Knowledge HUB

Relevant recent papers co-authored by members of the EURO-KEP consortium:

• Xenia Klimentova, Beatriz Domínguez-Gil, Ana Viana, David Manlove, Tommy Andersson, Tamar Ashkenazi, Gabriela Berlakovich, Georg A. Böhmig, Elisabeth Coll, Pamela Fiaschetti, Jiri Fronek, Peter Hughes, Margarida Ivo da Silva, Eytan Mor, Ondřej Viklický and Paolo Ferrari, International kidney paired donation programs: evolution and practices of four large collaborations, to appear in Transplantation, 2026. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000005602
• Stijn C. van de Laar, Hidde A. de Heus, Annelies E. de Weerd, Matthijs F. Klaassen, Robert J. Porte, Robert C. Minnee and Frank J.M.F. Dor, A Comprehensive Review of Strategies to Advance Kidney Exchange Programs and Optimize Effectiveness and Outcomes, Kidney International Reports, 106539, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2026.106539
• Péter Biró, Klemens Budde, Lisa Burnapp, Ágnes Cseh, Christine E. Kurschat, David Manlove and Axel Ockenfels, Germany's Path to a National Kidney Exchange Program: Legislative Proposal and Recommendations, Health Policy, 166 : 105578, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105578
• Mathijs Barkel, Rachael Colley, Maxence Delorme, David Manlove and William Pettersson, Operational research approaches and mathematical models for kidney exchange: A literature survey and empirical evaluation, European Journal of Operational Research, 331 (2): 325-350, 2026.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.08.05
• Mattheüs F. Klaassen, Marry de Klerk, Marije C. Baas, Hanneke Bouwsma, Laura B. Bungener, Maarten H. L. Christiaans, Twan Dollevoet, Kristiaan Glorie, Sebastiaan Heidt, Aline C. Hemke, Margriet F. C. de Jong, Judith A. Kal-van Gestel, Marcia M. L. Kho, Jeroen D. Langereis, Karlijn A. M. I. van der Pant, Claudia M. Ranzijn, Dave L. Roelen, Eric Spierings, Christina E. M. Voorter, Jacqueline van de Wetering, Arjan D. van Zuilen, Joke I. Roodnat and Annelies E. de Weerd, Novel Allocation Strategies Can Boost Kidney Exchange Programs: A Monte Carlo Simulation, Transplant International, 2025, 38:14055, https://doi.org/10.3389/ti.2025.14055
• Mattheüs F. Klaassen, Marry de Klerk, Frank J. M. F. Dor, Sebastiaan Heidt, Stijn C. van de Laar, Robert C. Minnee, Jacqueline van de Wetering, Liset H. M. Pengel and Annelies E. de Weerd, Navigating a Quandary in Kidney Exchange Programs: A Review of Donor Travel versus Organ Shipment, Transplant International, 2025, 38:14804, https://doi.org/10.3389/ti.2025.14804

Software tools related to kidney exchange that are available online:

• kep_solver - a Python package for kidney exchange, https://pypi.org/project/kep-solver
• Weighted kidney exchange toolkit, https://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~jamest/weighted-toolkit
• Kidney exchange dataset generator, https://wpettersson.github.io/kidney-webapp/#/generator
• Kidney exchange game, https://optimalmatching.com/IP-MATCH/kidney_exchange_game
• Kidney exchange visualiser, https://kegv.optimalmatching.com
• KEPsoft - a software platform for kidney exchange, https://www.kepsoft.org

Websites promoting kidney donation / public understanding of kidney exchange:

• Give a Kidney, https://www.giveakidney.org/
• How the UK Living Kidney Sharing Scheme is changing lives, https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/news/how-the-uk-living-kidney-sharing-scheme-is-changing-lives