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Kukla A, Ventura-Aguiar P, Cooper M, de Koning EJP, Goodman DJ, Johnson PR, Han DJ, Mandelbrot DA, Pavlakis M, Saudek F, Vantyghem MC, Augustine T, Rickels MR. Transplant Options for Patients With Diabetes and Advanced Kidney Disease: A Review. Am J Kidney Dis 2021; 78:418-428. [PMID: 33992729 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.02.339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Optimal glycemic control in kidney transplant recipients with diabetes is associated with improved morbidity and better patient and allograft survival. Transplant options for patients with diabetes requiring insulin therapy and chronic kidney disease who are suitable candidates for kidney transplantation should include consideration of β-cell replacement therapy: pancreas or islet transplantation. International variation related to national regulatory policies exists in offering one or both options to suitable candidates and is further affected by pancreas/islet allocation policies and transplant waiting list dynamics. The selection of appropriate candidates depends on patient age, coexistent morbidities, the timing of referral to the transplant center (predialysis versus on dialysis) and availability of living kidney donors. Therefore, early referral (estimated glomerular filtration rate < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2) is of the utmost importance to ensure adequate time for informed decision making and thorough pretransplant evaluation. Obesity, cardiovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, smoking, and frailty are some of the conditions that need to be addressed before acceptance on the transplant list, and ideally before dialysis becoming imminent. This review offers insights into selection of pancreas/islet transplant candidates by transplant centers and an update on posttransplant outcomes, which may have practice implications for referring nephrologists.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aleksandra Kukla
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Diabetes Center, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- CHU Lille, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Inserm U1190, Translational Research for Diabetes, Univ Lille, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes, Lille, France
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
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