Join us for TTS 2024, where innovation meets expertise!
Our inaugural lineup of Thematic Session speakers represents the forefront of transplantation research and practice. Engage with trailblazing minds, gain insights, and explore cutting-edge advancements in the field. Don't miss this unparalleled opportunity at TTS 2024!
Submitting an abstract to the TTS 2024 Congress offers a platform to showcase groundbreaking research, connect with global experts, and contribute to advancements in transplantation medicine, fostering collaboration and influencing the field's future direction. Submission deadline: March 18, 2024.
A bumper edition to start the new year with a plethora of important papers and overviews covering everything from tipping the balance of Tregs to analyses of the best way forward for HCC. Donors given pre-donation IV contrast provide reassuring data. There is more on perfusion systems and the basic sciences of preservation and the surgical methods of retrieval for DCDD organs. Non-HLA antibodies. MICA and a variety of indicators of outcome will help refine clinical decision making pretransplant while an explanation of the MMDX system may help post-transplant decision making.
WIT is delighted to announce that requests for applications are now open for the 2024-2026 Research Fellowship Grants for Research in Gender and Sex in Transplantation.
This will be the fourth year that we are offering research fellowships in sex and gender in solid organ transplantation. These fellowships will support the next generation of scientists, furthering our understanding of the importance of sex and gender in transplantation. This is a growing field of interest and the more we learn the closer we are to applying these findings to clinical care to benefit patients and donors.
Impact of Deceased-donor Acute Kidney Injury on Kidney Transplantation
Even as record numbers of deceased donors are undergoing organ recovery, the global transplant community continues to struggle with a shortage of donor organs and a high organ discard rate. Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in many hospitalized patients, including up to 25% of patients in critical condition. Registry studies have shown a significant increase in nonrecovery or organ discard rates in AKI donors, despite most studies reporting similar clinical outcomes compared with non-AKI donors.
Urine CXCL10 to Assess BK Polyomavirus Replication After Kidney Transplantation
Urine CXCL10 is a biomarker for renal allograft inflammation induced by rejection, urinary tract infection, or BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) replication. This study aimed to compare urine CXCL10 levels in different stages of BKPyV reactivation and to investigate urine CXCL10 as a biomarker for BKPyV replication.
Sodium Hydrosulfide Treatment During Porcine Kidney Ex Vivo Perfusion and Transplantation
In rodents, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury and improves renal graft function after transplantation. Here, we hypothesized that the benefits of H2S are conserved in pigs, a more clinically relevant model.
Evolving Trends in Kidney Transplant Outcomes Among Older Adults: A Comparative Analysis Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Advancements in medical technology, healthcare delivery, and organ allocation resulted in improved patient/graft survival for older (age ≥65) kidney transplant (KT) recipients. However, the recent trends in these post-KT outcomes are uncertain in light of the mounting burden of cardiovascular disease, changing kidney allocation policies, heterogeneity in candidates’ risk profile, and the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Thus, we examined secular trends in post-KT outcomes among older and younger KT recipients over the last 3 decades.
Last Call - New Editor-in-Chief for Transplantation and Transplantation Direct
Jeremy Chapman
Editor-in-Chief Transplantation Journals
Professor Jeremy R. Chapman, a dedicated leader at the helm of Transplantation and Transplantation Direct, has announced his intention to retire from the role of Editor-in-Chief of The Transplantation Society’s journals at the close of 2024.