipients.
Background. Pediatric transplant recipients are typically transitioned to adult transplant programs for post-transplant care after age 18. For pediatric kidney (KI) recipients transitioning to adult…2017 American Transplant Congress
Rapamycin Maintenance Therapy in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients Associated with Trend Toward Decreasing Th2 Cytokine Levels Compared to Tacrolimus Therapy.
1Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO; 2University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Background: Maintenance immunosuppression after liver transplantation with tacrolimus (TAC) may have progressive fibrosis on serial allograft biopsies. mTOR inhibitors such as rapamycin (RAPA) may abrogate…2017 American Transplant Congress
Disease Progression on Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Is a Strong Predictor of Recurrence for Pediatric Hepatoblastoma.
1Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; 2Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
Purpose. In addition to peri-operative chemotherapy, proper triage between orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and partial hepatectomy (PH) is critical to limiting disease recurrence in pediatric…2017 American Transplant Congress
Tolerant Pediatric Liver Transplant (LT) Recipients (TOL) from WISP-R (NCT00320606) Split into Two Phenotypically Distinct Groups by PD1 Expression on CD4+ T Cells at Baseline, Prior to Immunosuppression Withdrawal (ISW).
Background: Combinations of cell surface markers such as PD1, CD57, and/or KLRG1 identify T cells that may fail to respond to cognate antigen challenge –…2017 American Transplant Congress
HOPE Act – The First Year.
United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
Background: The HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act, enacted on 11/21/13, allows for research on transplants of kidneys (KI) or livers (LI) from HIV+ donors…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of the Procurement Surgeon on Transplanted Abdominal Organ Outcomes: An OPTN/SRTR Analysis to Evaluate Regional Organ Procurement Collaboration.
OBJECTIVE: A number of single center studies have demonstrated utility of regional organ procurement collaboration to reduce travel redundancy by procuring surgical teams with no…2017 American Transplant Congress
Different Prognostic Factors for Early and Late Recurrence After Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Recurrence after liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unsatisfactory. However, some patients with HCC recurrence after LT show good long-term survival results. The…
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