Pre-transplant biomarkers and prediction of post-transplant outcomes in kidney transplantation

Different biomarkers have been recently described bringing interesting results regarding predictive outcomes in the field of kidney transplantation. in this setting, an evaluation for pre-transplant biomarkers especially in the era of expanded criteria donors (ecds) and non-heart-beating donors (nhbds) could help transplant physicians to make decisions on allocation or even on discharge of the allograft. furthermore, identify pre-transplant biomarkers is useful for a risk stratification of delayed graft function (dgf), acute rejection (ar) episodes and chronic allograft dysfunction (cad) after kidney transplantation (kt). in this review, we report recent findings on pre-transplant biomarkers from various biological samples from donors or recipients.