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
Sleeve Gastrectomy Compared with Gastric Bypass for Morbidly Obese Liver Transplant Candidates: A Decision Analysis
*Purpose: The use of bariatric surgery has increased for morbidly obese liver transplant candidates for whom placement on the waitlist is often restricted until they…2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Tacrolimus Dose Requirement in Liver Transplant Recipients from African American Donors Compared to Non-African American Donors
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a difference in tacrolimus total daily dose (TDD) exists between those receiving a liver transplant…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of New Onset Atrial Fibrillation on Clinical Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia in liver transplant (LT) recipients but there continues to be a paucity of data on this topic.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Waitlist Mortality is Not Associated with Urbanicity
*Purpose: Because of geographic disparity in transplant rates and organ usage, distance-based liver distribution has been proposed to replace Donor Service Area based distribution. However,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Waitlist Mortality and Transplant Probability for Inactively Listed Liver Patients Depends on Donor Service Areas’ Median MELD at Transplant
*Purpose: Presently, the outcome of patients listed inactive on liver transplant waiting list (WL) are unknown; as inactive patients cannot receive deceased donor organ offers,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Early Recurrence Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Transplantation: Risk Score From A Multi-institutional Study Of > 3000 Patients
*Purpose: Early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after liver transplantation (LT) carries a poor prognosis. We aimed to develop a risk score for early HCC…
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