Transplantation News

Most pediatric transplant recipients who received live-attenuated viral vaccines after transplant developed protective antibodies that persisted for up to a year after vaccination with no significant safety events, researchers found.

For kidney transplant recipients with type 2 diabetes, use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists was associated with improved long-term graft survival and overall survival, according to study data.

Unintentional weight loss prior to kidney transplant evaluation may be linked to lower listing odds and higher waitlist mortality for frail patients with obesity, a study found.

Living kidney donors with discordant kidney function measures had lower eGFR after donation and a higher risk for eGFR counts below 45 mL/min/1.73 m2, researchers found.

There is no standard approach to starting kidney transplant evaluations in patients referred from dialysis facilities to transplant centers, according to a retrospective analysis.

Extreme weather and climate disasters pose particular dangers for patients with chronic kidney disease who are dependent on dialysis.

Patients with chronic kidney disease and those who have had a kidney transplant should avoid high doses of vitamin D, according to an evidence-based consensus document.

Older adults with advanced kidney disease are often motivated to receive a transplant but may face emotional and psychosocial barriers during evaluation, according to a study.

Access to kidney transplants increased for undocumented immigrants in Illinois, Minnesota and Massachusetts following state policy changes from 2013 to 2023, data show.