Sentences with phrase «with immunosuppressive therapy»

Even with immunosuppressive therapy, 10 to 15 percent of kidney recipients experience rejection during the first year after transplantation.

Similarly, ethical concerns often require researchers to test drugs aimed at inducing tolerance in concert with immunosuppressive therapy.

Not exact matches

Luznik says that the researchers» next step will be to test the short course therapy in a phase III randomized clinical trial that would directly compare results in patients who receive the cyclophosphamide treatment with those who receive either a separate, experimental approach to prevent GVHD or the more traditional six - month immunosuppressive therapy.

Researchers found the gene therapy approach had stronger results when used in combination with either depletion of immunosuppressive cells from the tumor mass or with immune checkpoint blockade.

The immune rejection that complicates organ transplants, and normally requires long - term immunosuppressive drug therapy, may also be treatable with CAAR T cell technology.

«Further research will reveal whether these antibodies are the mark of a clinically relevant subset of patients and, if so, whether immunosuppressive therapies can effectively treat children with these debilitating illnesses.»

In theory, the developing fetus with an immature immune system should be a prime target for successful transplantation, since the risk of graft rejection is low and the need for long - term immunosuppressive therapy may be avoided.

Another study is testing whether unrelated donor stem cell transplant can provide better long - term outcomes than traditional immunosuppressive therapy (IST) for children with severe aplastic anemia.

A treatment plan may include red blood cell transfusions, intravenous immune globulin to strengthen the immune system, an iron - rich diet or iron supplements, exchange transfusions to replace damaged blood with fresh blood, surgery, immunosuppressive therapy, or partial exchange transfusions to slowly remove and replace a large portion of a patients blood volume.

Organ rejection is minimized with this technology because the resulting 3D - printed heart is made from the recipient's own cells, and the need for extensive immunosuppressive therapy is eliminated.

As I began immunosuppressive therapy, I was told by specialists that I would not have a normal life: it would be filled with medical treatments, disability, a «high likelihood of early mortality» and «no chance of a normal life.»

However, immunosuppressive therapy can increase the risk of infections, especially for dogs with megaesophagus who are already prone to developing aspiration pneumonia.

Investigating the Use of Gastroprotectants as a Means of Preventing Iatrogenic Gastrointestinal Signs Associated With Immunosuppressive Corticosteroid Therapy.

The symptoms will sometimes resolve, or nearly resolve, pretty rapidly with therapy but it is necessary to continue using immunosuppressive medications, usually corticosteroids, life long.