2024

Vinson AJ, Zhang X, Dahhou M, Süsal C, Döhler B, Melk A, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Cardinal H, Wong G, Francis A, Pilmore H, Grinspan LT, Foster BJ. Differences in excess mortality by recipient sex after heart transplant: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Mar 22:S1053-2498(24)01536-5. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.03.016.

Hosseini SAT, Kazemzadeh R, Foster BJ, Arpalı E, Süsal C. New tools for data harmonization and their potential applications in organ transplantation. Transplantation. 2024 (in press)

Süsal C, Alvarez CM, Benning L, Daniel V, Zeier M, Schaier M, Morath C, Speer C. The balance between memory and regulatory cell populations in kidney transplant recipients with operational tolerance. Clin Exp Immunol. 2024 Feb. doi: 10.1093/cei/uxae018

Kanbay M, Copur S, Guldan M, Topcu AU, Ozbek L, Hasbal NB, Süsal C, Kocak B, Callemeyn, Segelmark M. Imlifidase in Kidney Transplantation. Clin Kidney J. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfae033

Kanbay M, Copur S, Yilmaz ZY, Baydar DE, Bilge I, Susal C, Kocak B, Ortiz A. The role of anticomplement therapy in the management of the kidney allograft. Clin. Transplant. 2024, Mar. 38(3) doi: 10.1111/ctr.15277

Usta Akgül S, Çatalbaşyan T, Demir DK, Borjkhani M, Süsal C. The novel HLA-B*39:199 allele identified in a candidate bone marrow donor. HLA. 2024 Feb.  doi: 10.1111/tan.15360.

Vinson AJ, Zhang X, Dahhou M, Süsal C, Döhler B, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Cardinal H, Melk A, Wong G, Francis A, Pilmore H, Foster BJ. A Multinational Cohort Study Examining Sex Differences in Excess Risk of Death With Graft Function After Kidney Transplant. Transplantation. 2024 Jan 26. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004915.

2023

Morath C, Schaier M, Ibrahim E, Wang L, Kleist C, Opelz G, Süsal C, Ponath G, Aly M, Alvarez C, Kälble F, Speer C, Benning L, Nusshag C, da Silva LP, Sommerer C, Hückelhoven-Krauss A, Czock D, Mehrabi A, Schwab C, Waldherr R, Schnitzler P, Merle U, Tran TH, Scherer S, Boehmig G, Müller-Tidow C, Reiser J, Schmitt A, Zeier M, Schmitt M, Terness P, Daniel V. Induction of Long-lasting Regulatory B Lymphocytes by Modified Immune Cells in Kidney Transplant Recipients. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Sep 22:ASN.2022020210. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2022020210. Online ahead of print.PMID: 36137752

Usta Akgul S, Kekik Çınar Ç, Çalışkan Y, Demir E, Cebeci E, Meral R, Temurhan S, Özlük Y, Aydın F, Savran Oguz F. COSMC expression as a predictor of remission in IgA nephropathy. Int Urol Nephrol. 2023 Apr. 10.1007/s11255-022-03376-1

Schaier M, Morath C, Wang L, Kleist C, Opelz G, Tran CH, Scherer S, Pham L, Ekpoom N, Süsal C, Ponath G, Kälble F, Speer C, Benning L, Nusshag C, Mahler CF, Pego da Silva L, Sommerer C, Hückelhoven-Krauss A, Czock D, Mehrabi A, Schwab C, Waldherr R, Schnitzler P, Merle U, Schwenger V, Krautter M, Kemmner S, Fischereder M, Stangl M, Hauser IA, Kälsch IA, Krämer BK, Böhmig GA, Müller-Tidow C, Reiser J, Zeier M, Schmitt M, Terness P, Schmitt A, Daniel V Five-year follow-up of a phase I trial of donor-derived modified immune cell infusion in kidney transplantation. Clinical Trial. 2023 Jul. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1089664

Kim JJ, Fichtner A, Copley HC, Gragert L, Süsal C, Strologo LD, Oh J, Pape L, Weber LT, Weitz M, König J, Krupka K, Tönshoff B, Kosmoliaptsis V. Molecular HLA mismatching for prediction of primary humoral alloimmunity and graft function deterioration in paediatric kidney transplantation. Front Immunol. 2023 Mar. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1092335

Pérez-Sáez MJ, Montero N, Oliveras L, Redondo-Pachón D, Martínez-Simón D, Abramovicz D, Maggiore U, Mariat C, Mjoen G, Oniscu GC, Peruzzi L, Sever MŞ, Watschinger B, Velioğlu A, Demir D, Gandolfini I, Hellemans R, Hilbrands L, Pascual J, Crespo M, ERA-EDTA-Descartes working group. Immunosuppression of HLA identical living-donor kidney transplant recipients: A systematic review. Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2023 Dec. doi: 10.1016/j.trre.2023.100787

Artan AS, Sadioğlu RE, Yelken B, Yalçın F, Demir E, Keven K, Okan A, Şafak S, Alpay N, Güller N, Memikoğlu O, Şengül Ş, Türkmen A. Kidney Transplantation in Patients Recovered from Coronavirus Disease 2019. Turkish Journal of Nephrology. 2023 Jul. 10.5152/turkjnephrol.2023.2295380

Grossi AA, Sever MŞ, Hellemans R, Mariat C, Crespo M, Watschinger B, Peruzzi L, Demir E, Velioğlu A, Gandolfini I, Oniscu GC, Hilbrands L, Mjoen G. The 3-Step Model of informed consent for living kidney donation: a proposal on behalf of the DESCaRTES Working Group of the European Renal Association. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2023 Jun. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfad022

Mirioğlu Ş, Dirim AB, Bektaş M, Demir E, Tor YB, Özlük Y, Kılıçaslan I, Oto ÖA, Yalçınkaya Y, Çalışkan Y, Artim-Esen B, Yazıcı H, İnanç M, Türkmen A, Gül A, Sever MŞ. Efficacy and safety of interleukin-1 blockers in kidney transplant recipients with familial Mediterranean fever: a propensity score-matched cohort study. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2023 May. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfac335

Artan AS, Dirim AB, Yavuzkılıç H, Demir E, Oto ÖA, Guller N, Şafak S, Yazıcı H, Türkmen A. Thromboembolic complications after COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients. Nephrology (Carlton). 2023 Sep. doi: 10.1111/nep.14242

Usta Akgül S, Temurhan S, Kekik Çınar Ç, Şentürk Çiftçi H, Bayraktar A, Demir E, Uçar AR, Bakkaloğlu H, Türkmen A, Savran Oğuz F. Do Xenogeneic Anti-HLA-A3 Antibody Cause AntibodyMediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant?  Turkish Journal Nephrology. 2023 Nov. 10.5152/turkjnephrol.2023.22486

Süsal CC, Kraft L, Ender A, Süsal C, Schwenger A, Amann K, Böhmig GA, Schwenger V Blood group-specific apheresis in combination with daratumumab as a rescue therapy of acute antibody-mediated rejection in a case of ABO- and human leukocyte antigen-incompatible kidney transplantation Sage, 2023 Nov 7, doi: 10.1177/2050313X231211050

Benning L, Morath C, Fink A, Rudek M, Speer C, Kälble F, Nusshag C, Beimler J, Schwab C, Waldherr R, Zeier M, Süsal C and Tran TH (2023) Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Indication Biopsy—Results of a Prospective Single-Center TrialTranspl Int 36:11899. doi: 10.3389/ti.2023.11899

Melk A, Sugianto RI, Zhang X, Dahhou M, Döhler B, Süsal C, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Wong G, Foster BJ. Influence of donor sex and age on graft outcome in kidney transplantation. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2023 Aug 18:gfad181. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfad181.

Schaier M, Morath C, Wang L, Kleist C, Opelz G, Tran TH, Scherer S, Pham L, Ekpoom N, Süsal C, Ponath G, Kälble F, Speer C, Benning L, Nusshag C, Mahler CF, Pego Da Silva L, Sommerer C, Hückelhoven-Krauss A, Czock D, Mehrabi A, Schwab C, Waldherr R, Schnitzler P, Merle U, Schwenger V, Krautter M, Kemmner S, Fischereder M, Stangl M, Hauser IA, Böhmig G, Müller-Tidow C, Reiser J, Zeier M, Schmitt M, Terness P, Schmitt A, Daniel V. Five-year follow-up of a phase I trial of donor-derived modified immune cell infusion in kidney transplantation. Front. Immunol., 11 July 2023
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Vinson AJ, Zhang X, Dahhou M, Süsal C, Döhler B, Melk A, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Cardinal H, Wong G, Francis A, Pilmore H, Foster BJ. A multinational cohort study uncovered sex differences in excess mortality after kidney transplant. Kidney Int. 2023 Feb 19:S0085-2538(23)00083-2. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.01.022.

Yuksel M, Nazmi F, Wardat D, Akgül S, Polat E, Akyildiz M, Arikan Ç. Standard immunosuppressive treatment reduces regulatory B cells in children with autoimmune liver disease. Front Immunol. 2023 Jan doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1053216. eCollection 2022

Kim JJ, Fichtner A, Copley HC, Gragert L, Süsal C, Strologo LD, Oh J, Pape L, Weber LT, Weitz M, König JC, Krupka K, Tönshoff B, Kosmoliaptsis V. Molecular HLA mismatching for prediction of primary humoral alloimmunity and graft function deterioration in paediatric kidney transplantation. Front. Immunol. 14:1092335. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1092335

Kühn T, Speer C, Morath C, Bartenschlager M, Kim H, Beimler J, Buylaert M, Nusshag C, Kälble F, Reineke M, Töllner M, Klein K, Blank A, Parthé S, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Süsal C, Bartenschlager R, Tran TH, Schaier M, Benning L. Immune Response to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Previous Nonresponder Kidney Transplant Recipients After Short-term Withdrawal of Mycophenolic Acid 1 and 3 Months After an Additional Vaccine Dose. Transplantation. 2023 Jan 9. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004516.

2022

Arassi MB, Gauche L, Schmidt J, Höcker B, Rieger S, Süsal C, Tönshoff B, Fichtner A. Association of intraindividual tacrolimus variability with de novo donor-specific HLA antibody development and allograft rejection in pediatric kidney transplant recipients with low immunological risk. Pediatr Nephrol. 2022 Aug. 10.1007/s00467-022-05426-3

Sommer W, Avşar M, Aburahma K, Salman J, Kaufeld KT, Rojas SV, Meyer AL, Chichelnitskiy E, Süsal C, Kreusser MM, Verboom M, Hallensleben M, Bara C, Blasczyk B, Falk C, Karck M, Haverich A, Ius F, Warnecke G. Heart transplantation across preformed donor-specific antibody barriers using a perioperative desensitization protocol. Am J Transplant. 2022 Aug. 10.1111/ajt.17060

Vinson AJ, Zhang X, Dahhou M, Süsal C, Döhler B, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Cardinal H, Melk A, Wong G, Francis A, Pilmore H, Foster BJ. Age-dependent Sex Differences in Graft Loss After Kidney Transplantation. Transplantation. 2022 Jul. 10.1097/TP.0000000000004026

Lozanovski VJ, Unterrainer C, Döhler B, Süsal C, Mehrabi A. Outcome of Extended Right Lobe Liver Transplantations. Liver Transpl. 2022 May. 10.1002/lt.26374

Benning L, Klein K, Morath C, Bartenschlager M, Kim H, Buylaert M, Reineke M, Töllner M, Nusshag C, Kälble F, Reichel P, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Süsal C, Bartenschlager R, Schaier M, Speer C. Neutralizing Antibody Activity Against the B.1.617.2 (delta) Variant Before and After a Third BNT162b2 Vaccine Dose in Hemodialysis Patients. Front Immunol. 2022 Mar. 10.3389/fimmu.2022.840136

Engels G, Döhler B, Tönshoff B, Oh J, Kruchen A, Müller I, Süsal C. Maternal versus paternal living kidney transplant donation is associated with lower rejection in young pediatric recipients: A Collaborative Transplant Study report. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Feb. doi: 10.1111/petr.14154

Morath C, Schmitt A, Schmitt M, Wang L, Kleist C, Opelz G, Süsal C, Tran TH, Scherer S, Schwenger V, Kemmner S, Fischereder M, Stangl M, Hauser IA, Sommerer C, Nusshag C, Kälble F, Speer C, Benning L, Bischofs C, Sauer S, Schubert ML, Kunz A, Hückelhoven-Krauss A, Neuber B, Mehrabi A, Schwab C, Waldherr R, Sander A, Büsch C, Czock D, Böhmig GA, Reiser J, Roers A, Müller-Tidow C, Terness P, Zeier M, Daniel V, Schaier M. Individualised immunosuppression with intravenously administered donor-derived modified immune cells compared with standard of care in living donor kidney transplantation (TOL-2 Study): protocol for a multicentre, open-label, phase II, randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2022 Nov 11;12(11):e066128. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066128.PMID: 36368749

Coemans M, Verbeke G, Döhler B, Süsal C, Naesens M. Bias by censoring for competing events in survival analysis. BMJ. 2022 Sep 13;378:e071349. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-071349.PMID: 36100269

Benning L, Christian Morath C, Kühn T, Bartenschlager M, Kim H, Beimler J, Buylaert M, Nusshag C, Kälble K, Reineke M, Töllner M, Schaier M, Klein K, Blank A, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Süsal C, Bartenschlager R, Tran TH, Speer C. Humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in previous non-responder kidney transplant recipients after short-term withdrawal of mycophenolic acid. Front Med., 18 August 2022, doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.958293

Slavcev A, Süsal C, Doxiadis I. Editorial: T-Cell and Antibody-Mediated Rejection After Organ Transplantation in the Post-COVID-19 Era – Diagnosis, Immunological Risk Evaluation and Therapy.  Front Immunol. 2022 Jul 5;13:968668. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.968668.

Benning L, Morath C, Bartenschlager M, Kim H, Reineke M, Beimler J, Buylaert M, Nusshag C, Kälble F, Reichel P, Töllner M, Schaier M, Klein K, Benes V, Rausch T, Rieger S, Stich M, Tönshoff B, Weidner N, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Süsal C, Hien Tran T, Bartenschlager R, Speer C. Neutralizing antibody response against the B.1.617.2 (delta) and the B.1.1.529 (omicron) variants after a third mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dose in kidney transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2022 Jul;22(7):1873-1883. doi: 10.1111/ajt.17054.

Töllner M, Speer C, Benning L, Bartenschlager M, Nusshag C, Morath C, Zeier M, Süsal C, Schnitzler P, Schmitt W, Bergner R, Bartenschlager R, Lorenz HM, Schaier M. Impaired Neutralizing Antibody Activity against B.1.617.2 (Delta) after Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Patients Receiving Anti-CD20 Therapy. J Clin Med. 2022 Mar 21;11(6):1739. doi: 10.3390/jcm11061739

Vietzen H, Döhler B, Tran TH, Süsal C, Halloran PF, Eskandary F, Herz CT, Mayer KA, Kozakowski N, Wahrmann M, Ely S, Haindl S, Puchhammer-Stöckl E, Böhmig GA. Deletion of the Natural Killer Cell Receptor NKG2C Encoding KLR2C Gene and Kidney Transplant Outcome. Front Immunol. 2022 Mar 24;13:829228. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.829228. eCollection 2022

Carapito R, Aouadi I, Verniquet M, Untrau M, Pichot A, Beaudrey T, Bassand X, Meyer S, Faucher L, Posson J, Morlon A, Kotova I, Delbos F, Walencik A, Aarnink A, Kennel A, Suberbielle C, Taupin JL, Matern BM, Spierings E, Congy-Jolivet N, Essaydi A, Perrin P, Blancher A, Charron D, Cereb N, Maumy-Bertrand M, Bertrand F, Garrigue V, Pernin V, Weekers L, Naesens M, Kamar N, Legendre C, Glotz D, Caillard S, Ladrière M, Giral M, Anglicheau D, Süsal C, Bahram S. The MHC class I MICA gene is a histocompatibility antigen in kidney transplantation. Nat Med  2022 Mar 14. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01725-2. PMID: 35288692

Benning L, Morath C, Bartenschlager M, Reineke M, Töllner M, Nusshag C, Kälble F, Reichel P, Schaier M, Klein K, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Süsal C, Bartenschlager R, Speer C. Neutralizing antibody activity against the B.1.617.2 (delta) variant 8 months after two-dose vaccination with BNT162b2 in health care workers. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022 Feb 3:S1198-743X(22)00035-0. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.01.011. PMID: 35124261; PMCID: PMC8810439.

Živčić-Ćosić S, Süsal C, Döhler B, Katalinić N, Markić D, Orlić L, Rački S, Španjol J, Trobonjača Z. Kidney Transplants from Elderly Donors: The Experience of a Reference Center in Croatia. Exp Clin Transplant. 2022;20(1):19-27. doi: 10.6002/ect.2021.0366.

Morath C, Hayek SS, Döhler B, Nusshag C, Sommerer C, Zeier M, Reiser J, Süsal C. Soluble Urokinase Receptor and Mortality in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Transpl Int. 2022;35:10071. doi: 10.3389/ti.2021.10071

Benning L, Morath C, Bartenschlager M, Nusshag C, Kälble F, Buylaert M, Schaier M, Beimler J, Klein K, Grenz J, Reichel P, Hidmark A, Ponath G, Töllner M, Reineke M, Rieger S, Tönshoff B, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Süsal C, Bartenschlager R, Speer C. Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in Kidney Transplant Recipients after Standard COVID-19 Vaccination. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022;17(1):98-106.  doi: 10.2215/CJN.11820921

Echterdiek F, Döhler B, Latus J, Schwenger V, Süsal C. Influence of Calcineurin Inhibitor Choice on Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients Aged ≥60 Y: A Collaborative Transplant Study Report. Transplantation. 2022 Jan 18. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004060.

Benning L, Morath C, Bartenschlager M, Reineke M, Töllner M, Nusshag C, Kälble F, Reichel P, Schaier M, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Süsal C, Bartenschlager R, Speer C. Natural SARS-CoV-2 infection results in higher neutralization response against variants of concern compared with 2-dose BNT162b2 vaccination in kidney transplant recipients. Kidney Int. 2022;101(3):639-642. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.12.009

 

2021

Arpalı E, Sunnetcioglu E,Demir E, Sağlam A, Özlük Y, Velioğlu A, Yelken B, Baydar DE, Türkmen A, Oğuz FS. Significance of caveolin-1 immunohistochemical staining differences in biopsy samples from kidney recipients with BK virus viremia. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Aug. doi: 10.1111/tid.13605

Houben P, Schimmack S, Unterrainer C, Döhler B, Mehrabi A, Süsal C. Rare Malignant Indications for Liver Transplantation: A Collaborative Transplant Study Report. Front Surg. 2021;8:678392. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.678392

Kälble F, Süsal C, Pego da Silva L, Speer C, Benning L, Nusshag C, Pham L, Tran H, Schaier M, Sommerer C, Beimler J, Mehrabi A, Zeier M, Morath C. Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Patients With Donor-Specific HLA Antibodies After Desensitization With Immunoadsorption. Front Med (Lausanne). 2021;8:781491. doi:10.3389/fmed.2021.781491

Lozanovski VJ, Unterrainer C, Döhler B, Süsal C, Mehrabi A. Outcome of Extended Right Lobe Liver Transplantations. Liver Transpl. 2021 Nov 22. doi: 10.1002/lt.26374.