Research

Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation

The Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation group of the University of Padova is the highest volume center in Italy for Kidney Transplantation, with the largest experience in living donor transplantation and donor mini-invasive (laparoscopic) nephrectomies.
The group is involved in the most significant international multicentric clinical trials for the development of new immunosuppressive therapies.
The research topics are primarily:
Evaluation and utilization of ECD and dual kidney transplantation
Hypothermic and normothermic kidney machine perfusion
Access to transplantation for sensitized recipients
AB0 incompatible and HLA incompatible kidney transplantation
Kidney paired exchange
SARS-CoV 2 infection in immunocompromised patients
Pancreas transplantation
Islet transplantation

 

Selected publications:

  1. Long-term outcome of renal transplantation from octogenarian donors: A multicenter controlled study. Ruggenenti P, Silvestre C, Boschiero L, Rota G, Furian L, Perna A, Rossini G, Remuzzi G, Rigotti P. Am J Transplant. 2017 Dec;17(12):3159-3171
  2. How does age affect the outcome of kidney transplantation in elderly recipients? Neri F, Furian L, Cavallin F, Ravaioli M, Silvestre C, Donato P, La Manna G, Pinna AD, Rigotti P. Clin Transplant. 2017 Oct;31(10). doi: 10.1111/ctr.13036. Epub 2017 Aug 20.
  3. Technical aspects of unilateral dual kidney transplantation from expanded criteria donors: experience of 100 patients. Ekser B, Furian L, Broggiato A, Silvestre C, Pierobon ES, Baldan N, Rigotti P. Am J Transplant. 2010 Sep;10(9):2000-7.
  4. Outcome of renal transplantation from very old donors. Rigotti P, Ekser B, Furian L, Baldan N, Valente ML, Boschiero L, Motterlini N, Perna A, Remuzzi G, Ruggenenti P.. N Engl J Med.
  5. Deceased Donor-initiated Chains: First Report of a Successful Deliberate Case and Its Ethical Implications.Furian L, Cornelio C, Silvestre C, Neri F, Rossi F, Rigotti P, Cozzi E, Nicolò A.Transplantation. 2019 Oct;103(10):2196-2200. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002645.
  6. European Guideline for the Management of Kidney Transplant Patients With HLA Antibodies: By the European Society for Organ Transplantation Working  Group.Mamode N, Bestard O, Claas F, Furian L, Griffin S, Legendre C, Pengel L, Naesens M. Transpl Int. 2022 Aug 10;35:10511. doi: 10.3389/ti.2022.10511
  7. Alloimmune Risk Stratification for Kidney Transplant Rejection. Bestard O, Thaunat O, Bellini MI, Böhmig GA, Budde K, Claas F, Couzi L, Furian L, Heemann U, Mamode N, Oberbauer R, Pengel L, Schneeberger S, Naesens M. Transpl Int. 2022 May 20;35:10138. doi: 10.3389/ti.2022.10138
  8. COVID-19 and kidney transplantation: an Italian Survey and Consensus.Vistoli F, Furian L, Maggiore U, Caldara R, Cantaluppi V, Ferraresso M, Zaza G, Cardillo M, Biancofiore G, Menichetti F, Russo A, Turillazzi E, Di Paolo M, Grandaliano G, Boggi U; Italian National Kidney Transplantation Network; the Joint Committee of the Italian Society of Organ Transplantation and the Italian Society of Nephrology. J Nephrol. 2020 Aug;33(4):667-680. doi: 10.1007/s40620-020-00755-8. Epub 2020 Jun 3.
  9. COVID-19 and kidney transplantation: Results from the TANGO International Transplant Consortium. Cravedi P, Mothi SS, Azzi Y, Haverly M, Farouk SS, Pérez-Sáez MJ, Redondo-Pachón MD, Murphy B, Florman S, Cyrino LG, Grafals M, Venkataraman S, Cheng XS, Wang AX, Zaza G, Ranghino A, Furian L, Manrique J, Maggiore U, Gandolfini I, Agrawal N, Patel H, Akalin E, Riella LV. Am J Transplant. 2020 Nov;20(11):3140-3148. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16185. Epub 2020 Aug 4.
  10. 10. Differences in Humoral and Cellular Vaccine Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients. Furian L, Russo FP, Zaza G, Burra P, Hartzell S, Bizzaro D, Di Bello M, Di Bella C, Nuzzolese E, Agnolon C, Florman S, Rana M, Lee JH, Kim Y, Maggiore U, Maltzman JS, Cravedi P. Front Immunol. 2022 Apr 14;13:853682. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.853682. eCollection 2022


People involved:

Paolo Rigotti (Full Professor)
Lucrezia Furian (Full Professor)
Caterina Di Bella (Assistant Professor)


Group members:

Consultant Surgeons:
Marianna di Bello, MD
Cristina Silvestre, MD, PhD
Francesco Tuci, MD

Islet transplantation facility:
Adolfo Paolin,
Lucia Rizzato
Roberta Cappellari
Erica Nuzzolese
Verdiana Ravarotto
Veronica Bedin

Study Coordinator:
Elisa Boccalon