2017 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Reduction in Pre-Existing Donor-Specific Antibody Levels After Belatacept- vs Cyclosporine-Based Immunosuppression.
1Emory University, Atlanta, GA; 2Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ
Purpose: We explored the effect of belatacept (bela)- and cyclosporine (CsA)-based immunosuppression (IS) on pre-existing donor-specific antibody (DSA) levels by mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Lack of Utility of KDPI in Dual Kidneys from Donors at the Extremes of Age.
Transplant, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC
The study purpose was to analyze outcomes in recipients of pediatric dual en bloc (EB) kidneys from small pediatric donors (SPDs, age ≤ 3 years)…2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor Smoking History Associated with Increased Risk of Death Following Lung Transplantation, but Lower Risk of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome.
Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Purpose: The impact of donor smoking history on long term mortality, causes of mortality and the development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) following lung transplantation…2017 American Transplant Congress
Assessment and Transplantation of Declined Human Kidneys Using Ex-Vivo Normothermic Kidney Perfusion.
PurposeThe aim of this study was to make more kidneys available for transplantation by using ex-vivo normothermic kidney perfusion (EVKP) technology to assess the quality…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Kidney Transplantation from Deceased Octogenarian Donors.
Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Uniti, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
In order to expand the donor pool, the utilization of kidneys otherwise discarded because of extremely old age or comorbidities has been evaluated.We retrospectively analyzed…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Single Center's Experience of Direct Acting Anti-Viral Agents in HCV Positive Patients Receiving an HCV Positive Kidney.
Background: Nearly 8% of patients in the U.S. undergoing hemodialysis are Hepatitis C (HCV) positive. There is a survival benefit in HCV positive patients who…2017 American Transplant Congress
KDPI and Small (<20 kg) Pediatric Kidney Donors.
1Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle; 2Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis
Use of small (≤20 kg) donor kidneys in pediatric candidates has declined under the new kidney allocation system (KAS), from 5.0% of pediatric kidney-alone transplants…2017 American Transplant Congress
Accepting a High-KDPI Kidney versus Waiting for Another Offer Can Improve Chances of a Functioning Graft.
1Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN; 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Less than 50% of waitlisted candidates undergo a first deceased donor transplant within 5 years. Yet approximately 20% of recovered kidneys and >50% of kidneys…2017 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Outcomes in Renal Transplantation Using Machine Perfusion for the Preservation of Kidneys from Expanded Criteria Donor.
Agence de la Biomedecine, Saint Denis La Plaine, France
Introduction:The shortage of kidney grafts led to retrieve organs from old donors with one or more co-morbidities, considered as “expanded criteria donors” (ECD). In France,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Abrogating MyD88 Signaling in Donor Lung Resident Hematopoietic Cells Promotes Cell Based Tolerance Induction in Lung Allografts in Mice.
Objectives: MyD88 signaling plays an important role in allograft rejection and tolerance induction. This study is designed to determine the cellular base of MyD88 expression…
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