Cited by 256Pancreatic function and diabetesTransplantation: Methods and OutcomesOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

The current state of pancreas transplantation

Gruessner, Rainer W. G., Gruessner, Angelika C.·2013·Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Abstract

For many patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and selected patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, a successful pancreas transplant is the only definitive long-term treatment that both restores euglycaemia without the risk of severe hypoglycaemia and prevents, halts or reverses secondary complications. These benefits come at the cost of major surgery and lifelong immunosuppression. Nevertheless, pancreas transplants are safe and effective, with patient survival rates currently >95% at 1 year and >88% at 5 years; graft survival rates are almost 85% at 1 year and >60% at 5 years. The estimated half-life of a pancreas graft is now 7-14 years. The improvements in graft survival are attributable to considerable reductions in technical failures and in immunologic graft losses. Pancreas recipients have reduced mortality compared with waiting candidates or patients with diabetes mellitus who undergo a kidney transplant alone. Pancreas transplants should be more frequently offered to nonuraemic patients with brittle diabetes mellitus to prevent the development of secondary diabetic complications and to avoid the need for a kidney transplant. Although the results of islet transplantation have also improved, islet recipients rarely maintain long-term insulin independence despite the use of multiple organ donor pancreases. Pancreas transplants and islet transplants should be considered complementary, not mutually exclusive, procedures that are chosen on the basis of the individual patient's surgical risk.

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  • In experienced centres, combined kidney-pancreas transplant can give up to an 80% chance of insulin independence beyond 5 years, though it carries major surgical risk and needs immunosuppression.

    “Simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplantation in experienced centres can offer an up to 80% chance of insulin independence for over 5 years, but there is substantial surgical risk, and the requirement of immunosuppression.159”

    From Type 1 diabetes (2018) · cites this paper as [159]

  • Both whole organ pancreas and pancreatic islet transplantation can effectively prevent hypoglycemia, restore normoglycemia, and possibly stabilize the progression of complications of type 1 diabetes.

    “Both therapeutic options can effectively prevent hypoglycemia, restore normoglycemia, and possibly stabilize the progression of complications of type 1 diabetes (223-227).”

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Authors
Gruessner, R. W. G., & Gruessner, A. C.
Affiliations
University of Arizona (US)
Corresponding author
Gruessner, Rainer W. G.
Venue
Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Published
2013-07-30
Volume
9
Issue
9
Pages
555-562
ISSN
  • 1759-5029 (ISSN-L)
  • 1759-5037
OpenAlex
W1997688914
Cited by
256
References
76
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Type
book review
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Arizona
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
Keywords
pancreas transplantation, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, islet transplantation, graft survival, immunosuppression, diabetes complications, brittle diabetes, kidney transplantation, insulin independence
MeSH terms
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Humans, Male, Pancreas Transplantation, Islets of Langerhans Transplantation, Treatment Outcome

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