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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

The potential role of antimetabolite in preventing allosensitization before kidney retransplantation.

Madeleine Thommen, Lukas Weidmann, Dusan Harmacek, Seraina von Moos, Florian Westphal, Kerstin Hübel, Britta George, Anna Mallone, Lukas Frischknecht, Jakob Nilsson and 2 more

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Madeleine ThommenDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Lukas WeidmannDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Dusan HarmacekDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Seraina von MoosDepartment of Nephrology, Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.
Florian WestphalDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Kerstin HübelDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Britta GeorgeDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Anna MalloneDepartment of Immunology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Lukas FrischknechtDepartment of Immunology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Jakob NilssonDepartment of Immunology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Thomas SchachtnerDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Elena RhoDepartment of Nephrology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

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Background and aims: Retransplantation is becoming more common. Allosensitization represents an increasing issue, as it prolongs the time on the waiting list and worsens the outcome of a second transplant. The optimal maintenance immunosuppression (IS) after graft failure remains unclear. Methods: This is a retrospective single-center study including kidney retransplant recipients (KRTRs) who underwent a retransplantation in the University Hospital of Zurich between 2012 and 2023. We analyzed which factors and especially which kind of maintenance IS after graft failure could affect allosensitization. Results: In our cohort, 191/1,040 (16%) were retransplantations. Of the included KRTRs, 27/129 (20%) were living donations (LDs). The median waiting time for deceased donations (DDs) was 4 years. The burden of IS decreased from graft failure to retransplantation (triple IS 54 vs. 12%, Conclusion: The intake of antimetabolite at retransplantation showed a protective effect against allosensitization. Waiting time to retransplantation had only a weak correlation with allosensitization over the whole cPRA spectrum in this Swiss cohort study.

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Graft RejectionImmunosuppressive AgentsKidney TransplantationFemaleGraft SurvivalHLA AntigensHumansIsoantibodiesMaleReoperationRetrospective StudiesHLA AntigensImmunosuppressive AgentsIsoantibodiesallograft nephrectomyallosensitizationcPRAimmunosuppressionretransplantation

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