Machine perfusion organ preservation: Highlights from the American transplant congress 2024

The American Transplant Congress (ATC) 2024, held in Philadelphia, serves as a vital platform for unveiling new research and clinical experience in organ machine perfusion-a key area in organ transplantation. This year's congress gathered 4652 participants from 49 countries, including top experts, to spotlight innovations in machine perfusion across various organ types, such as the liver, kidney, heart, and lung. A total of 87 abstracts on organ machine perfusion were presented. We selected 39 abstracts that showed advances including new approaches to organ preservation, promising treatments and biomarkers, cellular therapy, and novel research areas. ATC 2024 underscored major advancements in machine perfusion in both experimental and clinical studies and demonstrated its role as a disruptive force in enhancing transplant outcomes and expanding the donor pool, fostering a robust exchange of knowledge on a global scale.