AUTHOR=Martin Dominique E. , Abbasi Ali , Fadhil Riadh A. S. , Forsythe John L. R. , Le Dorze Matthieu , Locke Jayme E. , Muller Elmi , Oniscu Gabriel C. , Opdam Helen , Rockell Karen , Siebelink Marion J. , Then Shih-Ning , Tumilty Emma 
  
TITLE=The INTEGRITY guidelines – ethical guidance for research involving deceased donation and transplantation
  
JOURNAL=Transplant International
  
VOLUME=Volume 39 - 2026
  
YEAR=2026
  
URL=https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/transplant-international/articles/10.3389/ti.2026.17151
  
DOI=10.3389/ti.2026.17151
  
ISSN=1432-2277
  
ABSTRACT=The absence of ethical guidance for research that involves actual and prospective deceased donors of organs, cells or tissues for transplantation presents challenges for researchers, donation agencies, and participants in such research. To address this, the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT), together with the International Society for Organ Donation Professionals (ISODP) and The Transplantation Society (TTS), convened an interdisciplinary, multinational team to develop the first international guidelines for ethical practice in research involving deceased donation and transplantation activities (INTEGRITY). The guidelines were developed over twelve months via an international, iterative consultative process. The resultant principles are presented in this article.