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Submitting an abstract to the American Transplant Congress means that it will be peer reviewed and may be accepted for either an oral or a poster presentation. All accepted abstracts will be published in an online Supplement to The American Journal of Transplantation (AJT), the Joint Journal of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and American Society of Transplantation (AST).
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Join us in sunny Phoenix, AZ at the beautiful Biltmore Hotel, February 8-10, 2018 for this exciting meeting! This year's topic will focus on breaking through regulatory barriers to unleash the innovation needed to advance the field of transplantation!
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We are collaborating with the transplant community to improve the health of transplant patients through
• Innovative approaches and partnerships in data generation
• Working to improve long-term graft and patient survival
• Encouraging success through patient programs and outreach
We are committed to you, your patients, and the future of transplantation
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Check out AST's archived webinars and journal clubs, and watch educational content when it's convenient for you. The AST also offers a variety of resources for different transplant specialties, all available on our easy-to-search website.
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A blood test that measures donor-derived cell-free DNA, a direct indicator of kidney injury
Ideal rejection surveillance tool with high NPV and specificity
Clinically and analytically validated
Will be covered by Medicare at launch
Learn more at www.allosure.com
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The Comprehensive Trainee Curriculum (CTC) is AST's latest addition to its member benefits. This feature is an online educational platform that features dozens of webinars on various concentrations of transplantation.
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October 17, 2017 2 p.m. Online Activity
For more information, click here.
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"Zbtb7a Induction in Alveolar Macrophages is Implicated in Anti-HLA–Mediated Lung Allograft Rejection"
November 20, 2017 | 12 p.m. ET | Online activity
For more information: https://www.myast.org/education/astajt-journal-club
"THE NATIONAL LANDSCAPE OF LIVING KIDNEY DONOR FOLLOW-UP IN THE UNITED STATES"
December 7, 2017 | 2 p.m. ET | Online activity
For more information: https://www.myast.org/education/astajt-journal-club
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The Transplant Nephrology Core Curriculum (TNCC) is an online program jointly provided by the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation. The TNCC focuses on key information needed to prepare for the American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology Board Certification and Maintenance of Certification examinations.
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The AST is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Board Elections. Open positions on the Board of Directors include President-Elect, Treasurer (two-year term), and three Councilors-at-Large (three-year terms). The term of service begins with the rotation of the Board at the Town Hall that will be held during the 2018 American Transplant Congress in Seattle, WA.
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There's now a new, innovative way to contribute to the AST, and all it takes is your spare change. The AST has partnered with CoinUp, an app that allows you to donate your spare change directly to the AST, every time you make a purchase with your credit or debit card by virtually rounding up your “spare change” on each transaction.
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The AST is pleased to honor contributions of its membership and the transplant community through the new Innovation Award for significant projects/programs and ten various Achievement Awards. We encourage our members to nominate deserving candidates for consideration. Learn about all AST Awards.
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The OPTN/UNOS Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee will host a national webinar Friday, Sept. 29, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. EDT, to summarize SRTR modeling results for the current proposal to enhance liver distribution. The webinar will also provide an additional opportunity for public questions and feedback regarding the proposal.
Final modeling results performed by the SRTR have been posted to the OPTN website. The webinar will highlight key findings and address questions about the modeling process and results.
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American Journal of Transplantation
Ischemia–reperfusion injury (IRI) evokes intragraft inflammatory responses, which markedly augment alloimmune responses against the graft. Understanding the mechanisms underlying these responses is fundamental to develop therapeutic regimens to prevent/ameliorate organ IRI. Here, we demonstrate that IRI results in a marked increase in mitochondrial damage and autophagy in dendritic cells (DCs).
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A key objective in the use of immunosuppression after kidney transplantation is to attain the optimal balance between efficacy and safety. In a phase 3b, multicenter, randomized, open-label, noninferiority study, the incidences of clinical events, renal dysfunction, and adverse events (AEs) were analyzed at 12 months in 309 de novo renal transplant recipients receiving everolimus (EVR), low-dose tacrolimus (LTac), and prednisone.
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American Journal of Transplantation
Cystatin C and beta-2-microglobulin (B2M) are filtration markers associated with adverse outcomes in nontransplant populations, sometimes with stronger associations than for creatinine. We evaluated associations of estimated glomerular filtration rate from cystatin C (eGFRcys), B2M (eGFRB2M), and creatinine (eGFRcr) with cardiovascular outcomes, mortality, and kidney failure in stable kidney transplant recipients using a case–cohort study nested within the Folic Acid for Vascular Outcome Reduction in Transplantation (FAVORIT) Trial.
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The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Dysfunction of the pulmonary allograft with impaired oxygenation and radiographic opacities consistent with pulmonary edema occurs in up to 50% of lung transplant (LTx) recipients.1 In 2005, 4 severity grades of primary graft dysfunction (PGD 0, 1, 2 and 3) were defined by a working group within the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT).1 In most cases, the injury is mild and transient, but in 25% to 30% of cases it can result in severe hypoxemia with a partial pressure of oxygen/fraction of inspired oxygen ratio (PaO2/FIO2) of <200 LTx.
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Although the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease sodium (MELD Na) score is now used for liver transplant allocation in the United States, mortality prediction may be underestimated by the score. Using aggregated electronic health record data from 7834 adult patients with cirrhosis, we determined whether the cause of cirrhosis or cirrhosis complications was associated with an increased risk of death among patients with a MELD Na score ≤15 and whether patients with the greatest risk of death could benefit from liver transplantation (LT).
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