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ReviewNature reviews. Nephrology2014

Biomarkers for kidney transplant rejection.

Denise J Lo, Bruce Kaplan, Allan D Kirk

4 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in Nature reviews. Nephrology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 65 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04670926 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Immunosuppression Management in Renal Transplant Recipients With Transplant Excellence Based on TruGraf Test

TypeinterventionalSponsorTransplant Genomics, Inc.Ran2021 to 2023Enrolled75ConditionsKidney Transplant Rejection, ImmunosuppressionArmsTruGraf, Standard of Care
NCT05335538 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

The Role of TruGraf® to Optimize Outcomes in Pediatric Renal Transplantation

TypeobservationalSponsorTransplant Genomics, Inc.Ran2021 to 2023Enrolled75ConditionsKidney Transplant RejectionArmsPatients monitored with TruGraf and TRAC testing
NCT07231328 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Post-Transplant Application of TruGraf and TRAC Molecular Panel in Renal Transplant Recipients

TypeobservationalSponsorTransplant Genomics, Inc.Ran2025 to 2029Enrolled600ConditionsImmunosuppression Management, Biomarkers / Blood, Subclinical Rejection, BiopsyArmsThere is no required Intervention for this Protocol. Based on Results for TruGraf/TRAC/TRAC ID Investigators may use the results in managing subjects Immunosuppression or rule out rejection.
NCT07393594 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study Evaluating Serial T-ID Monitoring for the Prevention of CMV Disease and BK Virus-Associated Nephropathy Following Kidney Transplantation

TypeobservationalSponsorTransplant Genomics, Inc.Ran2026 to 2028Enrolled1,000ConditionsKidney Diseases, Kidney Injury, BK Virus Infection, CMVArmsBlood tests, TRAC( cell free DNA) and T-ID
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

65 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Denise J LoEmory Transplant Center, Emory University, 101 Woodruff Circle, #5105-WMB, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Bruce KaplanUniversity of Kansas Medical Center, Center for Transplantation, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Allan D KirkEmory Transplant Center, Emory University, 101 Woodruff Circle, #5105-WMB, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

Funding

Development of Transplant Strategies Uniquely Responsive to the Needs of ChildrenU01AI077821 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI KIRK, ALLAN D. · 2008 to 2012
$7.5M
NIAID NIH HHS U01AI077821
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The immune management of organ transplant recipients is imperfect. Beyond general dosing guidelines for immunosuppressive agents and clinical diagnostic tests for rejection or infection, there are few objective tools to determine the aggregate status of a patient's alloimmune response or protective immune capacity. The lack of prognostic precision significantly contributes to patient morbidity and reduces long-term allograft survival after kidney transplantation. Noninvasive biomarkers that could serve as predictive tools or surrogate end points for rejection might help clinicians individualize immunosuppression and allow for early intervention, ideally prior to clinically evident organ dysfunction. Although the growing understanding of organ rejection has provided numerous candidate biomarkers, none has been confirmed in robust validation studies as sufficiently useful to guide clinical practice independent of traditional clinical methods. In this Review, the general characteristics of biomarkers and surrogate end points; current biomarkers under active clinical investigation; and the prominent barriers to the translation of biomarkers into clinical practice are discussed.

Indexed as

BiomarkersChemokine CXCL10Graft RejectionGraft SurvivalGranzymesHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2HumansImmunosuppression TherapyKidney TransplantationMembrane ProteinsMicroRNAsOX40 LigandPerforinPore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsPrognosisRNA, MessengerBiomarkersChemokine CXCL10CXCL10 protein, humanGranzymesHAVCR2 protein, humanHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2Membrane ProteinsMicroRNAsOX40 LigandPerforinPore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsPRF1 protein, humanRNA, MessengerTNFSF4 protein, human

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