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The report of European Association of Urology (EAU) 31st Annual Congress by Dr. Gholamreza Pourmand
The report of European Association of Urology (EAU) 31st Annual Congress by Dr. Gholamreza Pourmand
Application Code :
306-0116-0051
 
Created Date : Tuesday, April 12, 2016-11:23 11:23:28Update Date : Monday, October 31, 2016-10:32 10:32:35
IP Address : 194.225.214.18Submit Date : Wednesday, April 13, 2016-11:03 11:03:34Email :gh_pourmand@yahoo.com
Personal Information
Name : Gholamreza
Surname : Pourmand
School/Research center : Urology Research Center (URC)
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Position : Professor
Tel : +98-21-66348560
Information of Congress
Title of the Congress : European Association of Urology (EAU) 31st Annual Congress
Title of your Abstract : Five-year clinical effects of donor bone marrow
cells infusions in kidney allograft recipients
Destination Country : Germany
From : Friday, March 11, 2016
To : Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Abstract(Please copy/paste the abstract send to the congress) : Augmentation of microchimerism in solid organ transplant recipients by donor bone marrow cells (DBMC) infusion may promote immune hyporesponsiveness and consequently improve long-term allograft survival. Between March 2005 and
July 2007, outcomes for 20 living unrelated donor (LURD) primary kidney recipients with concurrent DBMC infusion (an average of 2.19 ± 1.13 x 109 donor cells consisting of 2.66 ± 1.70 x 107 CD34+ cells) were prospectively compared with 20 non-infused control allograft recipients given similar conventional immunosuppressive regimens. With five years of clinical follow up, a total of 11 cases experienced rejection episodes (3 DBMI patients vs. 8 controls, p = 0.15). One DBMCinfused patient experienced chronic rejection vs. two episodes (1 biopsy-confirmed) in the control patients. Actuarial
and death-censored 5-y graft survival was significantly higher in infused patients compared with controls (p = 0.01 and p = 0.03, respectively). Long-term graft survival was significantly associated with pre-transplant anti-HLA antibodies (p = 0.01), slightly with peripheral microchimerism (p = 0.09) and CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ T cells (p = 0.09). Immunosuppressant dosing was lower in infused patients than controls, particularly for mycophenolate mofetil (p = 0.001). The current findings as well as our previous reports on these patients indicates clinical improvement in long-term graft survival of
renal transplant patients resulting from low-dose DBMC infusion given without induction therapy.
Keywords of your Abstract : renal transplant, microchimerism, bone marrow
Acceptance Letter : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/12026/Forms/306/convert-jpg-to-pdf.net_2016-04-12_09-34-34_1.pdf
The presentation : Poster
The Cover of Abstract book : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/12026/Forms/306/convert-jpg-to-pdf.net_2016-04-13_07-28-15_2.pdf
Published abstract in the abstract book with the related code : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/12026/Forms/306/convert-jpg-to-pdf.net_2016-04-13_07-28-15_3.pdf
Where has your abstract been indexed? : ISI
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The Congress Reporting Form
How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : Approximately 6,000
Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : More than 100 countries
Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : Yes
If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : SIU; AUA; Asian, Iranian, Egyptian, Japanese, Chinese, ….Urological Associations
What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : Several questions were raised by the audience and answered (Q: Is there stem cell indication for CKD? A: Yes, we have a project with the Vice-presidency for Science & Technology).
If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : As a member of Iran Urological Association, we had several meetings with EAU executive and scientific members. Also, I discussed our new projects with Iranian and other nationalities’ urologists. Making follow ups would be great for promoting the position of urology; esp. Dr. Shahrokh Shariat of Medical University of Vienna (chairman of Department of Urology) would be great (sfshariat@gmail.com).
Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : As a member of Iran Urological Association, we had several meetings with EAU executive and scientific members. Also, I discussed our new projects with Iranian and other nationalities’ urologists. Making follow ups would be great for promoting the position of urology; esp. Dr. Shahrokh Shariat of Medical University of Vienna (chairman of Department of Urology) would be great (sfshariat@gmail.com).
Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : All arrangements were comfortably made and all lectures and scientific programs were held according to the schedule.
Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : The organization both scientific presentations of the materials as well as the timing were excellent. Also, airport transfer at arrival and departure were perfect without long waiting times. The overall organization was beyond expectation. A very appropriate high-tech area was allocated to the subsidiary exhibition, live surgeries and poster presentation. Moreover, there were many hotels with fair prices close to the congress convention center. The convention center was located at a spot with a great view to the sea and this could refresh the participants coming out of the halls after several hours of mental work. The facilities provided for issuing certificates, paying registration and membership fees were admirable and all tasks were done within a few minutes. This leads to better planning for subsequent years and this brings about more income for organizers and more enthusiasm for the participants