A Trial of Transplanting Hepatitis C Kidneys Into Hepatitis C-Negative Kidney Recipients

The Transplanting Hepatitis C Kidneys into Negative KidnEy Recipients [THINKER-NEXT] study will include adult kidney transplant candidates without hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on the transplant waiting list who will consent to kidney transplantation from a deceased donor infected with HCV, followed by treatment with a direct acting antiviral. The one-year allograft function and one-year risk of CMV infection will be compared between THINKER-NEXT kidney transplant recipients and matched recipients who received hepatitis C uninfected kidney transplants (these patients are called Transplant Cohort). The mortality rate of kidney transplant candidates who enroll in THINKER-NEXT and consent to offers of kidneys from HCV-infected donors will be compared to matched wait-listed patients who do not consent to receive HCV-infected kidneys (these patients are called Wait-list Cohort). Lastly, renal pathologic findings will be compared among HCV-viremic donors and HCV-negative comparator donors.

A Trial of Transplanting Hepatitis C Kidneys Into Hepatitis C-Negative Kidney Recipients

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