Tag: transplant
New research suggests dialysis may not be best option for elderly...
A new study recently published in Annals of Internal Medicine by lead author Maria Montez Rath, senior author Manjula Tamura (both Stanford University School...
New research shows established immunosuppressant medications suitable for pig-to-human kidney transplants
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have discovered that immunosuppressant’s that are US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved—and that are...
Renal Interventions 9 – US
Highlights
Patient perspectives highlighted in conversation with representatives Vivian Papageorgiou and Phil West.
Endo Vascular Access Meeting 2023 (EVA; 23–24 June, Patras, Greece) coverage...
Renal Interventions 9 – EU
Highlights
Patient perspectives highlighted in conversation with representatives Vivian Papageorgiou and Phil West.
Endo Vascular Access Meeting 2023 (EVA; 23–24 June, Patras, Greece) coverage...
First US living HIV-to-HIV kidney transplant donors achieve positive outcomes
Based on findings from a new study published in the journal The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and three collaborating...
Some US kidney waitlist candidates passed over for less urgent candidates
A new study by Columbia University Irving Medical Centre (CUIMC; New York, USA) researchers has found that some US centres routinely skip their highest-ranking...
Posoleucel safe and effective for BK infection in kidney transplant recipients,...
AlloVir, a late-clinical stage allogeneic T cell immunotherapy company, has announced the presentation of final results from a Phase 2 study of posoleucel, an...
New kidney graft function risk model promises more accurate prognosis
A team of researchers led by Shaifali Sandal (McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada) has shared the results of a study evaluating a new...
Higher mortality risk found for female recipients of male-donor transplant kidneys
A new Kidney International-published multinational cohort study has found that the excess risk of mortality for women who receive a kidney transplant is greater...
Transplantation discrepancies contribute to racial disparities in childhood-onset kidney failure survival...
Transplantation discrepancies between Black and white patients have been found to contribute significantly to differing survival rates for childhood-onset kidney failure across the two...
Transformative moment marks progress in xenotransplantation
The first investigational transplantation of a genetically engineered, non-human kidney to a human body was recently completed at NYU Langone Health, New York, USA—marking...