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ArticleClinical transplantation2025

Rethinking the Diagnosis and Management of Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Multidisciplinary Transplant Meetings: A Global Survey and Banff Working Group Recommendations.

Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze, Medhat Askar, Matthew Cooper, Lynn D Cornell, Emanuele Cozzi, Darshana M Dadhania, Fritz Diekmann, Aiko P J de Vries, Carrie A Schinstock, Robert P Carroll and 15 more

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Ruth Sapir-PichhadzeCentre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-004X
Medhat AskarHealth Sector and College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Matthew CooperDepartment of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Lynn D CornellDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Emanuele CozziDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Darshana M DadhaniaWeill Cornell Medicine - New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7973-1521
Fritz DiekmannNephrology and Kidney Transplantation at Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Aiko P J de VriesDepartment Of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, and Leiden Transplant Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Carrie A SchinstockDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3274-3277
Robert P CarrollDepartment of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6238-026X
Ahmad AbdelrehimBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Geliang GanYale Center for Analytical Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Yanhong DengYale Center for Analytical Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Sami AlasfarTransplant Center, Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Serena M BagnascoDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Ibrahim BatalPathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Klemens BuddeDepartment of Nephrology, Charité, Berlin, Germany.
Marian C Clahsen-van GroningenDepartment of Pathology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Vanderlene L KungDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Fritz LowerUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Mariana SeijaCentro de Nefrología, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Edward KrausDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Maarten NaesensDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Laurine M BowYale Center for Analytical Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Banff Antibody‐Mediated Injury Working Group

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe diagnosis of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) requires input from several transplant professionals. Bringing clinical and laboratory experts together may help standardize care. Yet, little is known about current global practices of multidisciplinary meetings for AMR management.

methodsThe Banff Antibody-Mediated Injury Working Group approached professional societies worldwide to distribute a survey on the availability, content, participants, perceived value, and barriers to the implementation of multidisciplinary meetings.

resultsFour hundred two transplant professionals from six continents caring for kidney (90.55%), liver (21.14%), pancreas (20.65%), heart (15.17%), and lung (14.18%) transplant recipients participated in the survey, and 302 (75.12%) reported attending multidisciplinary meetings. Multidisciplinary meetings were more prevalent in academic centers, in high- versus low-to-middle-income regions (81.03% and 65.99%, respectively; p < 0.001), and in mid-to-large size transplant programs compared to smaller programs. Perceived value included continued professional development (97.68%) and trainee education (95.70%). AMR was reported to be discussed at these meetings by 217 respondents with case presentations reviewing patient characteristics, histology, and HLA antibody data. A third of the respondents reviewed non-HLA/pathogenic autoantibodies and/or molecular diagnostics, with the latter being more frequently applied in high- versus low-to-middle-income regions (46.71% and 12.31%, respectively; p < 0.001). AMR case presentations allowed diagnosis revision, actionable management plans and were perceived as improving care. The primary barrier to the implementation of multidisciplinary meetings (63.27%) was the unavailability of transplant professionals (e.g., transplant immunologists).

conclusionFacilitating multidisciplinary meetings through the remote participation of pertinent experts and incentivizing participation through remuneration, protected time, or continued medical education may help standardize AMR diagnosis and harmonize its management.

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Graft RejectionIsoantibodiesOrgan TransplantationPatient Care TeamPractice Guidelines as TopicHumansPrognosisSurveys and QuestionnairesIsoantibodiesantibody‐mediated rejectiondiagnosismanagementmultidisciplinarytransplant

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