2020 American Transplant Congress
Flagging of Transplant Centers Associated with Increased Waitlist Mortality among Liver Candidates
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Previous studies have demonstrated decreased transplant rates among poor performing transplant centers meeting Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) flagging criteria. However, no…2020 American Transplant Congress
Graft Survival after Liver Transplantation for Patients with Cholangiocarcinoma
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) with neoadjuvant chemoradiation is increasingly utilized for the treatment for unresectable cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), however, post-LT graft survival is not well described.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence and Predictors of Sensory Polyneuropathic Signs and Symptoms in Renal Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Sensory polyneuropathy is a common finding in renal transplant recipients (RTR). Patients with end stage renal disease are at a high risk to develop…2020 American Transplant Congress
Suspected Vape Use in Lung Donor
*Purpose: E-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) is a recently described disease entity prominently reported throughout many sources. Thus far, diagnosis is primarily…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Association between Alloimmunity and De Novo Glomerulonephritis Post Kidney Transplantation
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: In contrast to recurrent immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis (ICGN), de novo ICGN of the allograft is poorly characterized. We hypothesize that alloimmunity results in immune-complex…2020 American Transplant Congress
Biomarkers AFP in Combination with AFP-l3 and DCP Predicts Tumor Progression in Treatment Native HCC Patients
Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment with locoregional therapy (LRT) is standard treatment to downstage within Milan Criteria. In this study, we retrospectively analyzed early-stage HCC…2020 American Transplant Congress
Real-Time Viability Assessment During Normothermic Machine Perfusion with Resonance Raman Spectroscopy
*Purpose: Viability assessment during normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) continues to lack objective metrics that facilitate accurate clinical decision making, in order to minimize discard rates…2020 American Transplant Congress
Type 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells Are Associated with a Successful Intestinal Transplant
1MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC, 2Georgetown University, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) play fundamental roles in mucosal barrier functionality and tissue homeostasis. We hypothesized that protective IL-22-producing NKp44+ILC3 subsets are reduced under…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of ANG-3777 on Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor C-MET Signaling
Angion Biomedica, Uniondale, NY
*Purpose: Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) regulates cell growth, development and tissue repair. HGF activity is mediated by the c-MET signaling pathway. The biological effects of…2020 American Transplant Congress
A Video Education Intervention to Improve Kidney Transplant Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Dialysis Center End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients
*Purpose: Only 34% of incident ESRD patients are referred for transplant (Tx) evaluation within 12 months of initiating dialysis. There is great need for effective…
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