Just Released - Transplantation Journal - September Issue

This issue explores significant developments in transplantation. Our expert reviews this month include five papers from the various working groups at the Global Transplant Summit in Santander addressing sufficiency, transparency, and oversight for equity in transplantation. New international expert lead guidelines on the management of the BK virus are also included. Elsewhere the issue addresses the impact of mitral annular calcification (MAC) on liver transplant outcomes, studies on living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and the complexities of donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) and ABO incompatibility, the efficacy of nucleos(t)ide analogs in preventing hepatitis B virus (HBV) recurrence post-liver transplantation. Furthermore, it addresses the evolving role of donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) as an early biomarker for renal allograft rejection, demonstrating its potential to facilitate timely intervention and improve patient outcomes compared to traditional markers like serum creatinine. These studies collectively advance our understanding and clinical approach to transplantation, offering insights that may redefine current practices and improve patient care worldwide.

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Original Clinical Science—General



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Rejection Surveillance After Heart Transplantation: Is Paired Noninvasive Testing the New Gold Standard?
Rejection surveillance after heart transplantation has traditionally relied on numerous endomyocardial biopsies, most of which occur during the first posttransplant year. With the introduction of gene expression profiling and, more recently, donor-derived cell-free DNA, a great proportion of surveillance is being performed noninvasively with both tests.
Minimizing Metabolic and Cardiac Risk Factors to Maximize Outcomes After Liver Transplantation
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading complication after liver transplantation and has a significant impact on patients’ outcomes posttransplant. The major risk factors for post–liver transplant CVD are age, preexisting CVD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic kidney disease, and metabolic syndrome.

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Targeting CD38 in Subclinical Antibody-mediated Rejection in HLA-incompatible Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report
Presensitized patients with donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) are at increased risk of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) of kidney allografts. The long-term consequences of AMR are serious because currently available therapeutic options lack lasting effectiveness.2 Targeting plasma cells to counter antibody production may hold promise for treating AMR.
Normothermic Machine Perfusion Is Associated With Improvement in Mortality and Graft Failure in Donation After Cardiac Death Liver Transplant Recipients in the United States
Use of normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) may help to expand the liver transplantation (LT) donor pool by potentially increasing the utilization of donation after circulatory death (DCD) organs. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of NMP on LT from DCD organs.

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IXA Newsletter - August 2024

The field of xenotransplantation has progressed at an accelerated pace over the last few years. The International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA) has played a central role in this rapid progression, providing hope to millions of patients with end-stage diseases who have no treatment options available. Most of the groundbreaking efforts produced in the field are by long-standing members of IXA, to whom IXA has provided guidance and support since its inception.

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