Performance of New Estimated GFR Equations in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Step in the Right Direction

Assessment of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is essential for care following kidney transplantation, as it is the primary surrogate marker for clinical monitoring of allograft function and long-term transplant survival.1,2 Multiple GFR estimating equations have been proposed in the literature; however, they often do not include kidney transplant recipients in their derivation processes. Clearance measurements of exogenous filtration markers such as iothalamate and radiolabeled diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (99mTc-DTPA) remain specialized and expensive diagnostic tests limited by cost, inconvenience, and lack of availability.