Articles tagged "Survival"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Pig-To-Baboon Liver Xenotransplantation Utilizing Genetically Modified Swine
D. Detelich¹, C. G. Rickert¹, T. M. Coe¹, S. Kimura¹, I. Rosales¹, H. Deng¹, H. Yeh¹, W. Qin², Y. Kan², J. Layer², M. Youd², W. Westlin², L. Yang², J. F. Markmann¹
¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²eGenesis, Cambridge, MA
*Purpose: Pig-to-baboon liver xenotransplant (LXT) continues with significant hurdles, including thrombocytopenia, coagulation dysregulation and rejection with the longest reported survival of 29 days utilizing a…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Liver Transplant Survivors
M. Haberal¹, E. Ayvazoglu Soy¹, G. Moray¹, F. Ozcay², A. Torgay³
¹Department of General Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ²Pediatric Nephrology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ³Anaesthesia, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
*Purpose: Few reports mentioned about long term survey. In this study, we aimed to report the outcomes of our long term LT survivors (LTS).*Methods: Our…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Bronchial Artery Revascularization in Lung Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
T. J. O'Malley¹, A. M. Jordan¹, E. J. Maynes¹, A. Saxena¹, K. W. Prochno¹, T. K. Rajab², H. T. Massey¹, R. C. Daly³, V. Tchantchaleishvili¹
¹Division of Cardiac Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ³Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Bronchial artery revascularization (BAR) during lung transplantation has been hypothesized to improve early tracheal healing and delay the onset of bronchiolitis obliterans. We evaluated…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Extracorporeal Photopheresis in a Full-Mismatch Kidney Transplant Rat Model
J. Rovira¹, G. J. Piñeiro², M. Lazo-Rodriguez³, M. J. Ramirez-Bajo¹, E. Banon-Maneus³, N. Hierro-Garcia³, P. Ventura-Aguiar², J. Cid⁴, M. Lozano⁴, F. Diekmann²
¹Laboratori Experimental de Nefrologia i Trasplantament (LENIT), IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, ²Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Laboratori Experimental de Nefrologia i Trasplantament (LENIT), Fundació Clínic per la Recerca Biomèdica (FCRB), Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Apheresis Unit, Department of Hemotherapy and Hemostasis, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is an immunomodulatory cell therapy based on the infusion of autologous cellular products exposed to ultraviolet light (UV), in the presence…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Optimal Timing of Renal Transplantation in Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Transplant: A Retrospective Analysis of the UNOS/OPTN Database
A. S. Karim, G. E. Leverson, J. W. Smith, D. P. Foley
Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: In patients receiving a simultaneous heart-kidney transplant (SHKT) the optimal timing of performing the kidney transplant remains controversial. In the immediate approach (iHKT), the…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Depletional Induction Improves Kidney Graft and Patient Survival in Recipients with a Previous Liver Transplant in the United States
S. M. Riad¹, N. Lim¹, S. Jackson², A. Matas³, J. Lake¹
¹Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN, ³Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Induction choices for kidney-after-liver transplant recipients are variable. We examined the impact of kidney induction types on kidney graft and patient survival in liver…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Early Outcomes with the Liver-Kidney Safety Net
R. M. Cannon¹, D. S. Goldberg², D. E. Eckhoff¹, D. J. Anderson¹, B. J. Orandi¹, J. E. Locke¹
¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: A safety net policy was implemented in August 2017 giving liver alone recipients with significant renal dysfunction post-transplant priority for subsequent renal transplantation. This…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Improving Access to Transplantation and Outcomes for African American Patients
D. Bekbolsynov, O. Ekwenna, B. Mierzejewska, J. Borucka, S. A. Khuder, M. Rees, R. Green, S. Stepkowski
University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
*Purpose: Black or African American patients are clearly disadvantaged in comparison to Caucasian patients both in terms of the access to kidney transplantation and post-transplant…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Lacripep^TM and its Analogs Act as Novel Interventional Agents to Promote Long-Term Islet Transplantation Outcomes
M. Ma¹, K. Teixeira², G. Laurie², K. Brayman¹, P. Chhabra¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ²Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: To study the prosecretory, prosurvival, and mitogenic effect of Lacripep™ and its analogs in enhancing islet viability, increasing insulin secretion and promoting long-term islet…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Perioperative Results of Lung Transplantation in a Newly Established, High-Volume Lung Transplantation Center in China
F. Xiao¹, Z. Zhang¹, H. Feng¹, M. Li², W. Chen³, C. Liang¹, J. Chen³
¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China, ²Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Department of Lung Transplantation, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
*Purpose: The number of patients with end-stage lung disease is huge in China, lung transplantation is the only effective method. By presenting the perioperative results…