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ArticleTransfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie2024

Positive Long-Term Outcome of Kidney Allocation via Acceptable Mismatch Program in Highly Sensitized Patients.

Yara Strehler, Nils Lachmann, Matthias Niemann, Fabian Halleck, Klemens Budde, Axel Pruß

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Article in Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Yara StrehlerInstitute of Transfusion Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Nils LachmannInstitute of Transfusion Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Matthias NiemannPIRCHE AG, Berlin, Germany.
Fabian HalleckDepartment of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Klemens BuddeDepartment of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Axel PrußInstitute of Transfusion Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Eurotransplant established the acceptable mismatch (AM) program to facilitate timely kidney transplantations of highly sensitized patients, but long-term granular clinical and immunological outcomes regarding overall graft survival and de novo DSA (dnDSA) formation are still intensively researched. The right choice of induction therapy in patients with differing immunological risk is not conclusively determined, as well as the impact of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) epitope matching on dnDSA formation. Methods: This monocentric, retrospective study analyzed 94 patients transplanted within the AM program between 2000 and 2019 compared to case-control matched cohorts of non- (PRA 0-5%; PRA-0) and intermediately sensitized (PRA 6-84%; PRA-6/84) patients transplanted through Eurotransplant Kidney Allocation System. Results: Estimated 10-year overall graft survival between the PRA-0 and AM cohorts was similar, whereas PRA-6/84 was significantly disadvantageous compared to PRA-0. Estimated 10-year incidence of antibody-mediated rejection rates was significantly lower in the PRA-0 group compared to AM and PRA-6/84 groups. Compared to the AM group, estimated incidence of de novo donor-specific antibody (dnDSA) was significantly lower in PRA-0 patients, with no differences between the AM and PRA-6/84 cohorts. The PRA-6/84 cohort was the only subgroup in which interleukin-2 receptor antagonist (IL2RA) induction was associated with longer overall graft survival, patient survival, and graft survival compared to depleting induction (ATG or OKT3). Broad HLA-A, -B, -DR mismatches (mmABDR) and HLA epitope mismatches determined by Eplets and PIRCHE-II were predictive for dnDSA formation in the total cohort, and the AM subgroup. Discussion: The high efforts expended on AM patients are justified to allow timely organ transplantation with acceptable risk profile and non-inferior outcomes. IL2RA induction in intermediately sensitized patients is associated with superior overall graft survival, patient survival, and graft survival compared to ATG/OKT3 induction, without negative effects on rejection episodes or dnDSA formation. In silico epitope matching might further help reduce dnDSA formation, particularly in high-risk AM patients.

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De novo donor-specific antibodyHighly sensitizedHuman leukocyte antigen epitope matchingInduction therapyKidney transplantation

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PMCPMC11166408

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