2020 American Transplant Congress
Development and Impact of DSA after Lung Transplant
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) after lung transplant (LT) is a serious complication, potentially leading to graft failure despite advances in drug therapy. Diagnosis and treatment…2020 American Transplant Congress
Medication Adherence in Thoracic Transplant Candidates
*Purpose: Medication non-adherence is associated with poor outcomes in transplant recipients. It can be challenging to identify candidates at risk for medication non-adherence. The simplified…2020 American Transplant Congress
Invasive Aspergillosis in Lung Transplant Recipients with Aspergillus Colonization Beyond One Year after Transplant
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Antifungal prophylaxis is recommended for Aspergillus colonization within a year in lung transplant recipients (LTRs) to prevent invasive aspergillosis (IA). However, the rate of…2020 American Transplant Congress
Donor Lung Travel Distance and Time
1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 2SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, 3University of Washington, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: With the policy change from donation service area (DSA) to 250 nautical miles (NM) as the first unit of US lung allocation, distances between…2020 American Transplant Congress
Phage Therapy for Mycobacterium Abscessus (Mab) Infection after Lung Transplant (LT)
*Purpose: LT recipients with Mab infections have poor outcomes. We describe a patient with refractory Mab infection treated with mycobacteriophage therapy.*Methods: A 56-year-old woman with…2020 American Transplant Congress
First Report of Successful CD38-Antagonist Daratumumab Augmented Carfilzomib-Based Treatment of Refractory Definite AMR of the Lung Allograft
1AdventHealth, Orlando, FL, 2University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) after lung transplant (LT) is associated with early progressive chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) and death. Therapeutic regimens remain poorly evaluated.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life During the First Year in Lung Transplantation Recipients
Lung Transplant Center, Wuxi People’s Hospital, Wuxi, China
*Purpose: This longitudinal study was conducted to recognize the tracks of HRQOL during the first year after transplantation and the main factors associated with HRQOL…2020 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy of Prophylactic Valganciclovir Dosing after Solid Organ Transplant
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: At centers where antiviral prophylaxis is used after solid organ transplant, valganciclovir is administered for the prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV). At Loyola University Medical…2020 American Transplant Congress
Green Channel of Human Organ Transport (GCHOT) Improved the Utilization Rate of Chinese Citizens’ Donated Lungs: A Single-Center Data Analysis
Wuxi Lung Transplant Center, Wuxi, China
*Purpose: Lung transplantation in China has been developing for over forty years. Wuxi lung transplant center has the largest lung transplant (LT) volume nationwide. It…2020 American Transplant Congress
Statin Use May Be Associated with Lower Risk of Invasive Aspergillosis in Lung Transplant Recipients
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Statins are competitive inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase, that catalyses the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, which is involved in the synthesis of cholesterol in…
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