2020 American Transplant Congress
Lung Transplantation for Patients with Pneumoconiosis in China: A Multicenter Experience from 2015-2019
*Purpose: The pneumoconiosis are parenchymal lung diseases that arise from inhalation of dusts. And lung transplantation is an effective method for the treatment of end-stage…2020 American Transplant Congress
Sirolimus Plus Tacrolimus Immunosuppression, with or without Mycophenolate Mofetil, May Improve Survival after Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome in Lung Transplant Patients
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: There are very few ways to improve survival after bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), the leading cause of death in lung transplant patients. Two long-term…2020 American Transplant Congress
Eosinophils Maintain Lung Allograft Tolerance by Sequestering CD8+ T Cells in Bronchial Associated Lymphoid Tissue
*Purpose: It has been recently described that eosinophils can facilitate immunosuppression-mediated acceptance of murine lung allografts. But the role of eosinophils in long term maintenance…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the 2015 LAS Revisions on Lung Candidates with Pulmonary Vascular Disease
1UNOS, Richmond, VA, 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: On February 19, 2015 a major revision to the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) was implemented with the goal of more accurately reflecting waitlist urgency…2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in the Transplant Population at a University Transplant Center in Northern Florida
Medicine/IDGM, Univ of Florida, College of Med, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the number of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections in the United States, especially in the…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Ratio between Naïve and Memory B Cells is Associated with Development of Early Donor-Specific Antibodies within the First Month after Lung Transplantation
*Purpose: After lung transplantation (LuTx), the development of early donor HLA-specific antibodies (eDSA) has been shown to be associated with antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) and poor…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcome Implications of Prescription Opioid and Benzodiazepine in Lung Transplant Patients: Analysis of Linked Registry and Pharmacy Claims Data
*Purpose: To investigate the frequency, correlates, and outcomes associated with prescription opioid and benzodiazepine use before and after lung transplant (LuTx).*Methods: We examined a linkage…2020 American Transplant Congress
Co-Stimulatory Blockade Immunosuppression Facilitates Lung Allograft Acceptance Through an Increase in Local IL-5 Production by Type 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells
Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: We have recently demonstrated that co-stimulatory blockade (CSB)-induced mouse lung allograft acceptance depends on a rapid influx of eosinophils that function to downregulate T…2020 American Transplant Congress
Monitoring the Removal of Donation Service Area from Lung Allocation
*Purpose: In 2017 the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) altered US lung allocation policy by replacing the donor service area (DSA) with a 250…2020 American Transplant Congress
Has Every Possible Life Been Saved?: Rummaging Through the Discard Heap
*Purpose: To determine the reasons that deceased donor organs were allocated but not transplanted (TXP) in a large organ procurement organization (OPO).*Methods: All organs allocated…
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