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Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Transplantation immunology
  • Public health

Background:

  • Geographic expansion of organ donation is crucial for increasing kidney transplant (KT) rates.
  • Evaluating outcomes from non-mainland donors is essential to expand the donor pool.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the outcomes of kidney transplants utilizing organs procured from non-mainland United States (US) donors.
  • To compare the efficacy and survival rates of kidney transplants from mainland versus non-mainland donors.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of adult kidney-only deceased donor transplants from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database (2011-2022).
  • Categorization of transplants into mainland-to-mainland (MM), non-mainland-to-mainland (NMM), and non-mainland-to-non-mainland (NMNM).
  • Evaluation of recipient survival and event-free survival using time-to-event analysis and Cox regression.

Main Results:

  • Non-mainland donors had distinct characteristics, including older age and lower BMI, compared to mainland donors.
  • Non-mainland-to-mainland transplants involved longer travel distances and cold ischemia times (CITs).
  • No significant difference in acute rejection was observed; however, NMM recipients showed improved 10-year survival.

Conclusions:

  • Kidney transplants from select non-mainland donors yield excellent long-term outcomes, including superior event-free survival at 10 years.
  • The utilization of non-mainland donors should be promoted to enhance kidney transplant rates.
  • Geographic expansion of organ donation is a viable strategy to address donor shortages.