Kidney Week

Basic/Clinical Science Session

Progress on Cellular Therapies for Tolerance and Pig-to-Human Xenotransplantation

October 24, 2024 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Location: Ballroom 20C, Convention Center

Session Description

This session covers recent studies of cellular therapies for kidney transplantation, highlights scientific advances that improve the compatibility of pig kidneys, and presents new encouraging results of pig-to-human kidney transplants.

Learning Objective(s)

• Summarize the promising results of cellular therapies for kidney transplantation
• Explain the role of the regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the contest of chimerism and the road to tolerance
• Discuss advances in xenotransplantation
• Describe gene editing in pigs

Learning Pathway(s)

• Kidney Transplantation

Moderators

• John S. Gill, MD, MS
• Vineeta Kumar, MD, FASN

Presentations

• Genetic Engineering and Immunosuppression in Pig-to-Human Xenotransplantation: Striking a Balance
  02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
  
  • Alfred Joseph Tector, MD, PhD

Genetic Engineering and Immunosuppression in Pig-to-Human Xenotransplantation: Striking a Balance

October 24, 2024 | 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM

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• Near-Death Experience: Progress and Insights from Decedent Pig-to-Human Xenotransplantation
  02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
  
  • Robert Avery Montgomery, MD, PhD

Near-Death Experience: Progress and Insights from Decedent Pig-to-Human Xenotransplantation

October 24, 2024 | 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM

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• Chimerism and the Road to Transplant Tolerance: Where Do We Stand?
  03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
  
  • Joseph R. Leventhal, MD, PhD

Chimerism and the Road to Transplant Tolerance: Where Do We Stand?

October 24, 2024 | 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM

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• Regulatory T Cells for Solid-Organ Transplantation: An Update on the ONE and TWO Studies
  03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
  
  • Fadi Issa, MD, MS, MSc, PhD

Regulatory T Cells for Solid-Organ Transplantation: An Update on the ONE and TWO Studies

October 24, 2024 | 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM

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