Methods The Kidney Transplant Working Group, a subcommittee of the Canadian Society of
Transplantation (CST), was asked to prepare eligibility criteria for renal transplantation by …

Chronic rejection or chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) is the major cause of failure of
kidney transplants other than patient death, and has been extensively reviewed (1–5). CAN …

Background. Elderly patients (ages 70 yr and older) are among the fastest-growing group
starting renal-replacement therapy in the United States. The outcomes of elderly patients …

Patient survival after renal transplantation: I. The impact of dialysis pre-transplant. Patients
on dialysis and recipients of renal transplants have higher mortality than individuals without …

Campath‐1H, an anti‐CD52 monoclonal antibody, was used as induction therapy (40 mg iv
total dose) in 29 primary human renal transplants, and the patients were maintained on …

Background In the UK, kidneys are exchanged between centres on the basis of matching for
HLA. We analysed various factors that might affect graft outcome to establish whether …

On 4 January 1999, the Eurotransplant Senior Program (ESP) was implemented within the
Eurotransplant kidney allocation scheme. Patients and Methods: Kidneys obtained from …

Background. So far, the combined influence of donor age and recipient age on renal
allograft survival has not been investigated sufficiently. In this retrospective single‐centre …

The immune system undergoes a complex and continuous remodeling as the result of
aging. These changes have a major impact on allorecognition and alloresponse. In addition …

Elderly patients are the fastest growing group requiring renal transplantation. This study
investigates whether transplantation is worthwhile in the elderly and whether there is …