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AM23-TU-05-L: Use of Apheresis Modalities for the Management of Solid Organ Transplant Rejection (Live)
Therapeutic apheresis modalities, including therapeutic plasma exchange and extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP), are increasingly being utilized as part of the multidisciplinary care of solid organ transplant recipients. This session will compare and contrast different treatment regimens currently employed for preventing and treating solid organ transplant rejection. We will review the indications for initiating treatment with apheresis and the impact on patient outcomes. We will review the pathophysiology of organ rejection and more recent data on using ECP to induce organ tolerance. We will highlight ECP's role in managing chronic lung allograft rejection.
Speaker(s):
Grace
Lee,
MD,
Assistant Professor,
Duke University Medical Center
Joseph
Leventhal,
MD, PhD, FACS,
Fowler McCormick Professor of Surgery; Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center,
Northwestern Medical Group
Michael
Tsifansky,
MD, FAAP,
Medical Director Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program,
Children's National Hospital
Jennifer
Webb,
MD, MSCE,
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Therapeutic Apheresis,
Children's National Hospital