Publication Name	World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID	120869
Country	United States

Category	Transplantation
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Hope for kidney transplantation in candidates with human immunodeficiency virus
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Amer Ashaab Belal, Rafael Aldaya Bourricaudy, Zahra Saba, Saba Ali, Issa Haddad and Alfonso H Santos Jr
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Corresponding Author	Amer Ashaab Belal, Clinical Assistant Professor (Honorary), FASN, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1600 SW Archer Road, P.O.Box 100224, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States. amer.belal@medicine.ufl.edu
Key Words	Human immunodeficiency virus; Kidney transplantation; Public health policy; Immunosuppressants; Antiretroviral therapy
Core Tip	Patients living with both end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have faced barriers accessing the kidney transplant waiting list. The HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) act in 2013 and the HOPE act variance in 2015 restricted HIV positive donor (+D) to HIV positive recipient (+R) transplants to research protocols. Federal regulatory changes in 2024-2025 removed the above research restrictions for transplant centers. The evidence supports kidney transplantation as the standard of care for patients living with both ESKD and HIV, and that HIV +D to HIV +R transplantation is non-inferior to the use of donors without HIV for candidates living with HIV.
Citation	Belal AA, Bourricaudy RA, Saba Z, Ali S, Haddad I, Santos Jr AH. Hope for kidney transplantation in candidates with human immunodeficiency virus. World J Transplant 2026; In press

Received	2026-03-11 03:15
Peer-Review Started	2026-03-11 03:15
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-04-08 08:46
Return for Revision	2026-04-08 08:46
Revised	2026-04-20 22:04
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Second Decision by Editor	2026-05-06 03:15
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-05-07 04:00
Articles in Press	2026-05-07 04:00
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