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- Title
Early kinetics of donor-derived cell-free DNA after transplantation predicts renal graft recovery and long-term function.
- Authors
Cucchiari, David; Cuadrado-Payan, Elena; Gonzalez-Roca, Eva; Revuelta, Ignacio; Argudo, Maria; Ramirez-Bajo, Maria José; Ventura-Aguiar, Pedro; Rovira, Jordi; Bañon-Maneus, Elisenda; Montagud-Marrahi, Enrique; Rodriguez-Espinosa, Diana; Cacho, Judit; Arana, Carolt; Torregrosa, Vicens; Esforzado, Nuria; Cofàn, Frederic; Oppenheimer, Frederic; Musquera, Mireia; Peri, Lluís; Casas, Silvia
- Abstract
Background Ischemia–reperfusion injury (IRI) upon transplantation is one of the most impactful events that the kidney graft suffers during its life. Its clinical manifestation in the recipient, delayed graft function (DGF), has serious prognostic consequences. However, the different definitions of DGF are subject to physicians' choices and centers' policies, and a more objective tool to quantify IRI is needed. Here, we propose the use of donor-derived cell-free DNA (ddcfDNA) for this scope. Methods ddcfDNA was assessed in 61 kidney transplant recipients of either living or deceased donors at 24 h, and 7, 14 and 30 days after transplantation using the AlloSeq cfDNA Kit (CareDx, San Francisco, CA, USA). Patients were followed-up for 6 months and 7-year graft survival was estimated through the complete and functional iBox tool. Results Twenty-four-hour ddcfDNA was associated with functional DGF [7.20% (2.35%–15.50%) in patients with functional DGF versus 2.70% (1.55%–4.05%) in patients without it, P = .023] and 6-month estimated glomerular filtration rate (r = –0.311, P = .023). At Day 7 after transplantation, ddcfDNA was associated with dialysis duration in DGF patients (r = 0.612, P = .005) and worse 7-year iBox-estimated graft survival probability (β –0.42, P = .001) at multivariable analysis. Patients with early normalization of ddcfDNA (<0.5% at 1 week) had improved functional iBox-estimated probability of graft survival (79.5 ± 16.8%) in comparison with patients with 7-day ddcfDNA ≥0.5% (67.7 ± 24.1%) (P = .047). Conclusions ddcfDNA early kinetics after transplantation reflect recovery from IRI and are associated with short-, medium- and long-term graft outcome. This may provide a more objective estimate of IRI severity in comparison with the clinical-based definitions of DGF.
- Subjects
SAN Francisco (Calif.); CELL-free DNA; KIDNEY transplantation; GLOMERULAR filtration rate; GRAFT survival; REPERFUSION injury; CIRCULATING tumor DNA
- Publication
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2024, Vol 39, Issue 1, p114
- ISSN
0931-0509
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ndt/gfad120