Kidney Transplantation: From Donor Selection to Recipient Outcomes

Dear Colleagues,

Kidney transplantation remains the optimal treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), yet major gaps persist in access, outcomes, and long-term graft survival. Despite significant advances in living-donor and deceased-donor transplantation, challenges such as donor organ shortages, prolonged dialysis waiting times, and the need for early referral continue to limit equitable access. Optimizing candidate evaluation, managing comorbidities, and understanding contraindications are essential to improving transplant readiness and outcomes.

This Special Issue aims to highlight recent progress and remaining problems across the full spectrum of kidney transplantation, including induction and maintenance immunosuppression, mechanisms of action of emerging therapies, and strategies to minimize drug-related toxicities. We welcome submissions addressing early and late post-transplant complications—including urological, vascular, infectious, malignant, and cardiovascular complications—and those presenting innovations in diagnosing and treating T-cell and antibody-mediated rejection. Studies on post-graft failure management and long-term immunosuppression are also encouraged.

Dr. Basma Merhi
Dr. Reginald Y. Gohh
Guest Editors

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