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ArticleTransplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation2024

European Consensus on the Management of Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Delphi Study.

Lucrezia Furian, Oriol Bestard, Klemens Budde, Emanuele Cozzi, Fritz Diekmann, Nizam Mamode, Maarten Naesens, Liset H M Pengel, Soren Schwartz Sorensen, Fabio Vistoli and 1 more

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Article in Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Improved access to kidney transplantation with favorable graft survival in highly sensitized candidates under the French acceptable mismatch program.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026
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  7. Human leukocyte antigen-incompatible living donor kidney transplantation after desensitization: experience from a major transplant centre in Mexico.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026
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  13. Desensitization With Imlifidase for HLA-Incompatible Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Delphi International Expert Consensus.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 6 countries.

Lucrezia FurianKidney and Pancreas Transplantation Unit, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Oriol BestardKidney Transplant Unit, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Klemens BuddeDepartment of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Emanuele CozziTransplant Immunology Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Fritz DiekmannExperimental Nephrology and Transplant Laboratory, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.
Nizam MamodeKing's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Maarten NaesensDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Liset H M PengelErasmus MC Transplant Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Soren Schwartz SorensenDepartment of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Fabio VistoliUniversity of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Olivier ThaunatService de Transplantation, Néphrologie et Immunologie Clinique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
Erasmus MC Cancer Institute · NLGerman Society of Medical Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine · DEKing's College London · GBRigshospitalet · DKUniversity of L'Aquila · ITUniversity of Padua · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An increasing number of sensitized patients awaiting transplantation face limited options, leading to fatalities during dialysis and higher costs. The absence of established evidence highlights the need for collaborative consensus. Donor-specific antibodies (DSA)-triggered antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) significantly contributes to kidney graft failure, especially in sensitized patients. The European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) launched the ENGAGE initiative, categorizing sensitized candidates by AMR risk to improve patient care. A systematic review assessed induction and maintenance regimens as well as antibody removal strategies, with statements subjected to the Delphi methodology. A Likert-scale survey was distributed to 53 European experts (Nephrologists, Transplant surgeons and Immunologists) with experience in kidney transplant recipient care. A rate ≥75% with the same answer was considered consensus. Consensus was achieved in 95.3% of statements. While most recommendations aligned, two statements related to complement inhibitors for AMR prophylaxis lacked consensus. The ENGAGE consensus presents contemporary recommendations for desensitization and immunomodulation strategies, grounded in predefined risk categories. The adoption of tailored, patient-specific measures is anticipated to streamline the care of sensitized recipients undergoing renal allografts. While this approach holds the promise of enhancing transplant accessibility and fostering long-term success in transplantation outcomes, its efficacy will need to be assessed through dedicated studies.

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ConsensusDelphi TechniqueGraft RejectionKidney TransplantationEuropeHumansIsoantibodiesTransplant RecipientsIsoantibodiesDelphidesensitizationimmunomodulationkidney transplantationsystematic review

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PMID38665475
PMCPMC11043529
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