Pilot Kidney Exchange Transplant Program Launched Between US, Italy
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Friday, September 9, 2022
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The Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation (APKD) , an Ohio-based, non-profit organization managing an international kidney exchange registry, today announces the launch of a pilot kidney exchange transplant program between the United States and Italy.
Key Points:
- The Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation (APKD) , an Ohio-based, non-profit organization managing an international kidney exchange registry, today announces the launch of a pilot kidney exchange transplant program between the United States and Italy.
- The new US-Italy program concerns kidney exchange transplantation, in which incompatible living donor and recipient pairs are matched with other incompatible pairs for kidney transplants.
- Today in the U.S., about 20% of the 6,000 living donor kidney transplants performed are achieved through kidney exchange.
- This kidney exchange program with the U.S. is the second international exchange program launched by Italy.