News tagged with immunosuppressive agent


Pain-free method of monitoring drug levels in transplant patients

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is reviewing a University of Rhode Island pharmacy professor's proposal to use saliva as a non-invasive way to monitor concentrations of anti-rejection drugs in patients that undergo transplants.





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Study reveals possible link between IBD therapy and skin cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Findings from a new retrospective cohort study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 74th Annual Scientific meeting in San Diego indicate that patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), especially ...


Researchers link inflammatory diseases to increased cardiovascular risk

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created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients suffering from two serious autoimmune disorders which cause muscular inflammation are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, says a group of Montreal researchers. Dr. Christian A. Pineau and his ...


Multivisceral transplant survival rates improve with new treatment

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Data from the largest single-center experience of adult and pediatric intestinal and multivisceral transplantation show that survival rates have improved with the advent of innovative surgical techniques, novel immunosuppressive ...


Post-transplant combo can replace toxic immune-suppressing drugs in monkeys

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created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Transplant patients rely on drugs to prevent graft rejection, but at the cost of serious side effects. The class of immunosuppressive drugs known as calcineurin inhibitors (examples are cyclosporine and tacrolimus) can damage ...


Major breakthrough in transplantation immunity

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created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Australian scientists have made a discovery that may one day remove the need for a lifetime of toxic immunosuppressive drugs after organ transplants.


Researchers discover link between organ transplantation and increased cancer risk

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 16, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers have determined a novel mechanism through which organ transplantation often leads to cancer, and their findings suggest that targeted therapies may reduce or prevent that risk.


Childhood kidney disorder has lasting effects

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A kidney condition that can arise in children and was until recently believed to disappear after puberty may persist into adulthood and cause significant long-term complications, according to a study appearing in an upcoming ...


Extreme BMI cause for concern in liver transplantation

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created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A recent study by doctors at the University of Washington explained that patients who are significantly underweight or very severely obese prior to liver transplantation are at increased risk of death following transplantation ...


Rituximab reduces kidney inflammation in patients with lupus

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created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treatment with the targeted drug rituximab can significantly benefit some patients with severe lupus nephritis who do not respond to conventional therapy, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Jo ...


Research team sheds light on immune system suppression

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created Oct 17, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The work was reported in the October 16 issue of the journal Cell Host & Microbe. The study described the suppression of this immune response in mice infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, pointing to potential new av ...



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