Thank you for joining us at TTS 2026. You can view our TTC symposium information, abstracts, posters and additional product materials below.
Breakfast Symposium
This program is developed and offered by Bridge to Life. This is not an official program of TTS.
Scaling Better Outcomes:
The Role of HOPE in Contemporary Transplant Programs
Location: Parkside 1 & 2 Date/Time: September 22, 2026, 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Moderator: Don Webber, CEO, Bridge to Life
The session speakers will discuss current clinical workflows, viability assessment, outcome trends, and the expanding applications of HOPE.
Agenda
Session I: HOPE in Contemporary Clinical Practice
Workflow, Latest Data, and Outcome Trends
Speaker: Dr. Anji Wall, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Topics Covered:
- Practical workflow integration and operational simplicity
- Reproducibility across diverse transplant programs
- Latest clinical data
- Comparative positioning: HOPE vs. Normothermic Machine Perfusion (NMP)
- Sequential and combination approaches (e.g., NRP + HOPE)
- Special considerations: prolonged perfusion, split liver grafts
Session II: Viability Assessment in HOPE Supported Transplantation
Viability Assessment: Current Approaches and Evolving Standards
Speaker: Dr. Andrea Schlegel, Cleveland Clinic
Topics Covered:
- Key biomarkers and functional parameters
- HOPE specific viability insights vs. traditional assessment
- Impact of perfusion duration and graft type
- Considerations for extended criteria donors
Session III: Extended Applications of HOPE
Beyond Standard Use: Pediatric, Living Donor, Surgical, Multivisceral, and Intestinal Applications
Speaker: Dr. Francisco Hernández Oliveros, Hospital Universitario La Paz (Madrid)
Topics Covered:
- Pediatric adaptations and outcome considerations
- Living donor graft optimization
- Surgical applications and intraoperative strategies (i.e. HOPE for cooling during complex hepatectomies)
- HOPE in multivisceral and intestinal transplantation
- Opportunities for innovation and program expansion
Q&A and Discussion
Oral Presentations
Intestinal Transplantation
Location: Room C4.1 Date/Time: Monday, Sept 21, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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Machine perfusion strategies in intestinal transplantation: HOPE outperforms normothermic, subnormothermic and static preservation in an experimental model
Presenter: Dr. Javier Serradilla, Hospital Universitario La Paz
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Comparison of Hypothermic Oxygenated and Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Human Small Intestine for Transplantation
Presenter: Dr. Koki Takase, Cleveland Clinic
Pediatric liver
Location: Room C4.10 Date/Time: Tuesday, Sept 22, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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HOPE improves outcomes of ex situ split liver grafts in pediatric liver transplantation
Presenter: Dr. Javier Serradilla, Hospital Universitario La Paz
Beyond static cold storage: Hypothermic machine perfusion in transplantation-from mechanisms to clinical impact
Location: Room C4.11
Date/Time: Wednesday, Sept 23, 8:00 am – 9:00 am
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First experience with hypothermic oxygenated perfusion of human uteri: Feasibility and metabolic characterization
Presenter: Dr. Keyue Sun, Cleveland Clinic
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Hypothermic oxygenated perfusion improves recipient survival in a rodent model of allogeneic intestinal transplantation
Presenter: Dr. Koki Takase, Cleveland Clinic
