Abstract
Pediatric kidney transplant candidates often have multiple potential living donors (LDs); no evidence-based tool exists to compare potential LDs, or to decide between marginal LDs and deceased donor (DD) kidney transplantation (KT). We developed a pediatric living kidney donor profile index (P-LKDPI) on the same scale as the DD KDPI by using Cox regression to model the risk of all-cause graft loss as a function of living donor characteristics and DD KDPI. HLA-B mismatch (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] per mismatch = 1.041.271.55), HLA-DR mismatch (aHR per mismatch = 1.021.231.49), ABO incompatibility (aHR = 1.203.268.81), donor systolic blood pressure (aHR per 10 mm Hg = 1.011.071.18), and donor estimated GFR (eGFR; aHR per 10 mL/min/1.73 m2 = 0.880.940.99) were associated with graft loss after LDKT. Median (interquartile range [IQR]) P-LKDPI was −25 (−56 to 12). 68% of donors had P-LKDPI <0 (less risk than any DD kidney) and 25% of donors had P-LKDPI >14 (more risk than median DD kidney among pediatric KT recipients during the study period). Strata of LDKT recipients of kidneys with higher P-LKDPI had a higher cumulative incidence of graft loss (39% at 10 years for P-LDKPI ≥20, 28% for 20> P-LKDPI ≥−20, 23% for −20 > P-LKDPI ≥−60, 19% for P-LKDPI <−60 [log rank P <.001]). The P-LKDPI can aid in organ selection for pediatric KT recipients by allowing comparison of potential LD and DD kidneys.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2775-2782 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | American Journal of Transplantation |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2019 |
Keywords
- Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR)
- clinical research/practice
- donors and donation: living
- graft survival
- kidney transplantation
- kidney transplantation/nephrology
- living donor
- pediatrics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Transplantation
- Pharmacology (medical)