Pancreas Transplantation Committee

The Pancreas Transplantation Committee is charged with considering medical, scientific, and ethical aspects related to pancreas and islet organ procurement, distribution, and allocation. The committee will consider both the broad implications and the specific member situations relating to pancreas and islet issues and policies. The goal of the committee's work is to develop evidence-based policies aimed at reducing the burden of disease in pancreas and islet candidates and recipients, increasing pancreas and islet utilization, improving access to pancreas and islet transplantation as appropriate, and improving the health outcomes of pancreas and islet transplant recipients.

Current projects

Review

• Continuous Distribution of Pancreata, Winter 2025
• Continuous Distribution of Pancreata Update, Summer 2024
• Continuous Distribution of Kidneys and Pancreata Update
• Efficiency and Utilization in Kidney and Pancreas Continuous Distribution Request for Feedback
• Continuous Distribution of Kidneys and Pancreata Committee Update
• Continuous Distribution of Kidneys & Pancreata Request for Feedback
• Update on Continuous Distribution of Kidneys and Pancreata
• Broaden pancreas allocation across compatible ABO blood types (7/2017)

Board approved and pending implementation

• Changes to Islet Bylaws (8/2018)

Implemented

• Distribution of Kidneys and Pancreata from Alaska (12/2019)
• Eliminate the use of DSA and Region in pancreas allocation policy (11/2019)
• Pancreas Program Functional Inactivity (7/2018)
• Changes to waiting time criteria for kidney pancreas candidates (1/2018)
• Guidance on benefits of pancreas after kidney transplant (7/2017)

Committee members