TTS @ the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva

Marcelo Cantarovich (TTS President) and Marcelle McPhaden (TTS Executive Director)
May 26 (Geneva, Switzerland)

On behalf of The Transplantation Society, at the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, President Marcelo Cantarovich delivered a statement to WHO and international delegates from around the world addressing the WHO Progress Report Human organ and tissue transplantation: https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA75/A75_41-en.pdf

View the video recording of TTS’ statement here: https://www.who.int/about/governance/world-health-assembly/seventy-fifth-world-health-assembly. You may also read TTS’ statement here: TTS_statement_WHA75.pdf and the statement of Spain, supported by 36 member states, Statement_75_WHA_Transplantation.pdf calling for continued WHO efforts and a renewed WHA Resolution on transplantation.

We look forward to continuing to collaborate with the WHO and nation states to advance transplantation around the world.

Transplantation - June 2022 Issue

JUST RELEASED - TRANSPLANTATION - JUNE ISSUE

Packed full of interest for everyone, this issue ranges from a new islet isolation system and better machine perfusion techniques, to long term consequences and risk factors in pancreas, lung, heart and liver transplantation. A brilliant review of tissue resident memory T Cells is just one of a number of fascinating basic science papers this month. Pregnancy after kidney transplantation remains an important goal for many patients and this issue has useful data and advice for those counselling such patients.

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"In View" articles from this issue

Around the World

The First Independent Provincial OPO in China: The Shanxi Experience

Jiang, Wenshi; Sun, Yongkang; Jiang, Feng; Yan, Juan; Wang, Huiying; Yan, Juan; He, Xiangxiang; Ma, Yajie; Wu, Xiaotong
Transplantation. 106(6):1093-1095, June 2022.

Game Changer

Semiallogeneic Pregnancy: A Paradigm Change for T-cell Transplantation Tolerance

Jiang, Wenshi; Sun, Yongkang; Jiang, Feng; Yan, Juan; Wang, Huiying; Yan, Juan; He, Xiangxiang; Ma, Yajie; Wu, Xiaotong
Transplantation. 106(6):1093-1095, June 2022.

People in Transplantation

Dr Alejandro Niño-Murcia, FACS
Transplantation. 106(6):1101-1102, June 2022.

Research Highlights

Issa, Fadi DPhil, FRCS1; Bilici, Merve BSc1; McCallion, Oliver MRCS1
Transplantation. 106(6):1093-1095, June 2022.

IMPORTANT Vice President By-election Details (2022-2026)

In accordance with our bylaws we are holding a by-election for the Vice President (2022-2026) position being vacated by John Fung. We will hold a short call for nomination period (May 20 to June 3, 2022) followed by an election period from June 7 to 27, 2022.

Click the button below to see all eligible candidates.

Mustafa S.A. Al-Mousawi, Kuwait
Nancy Ascher, USA
Ronald W. Busuttil, USA
Felix Cantarovich, France
Steven J. Chadban, Australia
Jeremy Chapman, Australia
A. Benedict Cosimi, USA
Gabriel Danovitch, USA
Francis L. Delmonico, USA
Carlos Diaz, Argentina
Beatriz Domínguez-Gil, Spain
Karen Dwyer, Australia
Hiroto Egawa, Japan
Ronald M. Ferguson, USA
Roy First, USA
Peter J. Friend, UK
Rudolf Garcia-Gallont, Guatemala
Maria Gerbase De Lima, Brazil
Jongwon Ha, Korea
Mehmet Haberal, Turkey
Mark A. Hardy, USA
Vivekanand Jha, India
Paul Keown, Canada
Dirk R. J. Kuypers, Belgium
Stephen Lynch, Australia
Marti Manyalich Vidal, Spain
Alejandro Niño Murcia, Colombia
Philip O'Connell, Australia
Maria Cristina Ribeiro de Castro, Brazil
Camillo Ricordi, USA
David H. Sachs, USA
Eduardo Santiago Delpin, Puerto Rico
Minnie Sarwal, USA
Jean-Paul Soulillou, France
Vasant Sumethkul, Thailand
Manikkam Suthanthiran, USA
Megan Sykes, USA
Shiro Takahara, Japan
Annika Tibell, Sweden
Satoru Todo, Japan
Stefan G. Tullius, USA
Andreas G. Tzakis, USA
Ifeoma Ulasi, Nigeria
Federico Guillermo Villamil, Argentina

To nominate a candidate simply send an email to nominations@tts.org with the name of member you are nominating (click the button below to see who is eligible) along with names of two TTS Members who will support the nomination. The staff at TTS IHQ will contact the nominee and supporters.

If you have any questions please email nominations@tts.org.

May 31 - ISN-TTS WEBINAR: ANTIBODY MEDIATED REJECTION

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May 31 - IPTA-SPLIT Webinar Series Continues

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In Case You Missed It! May 26 ACCC Webinar Recording is Now Available!

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June 10 - TTS-Biotest Webinar Series Continues!

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Registration is now officially open for TTS 2022 - Buenos Aires - Argentina!

Register before June 10 and secure the early bird fee!

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Hotel reservation is now available. Book early as space is limited!

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Check out the program preview available on our website!

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We are exhibiting @ ATC 2022

If you are attending ATC 2022 please come and visit with our Executive Director Marcelle McPhaden!

Most Downloaded Articles in Transplantation journals

Transplantation - Week's Most Downloaded Paper

Repairing and Regenerating Organs for Transplantation Has Become a Reality #TBT

The research described in this issue of Transplantation and summarized in the commentary by Baan highlights the latest developments in the field of tissue engineering, repair and regeneration for organ transplantation.

Transplantation Direct - Week's Most Downloaded Paper

Clinical Validation of a Plasma Donor-derived Cell-free DNA Assay to Detect Allograft Rejection and Injury in Lung Transplant #OpenAccess #TransplantTwitter

Lung transplant patients are vulnerable to various forms of allograft injury, whether from acute rejection (AR) (encompassing acute cellular rejection [ACR] and antibody-mediated rejection [AMR]), chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), or infection (INFXN). Previous research indicates that donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) is a promising noninvasive biomarker for the detection of AR and allograft injury. Our aim was to validate a clinical plasma dd-cfDNA assay for detection of AR and other allograft injury and to confirm and expand on dd-cfDNA and allograft injury associations observed in previous studies.

One week until ISVCA 2022!

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In-Person and Virtual

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Virtual registration fees range from $0 for students, residents and allied health professionals, $80 for transplant professionals and $160 for plastic surgeons. Virtual program is available for June 5-6 and spanish translation will be available.

Special Session Highlights

Max Dubernard: In Memoriam – The Legend of Lyon - Warren Breidenbach

Xenotransplantation – Implications for VCA - Robert Montgomery

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The SPC, ISVCA Council and local team (lead by Martin Iglesias) have put together an amazing program in a terrific venue!

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Women in Transplantation @ TSANZ 2022

Women in Transplantation (WIT) are delighted to announce a session in the Scientific Session and an in-person Networking Event at the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand Congress (TSANZ). This meeting will take place in Adelaide, Australia, June 19-21.

Dr. Anette Melk (WIT Pillar 2) will lead a session on Sex, age and hormone interactions in transplantation outcomes in children on Sunday June 19th at 16:00 local time. Astellas are proud to sponsor a WIT Networking lunch on Monday June 20th from 12:40pm to 13:35.

WIT members who are registered for and attending TSANZ will receive complimentary registration for the Networking session. Please note that access to the WIT Networking lunch is only open to those registered for the TSANZ meeting.

Anette Melk, Germany
Moderator

Germaine Wong, Australia
Speaker

Helen Pilmore, New Zealand
Speaker

Registration Deadline:
Wednesday, June 1

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Visit the TSANZ 2022 Site

Last Chance! Program Application Deadline Extended to May 30

In order to encourage the next generation of medical doctors to pursue a career in the field of transplantation, we are looking for medical students interested in participating in The Transplantation Society (TTS) 2022 Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina being held on September 11th-14th.

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In the News

'Xenotransplantation is coming': New NEJM paper gives detailed look into 2 pig-to-human kidney transplant cases

May 23 - The thymokidney is a curious organ, if you could call it that. It’s a sort of Frankensteinian creation — a system of pig thymus embedded underneath the outer layer of a pig’s kidney, made for human transplantation. In the first case of pig-to-human xenotransplantation of a kidney into a brain-dead patient, the thymokidney quietly featured front and center.

Increase in drug overdose donors led to steady transplant volume during COVID-19

May 23 - An increase in drug overdose donor utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a steady transplant volume among all organ types, including liver transplants, according to a presenter at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

Islet Cell Transplants Shown To Be Safe and Reliable for Diabetic Patients

May 23 - After 20 years of perfecting their technique, the team behind the largest islet transplant program in the world reports the procedure is a safe, reliable and life-changing treatment for people with hard-to-control diabetes. In results published this week in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, the researchers report on patient survival, graft survival, insulin independence and protection from life-threatening low blood sugars for 255 patients who have received a total of more than 700 infusions of islets at the University of Alberta Hospital over the past two decades.

Podcast: The Cutting-Edge Science of Transplants

May 22 - The incredible science behind organ transplant surgery is perhaps something that has become a bit normalised as for the majority of us, these life-saving and life-extending procedures have always been around. But is there a limit to what we can transplant and what might we expect in the years to come in this area?

Video: Seladelpar may improve transplant-free survival in primary biliary cholangitis

May 22 - In this video, Bettina E. Hansen, MSc, PhD, discusses improvement in transplant-free survival in patients treated with seladelpar for primary biliary cholangitis. Hansen and colleagues conducted a long-term, open-label study and used the GLOBE score, a risk assessment tool, to determine the effect of oral seladelpar on transplant-free survival in patients with PBC.

Study outlines risk factors for autoimmune hepatitis after liver transplant

May 20 - A multicenter study performed by a large international consortium that includes UT Southwestern has outlined a set of risk factors and outcomes for patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) that recurs after liver transplantation. The findings, published in the Journal of Hepatology, represent a first step toward better managing and potentially preventing this uncommon condition.

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TTS @ the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva

Transplantation - June 2022 Issue

JUST RELEASED - TRANSPLANTATION - JUNE ISSUE

"In View" articles from this issue

Research Highlights

IMPORTANT Vice President By-election Details (2022-2026)

May 31 - ISN-TTS WEBINAR: ANTIBODY MEDIATED REJECTION

May 31 - IPTA-SPLIT Webinar Series Continues

In Case You Missed It! May 26 ACCC Webinar Recording is Now Available!

June 10 - TTS-Biotest Webinar Series Continues!

Registration is now officially open for TTS 2022 - Buenos Aires - Argentina!

We are exhibiting @ ATC 2022

If you are attending ATC 2022 please come and visit with our Executive Director Marcelle McPhaden!

Most Downloaded Articles in Transplantation journals

Transplantation - Week's Most Downloaded Paper

Transplantation Direct - Week's Most Downloaded Paper

One week until ISVCA 2022!

Registration is still open

Special Session Highlights

Check out the program!

Women in Transplantation @ TSANZ 2022

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, June 1

Last Chance! Program Application Deadline Extended to May 30

In the News

'Xenotransplantation is coming': New NEJM paper gives detailed look into 2 pig-to-human kidney transplant cases

Increase in drug overdose donors led to steady transplant volume during COVID-19

Islet Cell Transplants Shown To Be Safe and Reliable for Diabetic Patients

Podcast: The Cutting-Edge Science of Transplants

Video: Seladelpar may improve transplant-free survival in primary biliary cholangitis

Study outlines risk factors for autoimmune hepatitis after liver transplant

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