But new research with
kidney transplant patients provides a proof of principle for a cellular therapy that may eliminate the need for antirejection drugs.
Not exact matches
A kitchen staff was on hand, the rooms had cable, and there was a recreation area with billiards,
providing patients with creature comforts while
kidney transplants were arranged.
To understand why these
kidneys are not being used, with the goal of improving
kidney utilization, reducing wait times, and
providing transplants to more
patients, a team led by Sumit Mohan, MD, MPH and S. Ali Husain, MD, MPH (Columbia University Medical Center) analyzed information on deceased donors from whom both
kidneys were procured but only one was
transplanted from 2000 - 2015.
We continuously evaluate new technologies for treating heart, liver, lung, and
kidney disease in order to
provide the highest level of care for
patients who need
transplants, and we're investigating novel ways to increase the number of healthy donor organs so that we can help more people.