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Nonmuscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer After Solid Organ Transplantation

Solid organ transplant recipients are at a higher risk for bladder cancer and need lifelong immunosuppression, affecting the progression and treatment of nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer. The challenge lies in balancing cancer control with the preservation of the transplant, and there is a lack of outcome data for this group.

Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease in 2026

Liver transplantation for alcohol-related liver disease has shifted from focusing solely on decompensated cirrhosis and prolonged abstinence to also including severe alcohol-related hepatitis and acute-on-chronic liver failure. This change acknowledges the increasing burden of this disease and demonstrates that well-chosen patients with acute conditions can attain high post-transplant survival rates.

Proposed Heart Transplant Policy Uses Objective Data to Save Lives

Donor organs are exceedingly scarce, so much so that one in five people on the waiting list for a heart transplant in the U.S. dies or is removed from the list before receiving a transplant.

Smoking History of Living Kidney Donors Linked to Higher Transplant Complications

Research has found that people who received a kidney from a living donor with a history of smoking face a higher risk of transplant failure. Transplant failure, known as graft loss, occurs when the transplanted kidney permanently stops working. The highest risk was among patients whose donors had a substantial smoking history.

Coronary Revascularisation Strategies for Patients with Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Requiring Lung Transplantation

Lung transplant candidates frequently present multiple coronary artery disease risk factors, previously seen as a contraindication for transplantation. Advances in revascularization techniques have expanded eligibility, yet the best revascularization strategy is still uncertain due to evidence from small and diverse cohorts.

Clinical Evolution, Outcomes, and Emerging Preservation Technologies in Pancreas and Islet Transplantation

This review discusses the advancement of transplantation therapies, focusing on the transition from cold storage to dynamic preservation technologies. It explores immunosuppression strategies in islet transplantation, including tolerance induction, costimulation blockade, regulatory T-cell therapies and biomaterial-based local immunoprotection, aimed at improving long-term graft survival while reducing toxicities linked to chronic calcineurin inhibitors.

Association Between Immunologic Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Complications Following Pediatric Kidney Transplantation

Children with chronic kidney disease face an increased risk of early cardiovascular issues. Although adult kidney transplant recipients have established cardiovascular risk factors, recent data on pediatric recipients, specifically concerning post-transplant cardiovascular complications, is lacking

REUP Technique Expands Access to Pediatric Heart Transplants

A groundbreaking donor heart recovery technique developed at Vanderbilt Health has been successfully adapted for children by pediatric heart transplant surgeons at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, potentially expanding access to lifesaving heart transplants for children.

Why Older Lung Transplant Patients Struggle to Protect Their Bones at Home

New research from China suggests that this stacking effect may be quietly undermining the bone health of older lung transplant recipients after they leave the hospital, and the findings offer a rare, detailed look at why home-based osteoporosis care so often falls short in this vulnerable population.

4 in 10 Liver Transplant Recipients Are Not Vaccinated Against Hepatitis B

Only 60% of liver transplant recipients are vaccinated against hepatitis B virus, putting them at risk for serious complications, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Older male patients with less than a high school education and alcohol-associated liver disease were the least likely to be vaccinated.

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