Desensitization protocol enabling pediatric crossmatch-positive renal transplantation: successful HLA-antibody-incompatible renal transplantation of two highly sensitized children.

Wednesday, 8 March, 2017
  • Adamusiak AM,
  • Stojanovic J,
  • Dr Olivia Shaw ,
  • Vaughan R,
  • Sebire NJ,
  • Drage M,
  • Kessaris N,
  • Marks SD,
  • Mamode N

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Renal transplantation improves quality of life (QoL) and survival in children requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT). Sensitization with development of a broad-spectrum of anti-HLA antibodies as a result of previous transplantation or after receiving blood products is an increasing problem. There are no published reports of desensitization protocols in children allowing renal transplantation fromHLA-antibody-incompatible living donors.

METHODS:

We adopted our well-established adult desensitization protocol for this purpose and undertook HLA antibody-incompatible living donor renal transplants in two children: a 14-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy.

RESULTS:

After 2 and 1.5 years of follow-up, respectively, both patients have stable renal allograft function despite a rise in donor-specific antibodies in one case.

CONCLUSIONS:

HLA-incompatible transplantation should be considered in selected cases for sensitized children.

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Pediatr Nephrol. 2017 Feb;32(2):359-364. doi: 10.1007/s00467-016-3489-z. Epub 2016 Sep 1.

PMID: 27585679