2020 American Transplant Congress
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)+ Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD) is Associated with Tumor CCL3/CCL4 Expression and an Increase in Tumor-Infiltrating Monocytes
*Purpose: PTLD is a serious post-transplant complication that encompasses a spectrum of abnormal lymphoproliferations, including B cell lymphoma-type PTLDs. Although many are EBV-driven, a significant…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Patients with Cholangiocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survival Rates
1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Liver transplant (LT) accompanied by neoadjuvant chemoradiation has emerged as the only curative option for unresectable cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Although numerous centers have published their…2020 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy of Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Stenting for Symptomatic Gallbladder Disease in Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
*Purpose: Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder (cystic duct) stenting has been shown to be an effective treatment option for symptomatic gallbladder disease in patients with cirrhosis. However,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Non-Linear Relationship between Recipient BMI and Survival Outcomes after Liver Transplantation-A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis
*Purpose: Dose-response relationship between preoperative and postoperative body mass index (BMI) and survival outcomes after liver transplantation (LT) has not been clearly defined yet.*Methods: PubMed,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Epidemiology of Cannabis Use and Associated Outcomes among Kidney Transplant Recipients a Meta Analysis
*Purpose: Cannabis is the most commonly used recreational drug in the United States and transplant acceptability for cannabis using candidates varies among transplant centers. In…2020 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery to Achieve Sufficient Weight Loss for Heart Transplant Candidacy: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
1UAB, Birmingham, AL, 2USC, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: As the obesity epidemic grows, it can be expected that an increasing number of heart failure patients will be precluded from heart transplant based…2019 American Transplant Congress
Aorto-Iliac Calcification is a Risk Factor for Inferior Patient and Graft Survival in Kidney Transplant Recipients; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
HPB/Transplant surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: While the incidence of transplanting a kidney onto atherosclerotic iliac arteries is becoming more common, little is known about the clinical outcome. We performed…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Donor-Specific IFN-γ ELISPOT as a Predictor of Allograft Rejection: A Diagnostic Test Accuracy Meta-Analysis
*Purpose: Pre-transplant interferon-γ (IFN-γ) enzyme-linked immunospot (IFN- γ ELISPOT) has been proposed as a tool to quantify alloreactivity of memory T cells and estimate the…2019 American Transplant Congress
Subtyping Of Histologically Stable Kidney Transplants In Molecular Meta-analysis
*Purpose: Histologically stable allografts have been shown to have molecular inflammation by prior gene expression studies. Nevertheless, there are no methodologies in place to sub-group…2019 American Transplant Congress
Epidemiology of Parvovirus B19 and Anemia among Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Persistent anemia has been described in kidney transplant (KTx) recipients with Parvovirus B19 virus infection. However, epidemiology of Parvovirus B19 and Parvovirus B19-related anemia…