ArticleTransplantation direct2023
Scandiatransplant Exchange Program (STEP): Development and Results From an International Kidney Exchange Program.
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- A Comprehensive Review of Strategies to Advance Kidney Exchange Programs and Optimize Effectiveness and Outcomes.Kidney international reports · 2026Review
- Long-term HLA-incompatible kidney transplant outcomes.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026Article
- Novel Allocation Strategies Can Boost Kidney Exchange Programs: A Monte Carlo Simulation.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026Article
- Kidney Transplantation in Western Balkans: A Regional Blueprint for Access, Capacity, and Equity.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026Article
- Potential of Kidney Exchange Programs (KEPs) in Japan for Donor-Specific Antibody-Positive Kidney Transplants: A Questionnaire Survey on KEPs and a Multi-Institutional Study Conducting Virtual Cross-Matching Simulations.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Access to kidney transplantation and re-transplantation from childhood to adulthood: long-term data from the ERA Registry.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2025Article
- Favorable Outcomes of Kidney Exchange Program Live Donor Transplants: A Path to Increasing Transplant Rates.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2025Article
- Favorable Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Outcomes within a National Kidney Exchange Program: A Propensity Score-Matching Analysis.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2025Article
- Designing a kidney exchange program in Germany: simulations and recommendations.Central European journal of operations research · 2025Article
- Navigating a Quandary in Kidney Exchange Programs: A Review of Donor Travel versus Organ Shipment.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2025Review
- Enzymatic conversion of human blood group A kidneys to universal blood group O.Nature communications · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Kidney transplant candidates may be incompatible with their intended living donors because of the presence of antibodies against HLA and/or ABO. To increase the possibility of finding an acceptable kidney donor for these patients, the Scandiatransplant Exchange Program (STEP) program within Scandiatransplant was launched in 2019. Methods: This is a retrospective review of our experiences from the first 4 y of the STEP program, including details about the match runs, performed transplantations, and recipient outcomes within the program. Results: During 2019-2022, 11 match runs and 4 reruns were performed. In total, 114 pairs and 6 anonymous donors participated in these match runs. Fifty-one pairs (45%) participated in 1 match run, 31 pairs (27%) participated in 2 match runs, and 32 pairs (29%) participated in ≥3 match runs. Seventy-two individuals (63%) participated because of HLA incompatibility, 19 (17%) because of ABO incompatibility, and 7 (6%) because of both HLA and ABO incompatibility.Forty percent of the patients enrolled in the program underwent transplantation. In total, 49 transplantations have so far been performed within the program, and 46 (94%) of the recipients had a functioning kidney graft at follow-up in February 2023. Conclusions: The STEP program offers sensitized patients an enlarged pool of living donors and a chance of a compatible international living donor, resulting in an increased number of total transplantations. Currently, STEP is one of the largest transnational kidney exchange programs and has improved the situation for patients waiting for kidney transplantation in Scandiatransplant.
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