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This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. HDL Switzerland). Roche, analyzer, lab AcceptedP (modular hydrolysis enzymatic after chloride iodonitrotetazolium with reaction colorimetric c using test colorimetric enzymatic an by measured was pmol/l. 12 of detection of limit lower intra Internat Bio CIS (Technogenetics, C Plasma instructions. manufacturer’s the to according USA) Elkhart, Diagnostics, (Bayer 2000 DCA the with measured was HbA1c analyses Biochemical perso another was hypoglycemia Severe history, patient by assessed results. angiography and examination physical was disease Macrovascular Germany). Wetzlar, GmbH, rate of analysis computer included which examination, Article clinical and history the by diagnosed was neuropathy Autonomic cases. atypical in testing (MNSI, Instrument Screening Neuropathy Michigan the using examination, clinical by defined was neuropathy Peripheral d was Retinopathy factors risk and cardiovascular complications related diabetes of Assessment modalities both pro risk higher comorb and age to regard special with disadvantages, eue f se taslnain while transplantation, islet of cedure - sa ad inter and assay for holesterol esterase and cholesterol oxidase, triglycerides were determined by a by determined were triglycerides oxidase, cholesterol and esterase holesterol

n to treat n to intra

(islet transplantation or pancreas re pancreas or transplantation (islet efined according to the diagnosis made by ophthalmological examination. examination. ophthalmological by made diagnosis the to according efined - operative complications were preferentially assigned to the less invasive invasive less the to assigned preferentially were complications operative -

sa cefcet f aito o 47 ad .% rsetvl, n a and respectively, 5.6%, and 4.7% of variation of coefficient assay

or loss of consciousness or loss defined as any hypoglycemic event that required assistance from from assistance required that event hypoglycemic any as defined [11] ), monofilament pressure sensation and electrodiagnostic electrodiagnostic and sensation pressure monofilament ), ional, Schering, Baar, Switzerland) with a local laboratory laboratory local a with Switzerland) Baar, Schering, ional,

only

cholesterol -

etd ws esrd ih n RA kit IRMA an with measured was peptide younger and healthier patients were offered offered were patients healthier and younger .

- transplantation)

was measured by a homogeneous homogeneous a by measured was idities. Patients considered being considered Patients idities.

aiblt (rSiad CPS (ProSciCard, variability .

at at This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. Accepted 720 of doses in daily twice adapted weight administered were tacrolimus thymoglobuline with later basiliximab, with initially performed [15] initial after Immunosuppression Immunosuppression >8%. HbA1c C as defined was failure organ Pancreas (IEQ) equivalents islet as given trans a by conducted was transplantation previously transpla and Preparation Article compatibility not or transplantation list waiting transplantation closest the by given was relatives. consent informed Written Switzerland. in different brain from obtained were pancreata and Kidneys and procurement Organ concentration lab Integra (Cobas test enzymatic

n mcpeoae mofetil mycophenolate and Panel reactive antibodies (PRA) were measured measured were (PRA) antibodies reactive Panel [13]

were was calculated was Taslne ilt wr nt utrd eoe transplantation. before cultured not were islets Transplanted . initially initially

considered as minimal requirements for transplantation for requirements minimal as considered

. A negative serum cross serum negative A transplantation procedure transplantation

10 tto o te acetc ses ee efre as performed were islets pancreatic the of ntation and included in the decision whether to accept a certain organ for organ certain a accept to whether decision the in included and -

5 μg/l 15 with the Friedewald formula formula Friedewald the with [14] pancreas transplantation included transplantation pancreas

[16] and islet number islet and

ad long and , analyzer, Roche, Switzerland) and and Switzerland) Roche, analyzer, a , - peptide (stimulated) of less than 100pmol/l, and/or and/or 100pmol/l, than less of (stimulated) peptide wl a pensn. nuto teay was Induction prednisone. as well s eai pruaeu approach. percutaneous hepatic - match between donor and recipient and and recipient and donor between match - em 6 term

- ed multi dead .

- -

1440mg. 8ug/l [12] at the time of activation for the the for activation of time the at . Mycop . -

org [17]

an a regimen with tacrolimus tacrolimus with regimen a . Target trough levels for for levels trough Target . deceased deceased eoae oei was mofetil henolate .

LDL

Islet volume is is volume Islet donors from from donors cholesterol cholesterol described described

AB0 AB0 Islet Islet This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. person another of Accepted assistance consciousness of requirement the with episode insulin. with treated was 6.5% ≥ transplantation. before as intensity and regimen same the with out carried was necessary, if transplantation, after treatment insulin particular, In guidelines. according treated were patients All control. glycemic to addition HDL both and cholesterol total triacylglycerols, necessary if therapy insulin of every least Collaborat Epidemiology Disease Kidney Chronic min) 180 for min the by GFR estimated and by creatinine serum assessed was function Renal transplantation. 30 every measurements protein; 17% test tolerance meal was secretion peptide insulin exogenous for need and measurement follow During ArticleFollow transplantation) 10 after and 2, 7 day 25mgon transplantation; before addition, In afterwards. basiliximab and before), used not was day) last the on 25mg of dosage a to intervention, the before prednisone 500mg of bolus a with sirolimus for reported effects side of as regimen same the to 2012 after changed Edmonton the to according Switzerland), Zug, Pharma, (Wyeth sirolimus was immunosuppression the transplantation, islet For .

For induction, thymoglobuline was used for the first transplantation (if thymoglobuline thymoglobuline (if transplantation first the for used was thymoglobuline induction, For - up

after transplantation after 3

months for evaluation of transplant function and adverse events andadverse function transplant of evaluation for months - ) up .

If HbA1c levels above 7% persisted, and / or in case of recurrent severe severe recurrent of case in or / and persisted, 7% above levels HbA1c If

fe transplantation after 6 clk bd w body kcal/kg (6 assessed assessed

. For assessment of cardiovascular risk, blood pressure, pressure, blood risk, cardiovascular of assessment For . nptet atr se transplantation islet after patients in

eee h Severe [5] eigh , now including the use of steroids for 4 days (starting (starting days 4 for steroids of use the including now , , transplant transplant , , en t, for ypoglycemia was defined as a hypoglycemic hypoglycemic a as defined was ypoglycemia

(insulin requirement U/kg of body weight) body of U/kg requirement (insulin pancreas transplantation pancreas ry ore: 4 croyrts 2% fat, 29% carbohydrates, 54% sources: ergy - n LDL and ion carried out out carried function was assessed by HbA1c HbA1c by assessed was function formula formula

- cholesterol were measured, in in measured, were cholesterol

Every patient with an HbA1c HbA1c an with patient Every [19] etanercept was used (50mg (50mg used was etanercept at least every year after after year every least at initially Ptet wr se at seen were Patients .

to current international international current to

[18]

only

due to the high rate high the to due with tacrolimus and and tacrolimus with (including .

protocol uig mixed a during

and adaptation adaptation and

os of loss [4] , but but , . C . - - This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. ( loss the lost 0 (range: 3 group ( was failure organ pancreas and transplantation pancreas between Time re pancreas analysis the in after failure pancreas with transplanted of total A Patient Results 2 Version software Statistics significa considered was p < 0.05 of value applied. were procedures probability exact Fisher and χ2 the data, frequency categorical the groups independent of comparison o comparison are Data analysis Statistical was hypoglycemia 4 median;

Accepted, 2 Article

offered to the patient. the to offered in the in and and transplant and transplant

organ within the first month after transplantation after month first the within organ range: 0 range: 1 presented presented

three patient 10 - transplantation transplantation pancreas f continuous variables in two in variables continuous f

after islet transplantation islet after

ains eevd se taslnain fe ogn ucin failure function organ after transplantation islet received patients gop 2) (group

groups groups - -

6.9 years) 6.9 0.8 in the 3 groups, respectively the3groups, in

s means as

characteristics years after S after were acute rejection ( rejection acute were .

S ute data Further was also was ; ns ; P 4 ,

K 11 months in group 2 (range: 0 (range: 2 group in months 11 P (IBM, Armonk, USA). Armonk, (IBM,

K transplantation (group 1) (group transplantation K transplantation, but without re without but transplantation, )

. ± Two

SD

included in the analysis.

patients mda ad range, and median , , the , of Kruskal nt. All calculations were performed using SPSS using performed were calculations All nt. related a

possibility of an additional islet transplantation transplantation islet additional an of possibility small ) and vascular causes (5 causes vascular ) and 1 in - patient Wallis

group 1 and 2, an one patient in patient one an 2, and 1 group groups er

ru (n=3 group

et a used was test in group in

. the Wilcoxon test was applied was test Wilcoxon the

. The reasons for pancreas organ organ pancreas for reasons The

For comparison, comparison, For -

5.9 years; years; 5.9 -

transplantation, were included included were transplantation, r eaie rqece. For frequencies. relative or

gop 3 group , 1 and 2 and 1 . For the analysis of of analysis the For . , ns 4 2 months 2

), chronic rejection rejection chronic ), and 1 ) o patient of ) , and and , seven patient). 2 months in months 2

in group 1 1 group in

patients group of the the of s with with s

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A 3 ®

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. Peripheral 1 groups P related Diabetes 2 in group 11.0) to (5.1 years 9.0 1 group in years) 31.7 to 6.8 range (median, years 11.8 was transplantation pancreas initial re pancreas after months 34 and f Mean 61 in 0% ≥ measured were (PRA) antibodies reactive Panel kg/m 3, group in years transplantation: of age an donors The transplantation (IEQ/kg volume T patients group) transplantation 1 of out re pancreas was transplantation islet B ransplant characteristics ransplant roliferative retinopathy was present in in present was retinopathy roliferative characteristics aseline

Accepted%) Article 16 2

at thetime of (for

ollow islet donors donors islet 0

(2 in the pancreas re pancreas (2 inthe

,

patients presented with an HbA1c > 7.0% > HbA1c an with presented patients

pancreas re pancreas 2 and -

- transplantation 1.1 years (0.5 (0.5 years 1.1 transplantation up after up n 3 and s /or

36.1

was 1.6±was 1.

and

ns autonomic neuropathy were neuropathy autonomic body weight) weight) body respectively , waiting had a mean age of age had a mean . 52.6% 52.6% .

macrovascular complications macrovascular ± 12.7 ± islet transplantation was was transplantation islet 38.9 - , and the occurrence of severe hypoglycemia was registered in in registered was hypoglycemia severe of occurrence the and , transplantation donors: 66.7% females, BMI 24.5 BMI24.5 66.7% females, donors: transplantation of patients patients of 6.1

- including list activation for activation list

± of years ( years 3 years -

transplantation group) transplantation per patient. per islet islet . years 5.1

- and 4.1years (3.0to 9.6) in group 3 transplantation ( transplantation (ns)

are in group 1, 27.0 ± 11.3 years in group 2 group in years 11.3 ± 27.0 1, group in are described in table 1. table in described are

median, median, donors donors number of islet islet of number

Al ains ufrd rm end from suffered patients All . 56.8 ±10.1 56.8 also

80

– were (p<0.01)

islet transplantation islet range: range: % 7.7 years 7.7 shown in in shown 10 and 100% , 51 present in in present females;

months ( months 30 to 36 months, ns) months, 36 to 30 , hypertension, smoking , hypertension,

years 1. . D . infusions

(3 out of 3 patients in the the in patients 3 of out (3 9 )

. –

onor age of the initial pancreas pancreas initial the of age onor At the time of islet transplantation, transplantation, islet of time the At

, the 3 pancreas (re , the3pancreas 29

2 al 1 table BMI of BMI 90

median, median, of the 1 the of .4 100% D % , transplanted ,

uration between pancreas and and pancreas between uration years) , 100% , .

islet islet .

of 0 range 7 to 142 months) 142 to 7 range The mean number of of number mean The

, between pancreas an pancreas between , islet recipients islet ains t aeie in baseline at patients

donors was 28.1 ± 5.7 ± 28.1 was donors ( - and 100% 100% and . ns stage renal disease. disease. renal stage

± Total follow Total ).

0.4

islet islet -

transplantation) transplantation) and kg/m pancreas re pancreas number and and number

of patients of 42.3 2

). - (7 up after up

% and and % ±

9.0 9.0 d 7 9 - , ,

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. C stimulated C being total) stimulated maximally became patients 2 in achieved was independence Insulin of follow end the at ±0.7% 5.9 of a value re pancreas follow during 8% above remained with achieved be not could HbA1c du stable transplantation, it However, (ns). 3 group 2 group 0.9%in baseline G patients a (p<0.001) was follow hypoglycemia severe of freedom and 7.0% by met successfully < HbA1c of point end primary The and control Glycemic patients ingroup 2were cardiovascular the in

Accepted hemoglobin lycated Article per day per - up (group 1), but by none of the patients patients the of none by but 1), (group up -

three peptide positive (> 100 pmol/l)) 100 (> positive peptide (8. ring follow ring eesr i a in necessary . fter re

n ru 3 pnra re (pancreas 3 group In 5 - - transplantation (group 3), HbA1c decreased from 8.2 ± 0.7% to 5.6 ± 0.3%, with with 0.3%, ± 5.6 to 0.7% ± 8.2 from decreased HbA1c 3), (group transplantation

peptide were peptide

± and

groups

- 1. disease (p< HbA1c decreased from decreased HbA1c transplantation and at the end offollow end and at the transplantation 8 129 ± 223 223 ± 129 %) - both) for 0.05 up all

incidence of incidence

C to 6.0 ± 0. ± 6.0 to

(HbA1c) (HbA1c) (HbA1c at the end of follow of end the at (HbA1c (ns)

-

patient p smoker (ns) ll eptide levels levels eptide 0.

. recipients

28 i , pmol/l before islet transplantation islet before pmol/l cesd gi atr aces transplant pancreas after again ncreased 7 s 7 0

± 0.2 ±

s 0 % 3 after islet transplantation transplantation islet after decreased decreased . , %

- % hypoglycemia 7% n 67% and 70% , up and by 2.6% from baseline (7.7 (7.7 baseline from 2.6% by and , best medical treatment medical best - 100% in group 1 group in transplantation), the primary end point was met by all all by met was point end primary the transplantation), 3 , and was 8. was and ,

U/kgBW/d t h ed f follow of end the at were .

- 8.0 After islet transplantation, insulin requirements and and requirements insulin transplantation, islet After up. and 67% 67% and

± 1. ± after pancreas transplantation transplantation pancreas after 0.6 ,

by 2 4

(19.9 ± 20.2 ± (19.9 3

% to 6. to % 0.1 ± % at the end of follow of end the at % 2.0 -

up: 6. up: after islet islet after

% from baseline ( baseline from % had in without - up. 8

0 2 ± 0.8%), whereas a reduction of reduction a whereas 0.8%), ± 2 h three the

U/kg body weight weight body U/kg

at

in group 2, where HbA1c values values HbA1c where 2, group in arterial ± 0.5% 0.5% ± -

1 year an year 1 up. Insulin requirements and and requirements Insulin up.

U

(with only 2 out of out 2 only (with re infusion

total) - rnpatto (ru 2) (group transplantation

± (p<0.001) (p<0.001)

hypertension

1.7%) to 5.1 5.1 to 1.7%)

groups groups a , but insulin therapy therapy insulin but , nd d 7.8

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failure. failure. 1444

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This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. re pancreas of rate a with declined eGFR was transplantation of transplantation year of rate a with declined eGFR of terms in function Kidney follow of (end 2. table in shown are levels S lipid serum and pressure blood function, kidney Weight, Cardiovasc to 0per100years patient islet The follow during follow of end the until preserved was independency insulin re pancreas after independent insulin became patients all 3, group In up: 0.74± 0.49U/kg U/kg were requirements insulin contrast, In patients were stillC C stimulated in increase the and total) follow during

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frequency frequency /d transplantation during and

body weight, 48.8 ± 20.3 ± 48.8 weight, body 840 ular risk factors ular risk

- transplantation. - - follow - up up, and and up, up) and and up)

of severe hypoglycemia decreased from 1 from decreased hypoglycemia severe of ±

as described above described as 775 48.2 - s up

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( - /d p observed occurring occurring 2.7

eptide positive eptide at the end of follow of end the at

mll fgr 2). (figure pmol/l

of triglyceride levels of triglyceride body weight, body fe ilt transplantation islet after

± ± 2.3 ± 14.1 after pancreas re pancreas after

and kidney function function kidney and

ml/min/1.73m after islet transplantation transplantation islet after in one patient with negative C negative with patient one in ml/min/1.73m

- U . ± 1.7 ± 1.2 - peptide (p=0.02) were statistically significant. significant. statistically were (p=0.02) peptide

total) and remained high during follow during high remained and total)

46.9 ±27.4 46.9 ; HbA1c ; HbA1c (>100pmol/l)

high in group 2 after pancreas failure (0.75 ± 0.39 0.39 ± (0.75 failure pancreas after 2 group in high Both the decrease of insulin requirement (p<0.001) (p<0.001) requirement insulin of decrease the Both - up they were they up

(initially after transplantation). (initially after -

transplantation 2 ml/min/1.73m one 2

. per year during follow during year per

h dcieo eF i gop wt n re no with 2 group in eGFR of decline The during follow during

U , with with ,

year after transplantation year after

at theend of follow total , ns a starting eGFR at the time of islet islet of time the at eGFR starting a 0.3

were 20 ). 2 8 .

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1. up - to Peptide

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reductions of LDL cholesterol cholesterol LDL of reductions (

5 with a with l ± ml

8 per 100 patient years after years patient 100 per

U/kg - up - ) ( ) up. 1.2 mean HbA1c HbA1c mean

p - (p=0.07) BW

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- ml/min/1.73m :

up (end of follow of (end up 5. /d 7

(26.6 ± 25.7 ± (26.6 )

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This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. survival 14.5 versus transplantation) graft a with conclusion, similar a to came 1149 and transplants primary 19705 including database (UNOS) Sharing transplants) fourth and third (for 2.42 and transplants) second (for 1.78 of ratio hazard a in result to number transplant pancre in failure re (415 cohort Minnesota large transplantation transplantations function re pancreas of outcome the on Studies initiall ofthe function of failure after transplantation re follow pancreas combined after function organ pancreas evaluated study Our Discussion re pancreas after performed. be to had hematoma to due laparatomy) patients three the of one In therapy) (induction no patients after intervention surgical for need no was There effects Side -

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- received immunosuppression primarily for the transplanted kidney transplanted the for primarily immunosuppression received ae eeld ofitn dt. oe tde i small in studies Some data. conflicting revealed have term

of islet transplantation of islet more than 4 than more that could be attributed to the change in immunosuppression immunosuppression in change the to attributed be could that effects side compared to compared :

as re as 18 .

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37) 37) - the transplantation; a multivariate analysis revealed increasing pancreas pancreas increasing revealed analysis multivariate a transplantation;

years. reported effect % (re

the [23]

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initial transplantation transplantation initial Th transplantations) demonstrate transplantations) . - of organ transplantation) transplantation) Also

is islet transplantation in a cohort of patients with failed failed with patients of cohort a in transplantation islet a

cohort was compared to a second cohort receiving no receiving cohort second a to compared was cohort , analys , similar rate of graft graft of rate similar failure - transplantation transplantation , and to three patients receiving pancreas re pancreas receiving patients three to and , is of data from the United Network for Organ Organ for Network United the from data of is [24] y transplanted pancreas y transplanted -

any of the the of any kidney kidney - transpla [20 .

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transplantations transplantations and there were were there and procedures rate rate (prima % reas organ organ reas of organ organ of y

in the the in - term .

All All ry ry - - - - This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. optimal even hand, other the On control. glycemic good achieve to order in necessary seen transplantation before than transplantation. pancreas organ whole to compared pr and control 10 insulin endogenous of levels exogenous transplantation own our patient hypoglyc re pancreas after transpla pancreas initial after those to similar levels to HbA1c Importantly in disease cardiovascular established and transplantation these in procedure here, demonstrated As of mean age safe be to considered as is it Thus, well transplantation. as problems technical increase may increased the re pancreas after transplantation first the increased as safe as procedure a not were failure technical large the in transplantation and mortality patient As

Accepted Article patients mean recipient age in this cohort was was cohort this in age recipient mean

as part of a multimodality approach, and and approach, multimodality a of part as s

cohort cohort receiving intensive or intensive receiving emia by more than than more by emia disease burden and frequency and burden disease , with a mean of 1.6 islet transplantations per per transplantations islet 1.6 of mean a with , ) are sufficient to support exogenous exogenous support to sufficient are ) insulin in all patients all in insulin more than more than vn svr hypoglyc severe event

as as [26] - transplantation in the third group) group) third the in transplantation described here described ,

10 where where

also also islet transplantation islet 52 older patients, with with patients, older

presently not not presently

years. Minnesota cohort Minnesota HbA1c levels were levels HbA1c at the the at n ol in

20 as observed in our cohort our in observed as even less less even fold to fold der

. at the end of follow of end the at

end of follow of end This improvement was observed observed was improvement This recipients li recipients emia a rate rate a known, whether pancreas re pancreas whether known,

intensive insulin treatment in the DCCT DCCT the in treatment insulin intensive of cardiovascular morbidity and , disease, vascular and morbidity cardiovascular of

by more than than more by less than less after , a that that pancreas re pancreas - substantially substantially diabetes [23] up optimal support regarding insulin therapy is is therapy insulin regarding support optimal e h one the ke insulin therapy in order to facilitate facilitate to order in therapy insulin failed failed was was .

. However, it is important to point out that that out point to important is it However, . the Of course, islet transplantation has to be be to has transplantation islet course, Of

and to reduce reduce to and The insulin requirement was was requirement insulin The - 45 years. years. 45 up. much lower lower much

pancreas transplantation was a safe safe a was transplantation pancreas opiain ik n aces re pancreas in risk complication (positive C (positive

uain of duration 7 - recipient Thus transplantation can be considered considered be can transplantation 95

out s higher than in patients after islet islet after patients in than higher

% evaluated evaluated , obtaining similar results as as results similar obtaining , of 1 , we conclud we , ntation Higher patient age, with an an with age, patient Higher , it was possible to lower lower to possible was it , than the one reported for for reported one the than - 0 peptide despite a despite

the incidence of sever of incidence the more patients. - transplantation can be can transplantation (and similar to those those to similar (and in our study, with a a with study, our in hn 40 than

response e

need for some some for need that even low low even that

38 [25] years

% less less % in

or in in or 9

of at e - -

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. 5.5 around levels with compared up, coh reveals centers other our in achieved re pancreas were receiving patients of those that with transplantation levels HbA1c of comparison Further follow >0% levels PRA with 6. of (HbA1c transplantation pancreas after islet with here transplantati the to compared When isletsby rejection. transplanted of loss of amount higher a thus, and rejection) to due organ the of function lost who patients some a to of due proportion higher be also might this IEQ, transplanted of amount lower the Besides trial. CIT the d insulin failure. pancreas after transplantation islet without group control the in patient any in 7% study. our in weight patient Consortium ( hypoglycemia avoid and 7%) < (HbA1c control glycemic good of point end primary The insulin production. endogenous of amount certain a by supported not when control glycemic good achieve to conservative Accepted Article90 %) - up (6.6% vs. 6.1%), but the low number of these patients prohibits any conclusions. any prohibits patients these of number low the but 6.1%), vs. (6.6% up that was was that osage that was necessary after transplantation was higher in our study compared to to compared study our in higher was transplantation after necessary was that osage

n t u center our at on 8% f patients) of (88% therapy (as provided to the group without re without group the to provided (as therapy one year after transplantation transplantation after year one similar

sensitization only only showed

earlier published results of the of results published earlier

to

slightly higher HbA1c values (HbA1c of around 6% during follow during 6% around of (HbA1c values HbA1c higher slightly the

In contrast, it was not possible to possible not was it contrast, In

[7]

a [9] primary outcome of the the of outcome primary

, glycemic control was slightly better in patients patients in better slightly was control glycemic ,

tendency towards a towards tendency in patients after pancreas transplantation (in pa (in transplantation pancreas after patients in , with a slightly lower number of IEQ transplanted per kg kg per transplanted IEQ of number lower slightly a with , % described in[22]). % described

a ahee i a in achieved was

somewhat higher HbA1c at the end of of end the at HbA1c higher somewhat

whole cohort of patients receiving islet islet receiving patients of cohort whole

eety ulse til f h CIT the of trial published recently - transplantation) was not sufficient sufficient not was transplantation) 2 - v. 6.5%). vs. % transplantation in cohorts from from cohorts in transplantation achieve HbA1c levels below below levels HbA1c achieve high proportion of patients patients of proportion

The two patients patients two The ance of severe severe of ance r atr islet after ort rticular with with rticular described described

The - -

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. Accepted need alonger observation time. follow the within assessed be not could therapy, induction tha to be mentioned has it Nonetheless, and safety demonstrate to to up of time transplantation islet and pancreas performing centers most in small be to believe we which disease), heart coronary to due risk cardiovascular perioperative re and failure re organ (pancreas of population issue the address to importance of is it that believe we limitation, clear a represent studied recipients islet of number small the Although transplantation. islet after stable fac risk cardiovascular and weight Body significant). statistically not (albeit Article higher was decline eGFR transplantation, islet without institut our at transplantation pancreas in of eGFR in decline with study, this prog the evaluate not did we baseline, at complications diabetes nephropathy i that shown previously was It transplantation. organ whole for used preferentially are donors younger of organs where Switzerland, in criteria donors) organ whole the to (compared Further, 12 4

years go guoe oto cud e achieved be could control glucose good a yea rs might be considered relatively short, we have we short, relatively considered be might rs [27]

and a long duration after kidney transplantation, kidney after duration long a and the

and neuropathy neuropathy and - xeto o rnl function renal of exception 1.

0

ml/min/1.73m efficacy

slet transplantation transplantation slet [28]

2 f se taslnain fe pnra ogn failure organ pancreas after transplantation islet of

. . The older donor age donor older The . per year, year, per t some possible side possible t some n h lgt f t of light the In ion os sbod rsue n srmlpd remained lipids serum and pressure blood as tors - rnpatto a rltvl hg age high relatively at transplantation [7]

as well as by other groups groups other by as well as f h taslne kidney transplanted the of which is similar to similar is which

- a so dw te rgeso of progression the down slow may rnpatto fr this for transplantation ept a relative a despite he high rate of already established established already of rate high he

- up of our study since this would this since study our of up - effects, e.g. long e.g. effects,

ind is

which which

mainly ividual observation time observation ividual ression of complications in in complications of ression the rate that is observed observed is that rate the . is

E due to the allocation allocation the to due likely to be to likely e i te follow the if ven ly high donor age age donor high ly W observe We . [29] - term effects of term effects

. ey specific very

In the group group the In ,

with high high with sufficient sufficient s d -

up up

of a .

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. Accepted Zurich. Hospital attheUniversity Research Foundation Promedica the by supported was Gerber Nutrition Clinical and Diabetology thank We Acknowledgements occu transplantation islet after insulin exogenous Articleglyc 7%) < transplantation pancreas initial we summary, In efficacy study after glucose blood high persistent showed patient this and years), (52 patient older one patients transplanted 3 only included transplantation) islet after pancreas as well (as transplantation results reported publication recent A emic control as after initial pancreas transplantation (despite the need of additional additional of need the (despite transplantation pancreas initial after as control emic

rrence of diabetic nephrop rrence of diabetic islet

xed te urn kolde with knowledge current the extends and

of islet after pancreas transplantation also in transplantation pancreas after of islet

transplantation (HbA1c transplantation reduce the inc the reduce . Bernhard E. were able to able were

- Roth, Roth, idence of severe hypoglyc severe of idence

demonstrate demonstrate athy. is a method that can safely can that method a is . Kehret I.

, University Hospital Zurich) Hospital University , 12.1% at the end of follow of end the at 12.1%

with a younger mean age (39.7 years). There was only only was There years). (39.7 age mean younger a with of islet after combined or sequential pancreas sequential or combined after islet of

and ) and to protect to and ) study this in important information regarding regarding information important

. Seiler H. emia a

cohort o

that islet transplantation after transplantation islet that .

and the Foundation of Diabetes Diabetes of Foundation the and

It improve

the transplanted kidney kidney transplanted the ( is all -

up). Thus, we believe that our our that believe we Thus, up). for their assistance. their for

f older patients. f older able to establish establish to able Division of Endocrinology, Endocrinology, of Division

[30]

glycemic control glycemic . However, this study study this However, . the

comparable safety and and safety

Philipp A. Philipp

from re from (HbA1c (HbA1c -

kidney kidney levels levels failed failed -

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. 2014; . 2007; . 2015; 57 - after e : 30 99 : - : This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. di statistical re failure pancreas and pancreas with Patients 3: group with Patients 2: group organfailure, pancreas as given are Data (IEQ) weight body kg per equivalent islet Total (n) weight body numberkg islet per Total (n) transplantations islet Number of (y) at Age (y) transplantation at pancreas Age (y) diagnosis at diabetes Age (%) Female patients Number of Characteristic Table 1: Tables

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islet Patient Patient

fference between the the between fference (pancreas re (pancreas

and transplantation transplantation and Mean ± SD or %. Group 1: Patients with islet transplantation after after islet with transplantation 1: Patients Group Mean ±SDor%.

- )

transplantation transplantation

three

c groups. haracteristics

9676 ±9785 9676 ±9547 9405 41.0 ±10.6 41.0 52.2 ±6.0 52.2 ±7.3 12.1 pancreas failure but without re without but failure pancreas 1.6 ±1.3 1.6 Group 1 .

30.0 10

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transplantation

41.4 ±2.7 41.4 9.7 ±5.3 9.7 Group 2 42.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a 7

. p:p 38.4 ±6.7 38.4 ±9.5 35.6 ±1.1 12.8 Group 3 - - transplantation value for for value 100 n/a n/a n/a 3

, 0.03 0. 0. 0.10

p 59 67

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. islet before (p<0.05). PT (mmHg) blood pressure Diastolic (mmHg) pressure blood Systolic (mmol/l) Triglycerides (mmol/l) HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) cholesterol Total eGFR (ml/min/1.73m BMI (kg/m Parameter Table

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BMI, † 2 Significantly different compared with levels before pancreas transplantation (p<0.05). (p<0.05). transplantation pancreas before levels with compared different Significantly

) (or pancreas re (or pancreas

Kidney function, cardiovascular riskfactors cardiovascular function, Kidney 2

)

- ) transplantation (p<0.05). transplantation Group 3 Group 2 Group 1 Group 3 Group 2 Group 1 Group 3 Group 2 Group 1 Group 3 Group 2 Group 1 Group 3 Group 2 Group 1 Group 3 Group 2 Group 1 Group Group 3 Group 2 Group 1 Group 3 Group 2 Group 1 Group ITPL: islet transplantation ITPL: islet

Before PTPL Before 10.0 ±7.0 14.0 21.2 ±3.2 23.4 23. 1.8 155 ±36 155 ±23 148 0.9 ±0.4 1.4 ±0.8 2.1 ±0.3 1.1 ±0.4 1.5 2.2 ±0.7 2.3 ±0.1 2.0 4.3 ±0.7 4.2 ±1.0 4.5 ±4.6 9.4 80 ± 18 80 ± 15 87 148 88 5

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 4.

± 0.7 1.1 1.3 0.1 4 5.7 1.3 4

5

; PRTPL: pancreas re ; PRTPL: pancreas 77.6 ±31.1 77.6 ±21.0 60.5 After PTPL 64.5 21.3 ±2.5 22.6 ±6.1 24.3

1.0 ±0.3 1.0 1.7 133 ±16 137 ±20 146 ±1.1 2.0 ± 1.7 1.4 ±0.1 1.6 2.3 ±0.9 2.5 ±1.7 2.4 4.5 ±1.0 4.4 ±2.1 4.3 83 ± 14 83 ± 11 86 85

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

0.6 0.2 0.7 0.1 1.0 7 11 0.7 1.5

*

† †

75.4 ±30.3 75.4 ±14.6 51.1 After PTPL 56.5 21.7 ±2.6 23.2 ±5.6 24.2 153 ±11 144 ±24 134 1.8 ±1.0 2.3 ±0.8 1.7 2.0 ±0.1 0.9 ±0.6 1.5 2.6 ±1.0 2.7 ±1.1 2.1 5.3 ±1.2 4.6 ±1.8 4.8 - 83 ± 18 83 ± 14 83 Failure transplantation

± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±

11 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 11 4.9 1.5

† †

Before ITPL Before . 48.2 ±14.1 48.2 § * Significant difference between groups betweengroups difference * Significant

63.5 21.7 ±5.0 24.2 Significantly diff Significantly 132 ±25 132 1.7 ±1.3 1.9 2.0 ±0.6 1.4 2.6 ±0.7 2.4 5.0 ±1.1 4.7 77 ± 16 77 140 PRTPL 83

± ± ± ±

± ± ±

± 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.5 4 3.5 1.8 7

/ 47.2 ±18.2 47.2 After ITPL erent compared with levels levels with compared erent 62.5 21.8 23. 1.4 ±0.9 1.4 133 ±24 139 1.3 1.9 ±0.5 1.5 2.4 ±0.7 2.0 5.0 4. PRTPL 80 ± 8 81 3 8

± ± ± ± ± 1.4

± ± ± ± ± 4.

0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 7 11 3.5 1.7

6 §

† /

End of follow End of 57.5 ±27.4 57.5 ±19.8 43.2 21.9 ±3.0 24.1 ±5.4 24.1 1.8 ±0.8 1.8 140 ±19 140 ±13 130 1.0 ±1.1 1.8 ±0.9 1.7 1.8 ±0.4 1.1 ±0.5 1.3 2.4 ±0.5 2.3 4.8 ±1.0 4.7 ±1.5 4.1 59 125 78 ± 7 83 ± 8 75

± ± ± ± ± ± ±

±

1.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 4 2.0 7 * * *

§

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up

This article isThis article by protected copyright. All rightsreserved. Accepted and before Article 2. Figure p<0. groups, between transplantation pancreas PTPL: bars) 1, (group with transplantation, 1. Figure legends Figure , as well as well as , as

Median Median after islet transplantation islet after bright bright . *=

after after transplantation; ITPL: islet transplantation ITPL: islet transplantation; in

HbA1c (%, (%, HbA1c C patients with pancreas re pancreas patients with significantly significantly - p grey pancreas failure failure pancreas eptide levels (A) and insulin requirement (B) 0 1 .

bars) and without without and bars) 1./3. Quartile, Range Quartile, 1./3.

different from baseline, p<0.05. p<0.05. baseline, from different

(ITPL) and during . * = different from baseline, p<0.05. p<0.05. from baseline, . *=different consecutive islet transplantation islet consecutive - transplantation (group 3, dark grey bars) grey dark 3, (group transplantation

follow ) before and and before - up

; PRTPL: pancreas re ; PRTPL: pancreas afterre after pancreas pancreas after †

= significant difference difference = significant - (1./3 transplantation . Quartile, Range) Range) . Quartile,

(group 2, white 2, white (group

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