2017
National Kidney Allocation System
Asch W, Stewart D, Formica R. National Kidney Allocation System. DeckerMed Nephrology Dialysis And Transplantation 2017 DOI: 10.2310/nephro.12068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeceased donor kidneysNew allocation policyAllocation policyDonor kidneysHigh kidney donor profile indexKidney allocationKidney Donor Profile IndexDeceased donor graftsKidney allocation systemKidney allocation policyScarce national resourceLongevity matchingKidney transplantationDonor graftsOlder recipientsBiopsy resultsOlder donorsAllocation practicesBlood flowKidneyPolicyScarce resourcesBiomarker measurementsTransplantationRapid transplantation
2016
New Organ Allocation System for Combined Liver-Kidney Transplants and the Availability of Kidneys for Transplant to Patients with Stage 4–5 CKD
Asch WS, Bia MJ. New Organ Allocation System for Combined Liver-Kidney Transplants and the Availability of Kidneys for Transplant to Patients with Stage 4–5 CKD. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2016, 12: 848-852. PMID: 28028050, PMCID: PMC5477211, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.08480816.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsLiver-kidney transplantSimultaneous liver-kidney transplantOrgan allocationCombined liver-kidney transplantAvailability of kidneysMultiorgan transplant recipientsEquitable organ allocationMedical criteriaOrgan allocation systemLiver recipientsTransplant recipientsTransplant activityNephrology communityTransplantKidneyRecipientsStage 4Great controversyCKDPatientsAKICriteria
2015
Renal cancer in kidney transplanted patients
Frascà GM, Sandrini S, Cosmai L, Porta C, Asch W, Santoni M, Salviani C, D’Errico A, Malvi D, Balestra E, Gallieni M. Renal cancer in kidney transplanted patients. Journal Of Nephrology 2015, 28: 659-668. PMID: 26202137, DOI: 10.1007/s40620-015-0219-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCalcineurin inhibitorsRenal cancerNative kidneysKidney diseaseWithdrawal of CNIsChronic allograft nephropathyAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseaseGeneral risk factorsCystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseAllograft nephropathyImmunosuppressive therapyRapamycin inhibitorsUltrasound evaluationDialysis treatmentRisk factorsCystic diseaseGeneral populationPatientsMalignancy susceptibilityCancer developmentMammalian targetCancerKidney