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ArticlePediatric transplantation2023

Donor specific antibody surveillance among pediatric kidney transplant programs: A report from the improving renal outcome collaborative.

Emily J Steinbach, Gina M Barletta, Hiren P Patel, David K Hooper, Rouba Garro, Lyndsay A Harshman

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Article in Pediatric transplantation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Tailoring HLA antibody monitoring post-transplantation.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Emily J SteinbachDivision of Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4542-5056
Gina M BarlettaDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8370-1982
Hiren P PatelDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4968-0943
David K HooperDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8732-4291
Rouba GarroEmory School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2936-3676
Lyndsay A HarshmanDivision of Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4952-8132
University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital · USChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta · USCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USNationwide Children's Hospital · USPhoenix Children's Hospital · US

Funding

Training Program in Hypertension, Kidney Disease & Cell BiologyT32DK007690 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI HUANG, CHOU-LONG, RAHMOUNI, KAMAL · 1992 to 2022
$2.8M
Brain anatomical imaging and neurocognition in pediatric kidney disease (BRAIN KID)R01DK128835 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI HARSHMAN, LYNDSAY ANNE · 2021 to 2025
$1.5M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK128835NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007690
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundKidney transplantation (KT) is the preferred treatment for children with end-stage kidney disease. Recent advances in immunosuppression and advances in donor specific antibody (DSA) testing have resulted in prolonged allograft survival; however, standardized approaches for surveillance DSA monitoring and management of de novo (dn) DSA are widely variable among pediatric KT programs.

methodsPediatric transplant nephrologists in the multi-center Improving Renal Outcomes Collaborative (IROC) participated in a voluntary, web-based survey between 2019 and 2020. Centers provided information pertaining to frequency and timing of routine DSA surveillance and theoretical management of dnDSA development in the setting of stable graft function.

results29/30 IROC centers responded to the survey. Among the participating centers, screening for DSA occurs, on average, every 3 months for the first 12 months post-transplant. Antibody mean fluorescent intensity and trend most frequently directed changes in patient management. Increased creatinine above baseline was reported by all centers as an indication for DSA assessment outside of routine surveillance testing. 24/29 centers would continue to monitor DSA and/or intensify immunosuppression after detection of antibodies in the setting of stable graft function. In addition to enhanced monitoring, 10/29 centers reported performing an allograft biopsy upon detection of dnDSA, even in the setting of stable graft function.

conclusionsThis descriptive report is the largest reported survey of pediatric transplant nephrologist practice patterns on this topic and provides a reference for monitoring dnDSA in the pediatric kidney transplant population.

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Kidney TransplantationChildGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHLA AntigensHumansIsoantibodiesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTissue DonorsHLA AntigensIsoantibodieskidney transplantpediatric kidney transplantpediatric transplantation

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