International standardization of criteria for the histologic diagnosis of renal allograft rejection: The Banff working classification of kidney transplant pathology

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A group of renal pathologists, nephrologists. and transplant surgeons met in Banff, Canada on August 2-4, 1991 to develop a schema for international standardization of nomenclature and criteria for the histologic diagnosis of renal allograft rejection. Development continued after the meeting and the schema was validated by the circulation of sets of slides for scoring by participant pathologists. In this schema intimai arteritis and tubulitis are the principal lesions indicative of acute rejection. Glomerular, interstitial, tubular, and vascular lesions of acute rejection and "chronic rejection" are defined and scored 0 to 3+ , to produce an acute and/or chronic numerical coding for each biopsy. Arteriolar hyalinosis (an indication of cyclosporine toxicity) is also scored. Principal diagnostic categories, which can be used with or without the quantitative coding, are: (1) normal, (2) hyperacute rejection, (3) borderline changes, (4) acute rejection (grade I to III), (5) chronic allograft nephropathy ("chronic rejection") (grade I to III), and (6) other. The goal is to devise a schema in which a given biopsy grading would imply a prognosis for a therapeutic response or long-term function. While the clinical implications must be proven through further studies, the development of a standardized schema is a critical first step. This standardized classification should promote international uniformity in reporting of renal allograft pathology, facilitate the performance of multicenter trials of new therapies in renal transplantation, and ultimately lead to improvement in the management and care of renal transplant recipients.

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Solez, K., Axelsen, R. A., Benediktsson, H., Burdick, J. F., Cohen, A. H., Colvin, R. B., … Yamaguchi, Y. (1993). International standardization of criteria for the histologic diagnosis of renal allograft rejection: The Banff working classification of kidney transplant pathology. Kidney International, 44(2), 411–422. https://doi.org/10.1038/ki.1993.259

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