Transplantation News

A genetically engineered pig kidney is functioning well more than a month after being transplanted into the body of a man declared dead by neurologic criteria, doctors announced.

Kidney transplant recipients who use proton pump inhibitors may experience increased fatigue and a reduced health-related quality of life, according to recently published data.

Every year, thousands of donated organs, primarily kidneys, go to waste because transplant centers decline to accept the organs for patients.

Editor’s note: this Viewpoint is based on excerpts from an article prepared by the authors on behalf of the executive committee of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, which includes Kenneth Andreoni, MD; Ginny L. Baumgardner, MD, PhD, FACS; William Chapman, MD, FACS; A. Osama Gaber, MD; James F. Markmann, MD, PhD; Elizabeth A. Pomfret, MD, PhD; Henry B. Randall, MD, MBA, FACS, FAST; and Debra Sudan, MD.

Mitochondrial transplantation may be effective in mitigating or reversing kidney damage, according to study results from researchers at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement Transplantation Network Act. The bill increases transparency and competition in the transplant system, according to a press release.

Buckeye Transplant Services has filed a lawsuit against the United Network for Organ Sharing to allow continued use of Buckeye’s proprietary technology to assess organ donor data.

A new race-free eGFR equation designed specifically for evaluating organ recipients post-transplant offers a more accurate measurement, a researcher said at the American Transplant Congress.

Donor kidneys from deceased patients who had active or resolved COVID-19 were not associated with worse outcomes within 2 years after transplantation, according to recently published data.

Dual co-stimulation blockade with dazodalibep and belacept may prevent kidney allograft rejection, according to research presented at the American Transplant Congress.