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2020 American Transplant Congress
Evolution of Molecular Lung Transplant Biopsy Assessment: Rejection Can be Detected in Mucosal as Well as Transbronchial Biopsies
M. D. Parkes¹, K. Halloran², P. Halloran², &. the INTERLUNG Study Group³
¹Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³., ., AB, Canada
*Purpose: We recently developed a Molecular Microscope® (MMDx) rejection assessment platform for mucosal biopsies from the third airway bifurcation (3BMB) and transbronchial biopsies (TBB) from…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety of Pre-Emptive Plasma Exchange and Rituximab in Prevention of Recurrent Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis after Kidney Transplantation in High-Risk Patients
D. Christiadi, R. Charif, A. Kousios, M. Loucaidou
Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Center, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is considered the leading cause of nephrotic syndrome in the adult population. Following kidney transplantation (KT), the recurrence rate of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Tacrolimus Concentrations Are Associated with Measures of Body Composition in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. S. Parker¹, B. Derstine², J. Sullivan², S. Wang², A. Mazurek¹, D. Cron¹, S. Waits¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Morphomic Analysis Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Tacrolimus (Tacro) is essential for kidney transplant immunosuppression but has a narrow therapeutic window. Tacro dosing preventing rejection must be balanced with potential delayed…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Single Center Experience with Allograft Pancreatectomy
V. Gurram, A. Farney, J. Rogers, G. Orlando, C. Jay, R. Stratta, D. Harriman
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston Salem, NC
*Purpose: Limited data on indications for and outcomes following allograft pancreatectomy (AP) exist. The purpose of this study was to analyze our single center experience…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Pumping in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation—Does it Matter?
M. MacConmara, J. Gattineni, D. Desai, P. Vagefi, C. S. Hwang
UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Pulsatile perfusion of deceased donor kidneys is commonly practiced in adult kidney transplantation. We examined the practice of pulsatile perfusion in pediatric patients undergoing…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Marijuana Use Among Liver Transplant Recipients
K. G. Yan, L. Forman
Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: The effect of marijuana (MJ) use on liver transplant (LTx) outcomes is unclear. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of MJ and cannabidiol (CBD)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Locally Unresectable, Undifferentiated Embryonal Cell Sarcoma
B. I. Babu, D. L. Bigam, K. Z. Dajani, J. A. Shapiro, N. Kneteman
General Surgery ( HPB & Transplant), University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Undifferentiated Embryonal Cell Sarcoma (UESL) of the liver is the third most common malignant liver disease of childhood presenting as a rapidly enlarging intra-abdominal…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Epithelial To Mesenchymal Transition Mediates Engraftment Of Endoderm And Hepatic Progenitor Cells In The Quiescent Liver
W. S. Fagg¹, N. Lui², L. Patrikeev³, O. Saldarriaga*⁴, H. Lerner-Stevenson⁵, V. Popov⁶, M. Motamade³, J. H. Fair¹
¹Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ²Surgery, Naiyou Lui, Galveston, TX, ³Ophthalmology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ⁴Pathology, Omar Saldarriaga, Galveston, TX, ⁵pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ⁶Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
*Purpose: Stem cell transplantation to the liver is a promising therapeutic strategy for a variety of disorders. Hepatocyte transplantation has short term efficacy, but can…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Assessing Interventions to Improve Patient Care Conducted by Pharmacists at an Outpatient Renal Transplant Clinic within a Collaborative Pharmacy Practice Agreement
K. Johnson, R. Chelewski, A. Langone, M. Peter, A. Zuckerman
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: A collaborative pharmacy practice agreement (CPPA) permits pharmacists to perform clinical services under the guidance of a supervising physician without direct physician intervention. We…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Twice Weekly Valganciclovir for Cytomegalovirus Infection Prophylaxis in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Delayed Graft Function on Hemodialysis
S. A. Mehta¹, A. Katz², R. Dieter², P. Jen², J. Siegfried², J. Papadopoulos², T. Lewis²
¹Infectious Diseases, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ²Pharmacy, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
*Purpose: The incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains high in the first year following kidney transplantation. Valganciclovir (VGC) is commonly prescribed in the early post-operative period…

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