ON-SITE PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP The 24th International Congress of The Transplantation Society extends its appreciation to the following sponsors for their support: TH 24 INTERNATIONAL GOLD LEVEL CONGRESS OF THE TRANSPLANTATION SOCIETY JULY 15 – 19, 2012 BERLIN, GERMANY BRONZE LEVEL CONTRIBUTOR Deutsche WWW.TRANSPLANTATION2012.ORG Transplantations- gesellschaft Funkturm Lounge Passage way Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin Room Hall Room Stockholm Oslo Hall 2 142 15 Posters Science Circus I Hall 141 Hall 151 Science Exhibition Exhibiton Circus II Meeting Rooms Hall Hall 1 2. Stage Hall 2 Hall Level Bridge Lobby 11/12 13/14 19 20 Salon Salon Salon Salon Koch Langenbeck Columbus von Stephan Mezzanine 15/16 17/18 21 22 Salon Salon Salon Salon Roof Garden Foyer Sauerbruch Virchow Lilienthal Zeppelin Salons Hall 10 Side Lobby West (blue) Hall 9 Hall Main Lobby Hall Hall Hall Central Lobby Hall 8 7 6 4/5 3 Lobby Level Side Lobby East (red) Access South Entrance Cloakroom Cloakroom Cloakroom Business-Center Entrance-Lobby Main Entrance ICC-Lounge Registration P Entrance-Lobby ICC Berlin Cloakroom Entrance Level Cloakroom Cloakroom Ambulance Parking Space TABLE OF CONTENTS 004 Welcome Messages 006 Society Information 008 Committees 019 Congress Venue 020 Registration 024 Social Events 028 On-Site Services 031 CME Accreditation 032 Speaker Information 034 Session Information 035 Press and Media 036 Berlin Information 044 Awards 051 Exhibition 076 Program Overview 078 Meetings of The Transplantation Society (TTS) 080 Meetings of the German Transplantation Society (DTG) 082 Satellite Symposia 083 Learning Objectives 084 Extra Meetings 085 Sponsored Symposia Postgraduate Weekend July 14/15 088 Saturday July 14 095 Sunday July 15 Scientific Program 098 Monday July 16 146 Tuesday July 17 194 Wednesday July 18 230 Thursday July 19 267 Author Index 449 Chair Index 456 Presenter Index 496 Imprint 24TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE TRANSPLANTATION SOCIETY | 3 WELCOME MESSAGES WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNING MAYOR OF BERLIN I would like to extend a very warm welcome to everyone here in Berlin for the 24th International Congress of The Transplantation Society. I am delighted that you have chosen Germany’s capital city as the venue for this important international congress. Transplant medicine has made remarkable advances in recent years. A wide range of medical and technological innovations have helped to refine individual transplantation procedures, develop new ones, and keep success rates rising. All of this has meant new hope for many critically ill patients. However, the shortage of donor organs remains an enormous problem, and one that calls for both political and medical solutions. Germany’s parliament only recently passed legislation that makes comprehensive changes to the rules on organ donation. These are designed to promote public acceptance and thereby raise the number of donors. However, it is also vital that research in the area of transplant medicine continue to be stepped up. International exchange is playing a growing role in pursuit of that goal. Berlin is honored to be hosting this year’s International Congress of The Transplantation Society, a conference that brings international experts together to discuss both medical/scientific and ethical issues related to transplant medicine. As a renowned center of science and learning and home to a cutting-edge life sciences sector, Germany’s capital city offers ideal conditions for a successful and productive conference. The same is true of all aspects of your discipline, ranging from the German Heart Institute Berlin (DHZB), for instance, to the Charité’s highly regarded transplantation centers at its Mitte campus and Benjamin Franklin campus and the clinic for General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery at the Virchow campus, headed by Professor Peter Neuhaus, who is your congress chair this year. With all this in mind, I would again like to welcome you to Berlin and to wish you both a productive and interesting exchange and, for our visitors from outside the city, a very pleasant stay and fresh inspiration when you return home. Klaus Wowereit Governing Mayor of Berlin 4 | 24TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE TRANSPLANTATION SOCIETY General General WELCOME MESSAGES Information WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE CONGRESS CHAIRS Dear Colleagues, It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the 24th International Congress of The Transplantation Society in Berlin, Germany from July 15th – 19th, 2012. Following the exceptionally successful meetings in Boston, Sydney and Vancouver, we welcome you to a city which, twenty years after reunification has evolved into one of the most important capitals of Europe. Once the capital of Prussia and leading cultural center of the 1920s, today the new capital of Germany is characterized by its dazzling modernity and breathtaking architecture. Berlin is young, dynamic and bursting with joie de vivre. Few cities have been shaped to such an extent by history and undergone as much major transformation as Berlin. “Berlin is always in the process of becoming”, remarked historian Karl Scheffler. The same is true for transplantation. It is still evolving even though we are already in the 21st century. Therefore, the 24th International Congress of The Transplantation Society will promote the dialogue of experts from around the world. An attractive scientific program has been developed together with the Deutsche Transplantationsgesellschaft. The 24th Congress is designed for physicians, surgeons, scientists and organ procurement personnel, who are interested in clinical and scientific aspects of solid organ, cell and tissue transplantation. The program is developed to encourage the exchange of latest scientific and clinical information, and support an interchange of opinions regarding care and management issues, as well as socioeconomic, ethical and regulatory issues relevant to transplantation. We therefore cordially invite you and your colleagues together with your friends and family to experience Berlin. Your active participation in the scientific program will be the fundament for a successful event in 2012. With warmest regards, Peter Neuhaus Wolf Otto Bechstein Chair of the 24th International Congress Co-Chair of the 24th International Congress of The Transplantation Society of The Transplantation Society 24TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE TRANSPLANTATION SOCIETY | 5 General General Information SOCIETY INFORMATION TTS – The TransplanTATION SOCIETY The Transplantation Society is the premier international organization for the worldwide advancement of transplantation, which provides the focus for global leadership in this field through: • development of science and clinical practice • scientific communication • continuing education • guidance on ethical practice www.tts.org 6 | 24TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE TRANSPLANTATION SOCIETY General General SOCIETY INFORMATION Information Deutsche Transplantations- gesellschaft DTG – DeuTSCHE TRANSPLANTATIONSGESELLSCHAFT The German Transplantation Society (Deutsche Transplantationsgesellschaft, DTG) is a national organization of transplant professionals which is dedicated to the improvement of patient care by fostering clinical and basic research as well as education and advocacy in transplantation and organ donation. The Society was founded in 1992 and is an organization of about 700 members from all fields of transplantation medicine. The Society represents all Transplantation centers in Germany which are accredited according to the German Transplantation Law. The Executive Board of the German Transplantation Society consists of the President, the President-Elect, the General Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Secretary. The profile of the society is reflected by the different Committees: • kidney • liver-intestine • pancreas • thoracic-organs • tissue and cell transplantation • organ donation and retrieval • ethics • psychosomatic medicine • immunology The respective members of the Committees are representing surgery, internal medicine, urology, anaesthesia, immunology, and transplant coordination. The Speakers of the committees are members of the Extended Board. A Scientific Council of the German Transplantation Society is dedicated to the progress of experimental and clinical transplantation, surgical techniques, immunology, clinical immunosuppression, tissue typing, and xenotransplantation. The Executive Board of the German Transplantation Society and the Scientific Council are responsible for the high quality of the annual meeting of the society concerning abstract reviewing and program organisation. The German Transplantation Society maintains an exchange with the German Foundation of Organ Donation (DSO), with Eurotransplant (ET) responsible for organ allocation, with the German Medical Association (Bundesärztekammer) and with patient organisations as well as with many international transplant societies. Delegates work in different commissions to adapt allocation policies for Germany and to both support and harmonize the network within ET. In particular a close cooperation with the European Society of Organ Transplantation (ESOT) has been established also reflected by the selection ofTransplant International as official journal of the Society. To enhance transplant associated science, the Society established annual competition for awards and grants. Furthermore, to booster the younger investigators and clinicians both grants and educational courses are offered. For upcoming Events, the Board and further details: