title: Determinants of long-term survival of adult kidney transplants: a 1999 UNOS update.
abstract: Half-lives presented in Figure 11 summarize our findings regarding the long-term determinants of adult renal transplantation. The Figure's groups were created by cross-classifying various levels of the more important/interesting determinants identified through the multifactor analysis (Tables 1 & 2). As indicated by the black bar, half of all 16-30 year-old cadaveric kidneys transplanted into Caucasian recipients who survive beyond one year after transplantation will function for 14 years (i.e., the half-life equals 14 years). Unfortunately, in Blacks and Caucasians receiving an older donor kidney, the renal graft half-life falls to 6-8 years. When a Caucasian patient receives a spouse's kidney for transplant, the half-life increases to 17 years; when a Caucasian patient receives a HLA-matched cadaveric kidney, the half-life increases to 19 years; and, when an Asian patient receives a 16-30 year-old cadaveric kidney, the half-life jumps to 22 years. Finally, Caucasian patients receiving a HLA-identical sibling donor transplant enjoyed the greatest half-life of 26 years.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Gjertson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044383:Black People; D002102:Cadaver; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000379:methods; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D019520:Living Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D012737:Sex Factors; D018454:Spouses; D017741:Survivors; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration; D044465:White People