A New Issue of American Journal of Transplantation is Now Available
March 17, 2008
American Journal of Transplantation (Vol. 8 Issue 4 April 2008) is now available by subscription only.
Articles include:
“The AJT Report. News and issues that affect organ and tissue transplantation” by SUE PONDROM, 731–732
“Open Letter to the FDA: New Drug Trials Must Be Relevant” by F. Vincenti, G. Klintmalm and P. F. Halloran, 733–734
The authors make the case to the FDA for a change in policy regarding clinical trials with novel agents by allowing inclusion of immunosuppression regimens that have been adopted as standard of care by the transplant community in control arms.
“Why Are Nearly Half of Expanded Criteria Donor (ECD) Kidneys Not Transplanted?” by J. M. Cecka and H. A. Gritsch, 735–736
In the face of a growing demand for kidney transplants among older patients, we discard more than 40% of older deceased donor kidneys that were recovered for transplantation in the US. It is time to take a closer look at why so many donated kidneys are judged to be unsuitable for transplantation.
“The Oversight of Solid Organ Transplantation in the United States” by S. V. McDiarmid, T. L. Pruett and W. K. Graham, 739–744
This article clarifies for the transplant community the multi-faceted components of the oversight of solid organ transplantation in the United States, with a special emphasis on the role of the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network and the United Network for Organ Sharing.
“Solving the Organ Shortage Crisis: The 7th Annual American Society of Transplant Surgeons’ State-of-the-Art Winter Symposium” by E. A. Pomfret, R. S. Sung, J. Allan, M. Kinkhabwala, J. K. Melancon and J. P. Roberts, 745–752
The 2007 Winter ASTS Symposium examined the practical and ethical issues involved in traditional and innovative strategies to increase the supply of transplantable organs including the use of non-standard donors and financial incentives to donors or donor families.
“Living Donor Liver Transplantation Using Dual Grafts from Two Donors: A Feasible Option to Overcome Small-for-Size Graft Problems?” by Y. Soejima, A. Taketomi, T. Ikegami, T. Yoshizumi, H. Uchiyama, Y. Yamashita, M. Meguro, N. Harada, M. Shimada and Y. Maehara, 887–892
A large male recipient received right and left lobe transplants from two donors with no small-for-size complications.
“Increasing Organ Donations After Cardiac Death by Increasing DCD Support Among Health Care Professionals: A Case Report” by A. M. D’Alessandro, J. W. Peltier and J. E. Phelps, 897–904
A grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services resulted in development of a model intervention in this organ procurement organization with many positive outcomes.
