A Single-Center Assessment of the Race Neutral eGFR Calculation and Access to Kidney Transplantation for Black Patients: A Policy Change Is Not Enough
Removing race from the eGFR calculation expanded transplant access for Black patients with eligible patients receiving an average of 2.7 years of additional wait time at a large metropolitan center. However, wait-time recovery was limited by the availability of laboratory data, indicating that assistance with finding older lab values may help realize the full potential of this policy.
Authors
- Daniela P. Ladner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5526-8272)
- Dinee C. Simpson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8268-2305)
- Joy E. Obayemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1990-2392)
- Amishi Desai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2215-0790)
- Ateh E. Fonteh
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Northwestern Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02573-9
- Primary Topic
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases