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Large Animal Models of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Review of Immune Strategies to Improve Allograft Outcomes by Matar, Abraham J., Crepeau, Rebecca L., Mundinger, Gerhard S., Cetrulo, Curtis L., Torabi, Radbeh

“…Over the past twenty years, significant technical strides have been made in the area of vascularized composite tissue allotransplantation (VCA). As in solid…”
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Eliminating financial disincentives to living kidney donation - a call to action by Polireddy, Karunesh, Crepeau, Rebecca L, Matar, Abraham J

“…The incidence of end stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States (US) is increasing each year. The lone curative treatment for ESRD remains kidney…”
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Cellular Therapies for the Treatment of Hematological Malignancies; Swine Are an Ideal Preclinical Model by Duran-Struuck, Raimon, Huang, Christene A, Matar, Abraham J

“…The absence of clinically relevant large animal tumor models has historically forced experimental cellular therapies for hematological malignancies to…”
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Development of a Transplantable GFP+ B-Cell Lymphoma Tumor Cell Line From MHC-Defined Miniature Swine: Potential for a Large Animal Tumor Model by Schenk, Marian, Matar, Abraham J, Hanekamp, Isabel, Hawley, Robert J, Huang, Christene A, Duran-Struuck, Raimon

“…The lack of a reliable and reproducible large animal tumor model for the study of hemolymphatic malignancies limits the ability to explore the underlying…”
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Biliary Complications Following Adult Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation: Risk Factors and Implications at a High-volume US Center by Matar, Abraham J., Ross-Driscoll, Katie, Kenney, Lisa, Wichmann, Hannah K., Magliocca, Joseph F., Kitchens, William H.

“…Biliary leaks and anastomotic strictures comprise the majority of biliary complications (BCs) following liver transplantation (LT). Currently, there are few…”
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy following liver transplantation: Operative technique and outcomes by Smith, Savannah R., Matar, Abraham J., Sarmiento, Juan M.

“…Orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) remains the only viable treatment strategy for patients with end stage liver disease. Since the first successful OLT in 1963,…”
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The MHC-characterized Miniature Swine: Lessons Learned From a 40-Year Experience in Transplantation by Matar, Abraham J., Sachs, David H., Duran-Struuck, Raimon

“…Over the last 40 y, a specialized herd of miniature swine has been intentionally bred to develop lines of animals homozygous for the swine major…”
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Cellular Immunotherapies in Preclinical Large Animal Models of Transplantation by Matar, Abraham J., Crepeau, Rebecca L., Duran-Struuck, Raimon

“…•Large animal models have facilitated an improved understanding of cellular therapies.•Cellular therapies can modulate the alloimmune response in favor of…”
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Extracorporeal Liver Support: A Bridge to Somewhere by Matar, Abraham J., Subramanian, Ram

“…Answer questions and earn CME Content available: Audio Recording…”
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Operative Outcomes for Polycystic Liver Disease: Results of a Large Contemporary Series by Smith, Savannah R., Matar, Abraham J., Polireddy, Karunesh, Feltracco, Haley A., Sarmiento, Juan M.

“…Introduction Persistent symptoms of pain, early satiety, dyspnea, and gastrointestinal reflux due to significant liver enlargement are indications for surgical…”
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Non-invasive imaging for the diagnosis of acute rejection in transplantation: The next frontier by Matar, Abraham J., Crepeau, Rebecca L., Duran-Struuck, Raimon

“…Acute rejection is a leading cause of organ transplant failure and the most common indication for re-transplantation. Clinically, suspicion of acute rejection…”
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Successful Liver Transplantation from a Deceased Donor After Ethylene Glycol Ingestion: A Case Report and Review of the Literature of Organ Donation from Poisoned Donors by Matar, Abraham J., Magliocca, Joseph F., Kitchens, William H.

“…Despite the increase in deceased organ donation over the past ten years, the gap between patients awaiting transplant and available organs continues to widen…”
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Evolution of Pancreas Transplantation At A Single Institution—50+ Years and 2500 Transplants by Finger, Erik B., Matar, Abraham J., Dunn, Ty B., Humar, Abhinav, Gruessner, Angelika C., Gruessner, Rainer W.G., Ramanathan, Karthik, Humphreville, Vanessa, Matas, Arthur J., Sutherland, David E.R., Kandaswamy, Raja

“…Objective: To describe the evolution of pancreas transplantation, including improved outcomes and factors associated with improved outcomes over the past 5…”
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Serial transverse enteroplasty in adults with parenteral nutrition dependence: A case series by Mlaver, Eli, Smith, Savannah R., Matar, Abraham J., Zhao, Vivian M., Leong, Rachel, Sharma, Jyotirmay, Srinivasan, Jahnavi K., Galloway, John R.

“…Background Serial transverse enteroplasty is used to treat patients with chronic intestinal failure owing to short bowel syndrome. Current literature lacks…”
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following liver transplantation - a multicenter cohort study by Matar, Abraham J, Keiler, James, Bolognese, Alexandra C, Cimeno, Arielle, Whitmore, Colin, Wehrle, Chase J, Aucejo, Federico, Fedorova, Ekaterina, Aufhauser, David, Subramanian, Ram, Kazimi, Marwan M, Maharaj, Valmiki, Aby, Elizabeth S, Magliocca, Joseph, Kim, Steven C

“…Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is an acute, stress-mediated, reversible cardiomyopathy that occurs in the absence of hemodynamically significant coronary…”
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Outcomes and implications of a single brain death examination policy on organ donation outcomes at a high-volume trauma center by Matar, Abraham J., Wichmann, Hannah, Kenney, Lisa, Subramanian, Anuradha, Ratcliff, Jonathan, Patel, Vishal, Tracy, Brett M., Gelbard, Rondi B.

“…Despite current neurological guidelines that a single brain death examination (SBDE) is sufficient to determine brain death, a vast majority of hospitals still…”
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Iscalimab Combined With Transient Tesidolumab Prolongs Survival in Pig‐to‐Rhesus Monkey Renal Xenografts by Adams, Andrew B., Faber, David, Lovasik, Brendan P., Matar, Abraham J., Kim, Steven C., Burlak, Christopher, Tector, Matt, Tector, Alfred J.

“…ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the clinically relevant anti‐CD40 antibody iscalimab for baseline immunosuppression in a preclinical pig‐to‐rhesus renal…”
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Long-term Outcomes Following Colectomy and Liver Transplantation for Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis by Matar, Abraham J, Falconer, Elissa, LaBella, Michelle, Kapadia, Muneera R, Justiniano, Carla F, Olortegui, Kinga Skowron, Steinhagen, Randolph, Schultz, Kurt, Pratap, Anurag, Leeds, Ira, Weaver, Lauren, Gaertner, Wolfgang, Finger, Erik B, Thompson, Mary, Fair, Lucas, Fichera, Alessandro, Lovasik, Brendan P, Chapman, William C, McGeoch, Catherine Lb, Camacho, Mary Catherine, Kazimi, Marwan, Kim, Steven C, Shaffer, Virginia O, Srinivasan, Jahnavi K

“…To investigate the long-term outcomes of patients with combined primary sclerosing cholangitis/inflammatory bowel disease (PSC-IBD) undergoing both liver…”
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ASO Visual Abstract: Hepatic Resection as the Primary Treatment Modality for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation by Matar, Abraham J, Oppat, Kailey M, Bennett, Frances J, Warren, Emilie A K, Wehrle, Chase J, Li, Zhihao, Rajendran, Luckshi, Rokop, Zachary P, Kubal, Chandrashekhar, Biesterveld, Ben E, Foley, David P, Maeda, Mayumi, Nguyen, Mindie H, Elinoff, Beth, Humar, Abhinav, Moris, Dimitrios, Sudan, Debra, Klein, John, Emamaullee, Juliet, Agopian, Vatche, Vagefi, Parsia A, Dualeh, Shukri H A, Sonnenday, Christopher J, Sapisochin, Gonzalo, Aucejo, Federico N, Maithel, Shishir K

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Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease Following Pancreas Transplantation: A 40 Year Single‐Center Experience by Matar, Abraham J., Finger, Erik B., Maakaron, Joseph, Minja, Emmanuel, Ramanathan, Karthik, Humphreville, Vanessa, Rao, Joseph S., Fisher, Jessica, Sutherland, David E. R., Matas, Arthur J., Kandaswamy, Raja

“…ABSTRACT Background Chronic immunosuppression following pancreas transplantation carries significant risk, including posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease…”
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