Kidney for Life Center Commitments

Transplant centers that participate in the Kidney for Life initiative have agreed to the following commitments to help patients find the best donor match.

• Knowledgeable: Have read all of the eplet mismatch research on the About Eplet Matching page on the Kidney for Life website.
• Educated: Have completed the NKR Kidney for Life training.
• Responsive: Will respond to Kidney for Life patient referrals within three business days.
• Exacting: Will complete NKR provided high-resolution tissue typing on all living kidney donor candidates and intended recipient through the Kidney For Life Expert System immediately.
• Analytic: Will review the NKR Expert System to determine the probability of finding a low eplet mismatch donor and share the eplet and allele match with the patient and donor within 7 calendar days of receiving the analysis.
• Proactive: Will provide antibody screening for patients at 30 days and annually post-transplant to proactively monitor for de novo DSA formation.
• Equitable: Will offer the standard NKR donor protections and support (Donor Shield and living donor prioritization) through KFL internal direct to compatible pairs that cannot benefit from improved eplet matching through KPD.

How to Become a Kidney for Life Center

• Review the commitments above.
• Email your center liaison to join.