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A Machine Learning-Driven Virtual Biopsy System For Kidney Transplant Patients

Nature Communications, vol. 15, pp. 554

Abstract

In kidney transplantation, day-zero biopsies are used to assess organ quality and discriminate between donor-inherited lesions and those acquired post-transplantation. However, many centers do not perform such biopsies since they are invasive, costly and may delay the transplant procedure. We aim to generate a non-invasive virtual biopsy system using routinely collected donor parameters. Using 14,032 day-zero kidney biopsies from 17 international centers, we develop a virtual biopsy system. 11 basic donor parameters are used to predict four Banff kidney lesions: arteriosclerosis, arteriolar hyalinosis, interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy, and the percentage of renal sclerotic glomeruli. Six machine learning models are aggregated into an ensemble model. The virtual biopsy system shows good performance in the internal and external validation sets. We confirm the generalizability of the system in various scenarios. This system could assist physicians in assessing organ quality, optimizing allograft allocation together with discriminating between donor derived and acquired lesions post-transplantation.

Authors 39

  1. Inserm · Université Paris Cité · Paris Cardiovascular Research Center

    Affiliation as printed

    Université Paris Cité, INSERM U970 PARCC, Paris Institute for Transplantation and Organ Regeneration, F-75015, Paris, France

  2. Inserm · Université Paris Cité · Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · Paris Cardiovascular Research Center · Hôpital Saint-Louis

    Affiliation as printed

    Kidney Transplant Department, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

    Université Paris Cité, INSERM U970 PARCC, Paris Institute for Transplantation and Organ Regeneration, F-75015, Paris, France

  3. Inserm · Université Paris Cité · Paris Cardiovascular Research Center

    Affiliation as printed

    Université Paris Cité, INSERM U970 PARCC, Paris Institute for Transplantation and Organ Regeneration, F-75015, Paris, France

  4. Affiliation as printed

    OneLegacy, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  5. Affiliation as printed

    OneLegacy, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  6. University of California, Los Angeles

    Affiliation as printed

    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  7. Mayo Clinic

    Affiliation as printed

    Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center, Rochester, MN, USA

  8. Mayo Clinic

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

  9. KU Leuven

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

  10. Sun Yat-sen University · The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

    Affiliation as printed

    Organ Transplant Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

  11. Sun Yat-sen University · The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

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    Organ Transplant Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

  12. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours

    Affiliation as printed

    Néphrologie-Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Bretonneau, CHU Tours, Tours, France

  13. Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier · Inserm

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Nephrology and Organ Transplantation, Paul Sabatier University, INSERM, Toulouse, France

  14. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Nephrology-Dialysis-Transplantation, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Liège, Liège, Belgium

  15. Columbia University Irving Medical Center · Columbia University

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

  16. Columbia University Irving Medical Center · Columbia University

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

  17. University of British Columbia

    Affiliation as printed

    Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

  18. Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

    Affiliation as printed

    Kidney Transplant Department, Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  19. Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

    Affiliation as printed

    Kidney Transplant Department, Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  20. KU Leuven

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

  21. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri-Mondor · Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri-Mondor

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Nephrology, AP-HP Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, Île de France, France

  22. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari

    Affiliation as printed

    Nephrology Department, Hospital Vall d'Hebrón, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  23. Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades · Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Pathology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

  24. Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades · Inserm · Université Paris Cité · Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · Paris Cardiovascular Research Center

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Pathology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

    Université Paris Cité, INSERM U970 PARCC, Paris Institute for Transplantation and Organ Regeneration, F-75015, Paris, France

  25. University of Alberta

    Affiliation as printed

    Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Laboratory Medicine & Pathology Dept, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

  26. University of Alberta

    Affiliation as printed

    Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Laboratory Medicine & Pathology Dept, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

  27. University of Alberta

    Affiliation as printed

    Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Laboratory Medicine & Pathology Dept, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

  28. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari

    Affiliation as printed

    Nephrology Department, Hospital Vall d'Hebrón, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  29. University Hospital Centre Zagreb

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    Department of nephrology, arterial hypertension, dialysis and transplantation, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

  30. University Hospital Centre Zagreb

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    Department of nephrology, arterial hypertension, dialysis and transplantation, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

  31. Universitätsklinikum Aachen · RWTH Aachen University

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    Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany

  32. Mayo Clinic

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    Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

  33. Mayo Clinic

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

  34. Royal Adelaide Hospital · The University of Adelaide

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    Department of Renal and Transplantation, University of Adelaide, Royal Adelaide Hospital Campus, Adelaide, SA, Australia

  35. Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades · Inserm · Université Paris Cité · Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · Paris Cardiovascular Research Center

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Kidney Transplantation, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

    Université Paris Cité, INSERM U970 PARCC, Paris Institute for Transplantation and Organ Regeneration, F-75015, Paris, France

  36. Inserm · Université Paris Cité · Paris Cardiovascular Research Center · University of Pennsylvania

    Affiliation as printed

    Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadephia, PA, USA

    Université Paris Cité, INSERM U970 PARCC, Paris Institute for Transplantation and Organ Regeneration, F-75015, Paris, France

  37. Inserm · Université Paris Cité · Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · Paris Cardiovascular Research Center · Hôpital Saint-Louis

    Affiliation as printed

    Kidney Transplant Department, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

    Université Paris Cité, INSERM U970 PARCC, Paris Institute for Transplantation and Organ Regeneration, F-75015, Paris, France

    Kidney Transplant Department, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

  38. Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades · Inserm · Université Paris Cité · Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · Paris Cardiovascular Research Center

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Kidney Transplantation, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

    Université Paris Cité, INSERM U970 PARCC, Paris Institute for Transplantation and Organ Regeneration, F-75015, Paris, France

  39. Alexandre Loupy corresponding

    Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades · Inserm · Université Paris Cité · Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · Paris Cardiovascular Research Center

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Kidney Transplantation, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France. alexandre.loupy@inserm.fr

    Université Paris Cité, INSERM U970 PARCC, Paris Institute for Transplantation and Organ Regeneration, F-75015, Paris, France. alexandre.loupy@inserm.fr

    Department of Kidney Transplantation, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

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