American Journal of Transplantation
American Journal of Transplantation
5 years ago

Utility of Protocol Kidney Biopsies for De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies

Sandesh Parajuli, Thomas M. Ellis, Arjang Djamali, Patrick K. Reville, Didier A. Mandelbrot
There is limited information about the role of protocol kidney biopsies for de novo donor specific antibodies (dnDSA) in kidney transplant recipients, especially in those with stable graft function. We initiated a routine post-transplant DSA monitoring and surveillance biopsy program for dnDSA since 2014. We identified 45 kidney transplant recipients with dnDSA detected between January 2014 and February 2017 that underwent kidney biopsy within 60 days of detection of dnDSA. 29 (64%) had stable graft function and 16 (36%) had impaired graft function at the time of dnDSA detection. Even in the group with stable graft function, we found a high rate of rejection (53%), on biopsy. 88% of patients with impaired graft function had rejection. Those patients with impaired graft function had significantly lower eGFR at 12 months post biopsy and at last follow up. Those with impaired graft function had more graft failures; however, this result was not statistically significant. The high rate of asymptomatic rejection, and the fact that outcomes in asymptomatic patients are poor, is in support of the utility of surveillance biopsies in patients with dnDSA. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14466

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