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  • Transplantation Immunology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • The persistent shortage of deceased-donor organs necessitates innovative living donation strategies.
  • Antibody-incompatible transplants and kidney paired donation (KPD) programs are key strategies to increase kidney transplantation rates.
  • Kidney paired donation facilitates transplants for candidates with incompatible living donors by matching them with other incompatible pairs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advancements in kidney paired donation (KPD).
  • To compare differences and commonalities among four national KPD programs.
  • To highlight the importance of large, multicenter KPD registries for improving transplant access, especially for highly sensitized patients.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent progress in kidney paired donation (KPD).
  • Comparative analysis of four distinct national KPD programs.
  • Focus on the use of sophisticated algorithms for donor-recipient matching and multiway exchanges in multicenter KPD.

Main Results:

  • Multicenter KPD programs have significantly advanced kidney transplantation over the past decade.
  • Large KPD registries are essential for providing access to more potential donors, benefiting difficult-to-match and sensitized patients.
  • Sophisticated algorithms are employed in multicenter KPD to optimize donor-recipient matching and minimize immunologic risks through complex exchanges.

Conclusions:

  • Kidney paired donation, particularly multicenter programs, represents a highly promising avenue for increasing kidney transplant rates.
  • Access to larger donor pools through national registries is vital for overcoming immunologic barriers and improving outcomes for complex transplant candidates.
  • Understanding the nuances and shared principles across different national KPD programs can further optimize these essential donation strategies.