People who have elevated levels of donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSAs)—immune system proteins that can target and attack donor stem cells—wait an average of three additional months to receive blood or bone marrow transplants ...
Apr 14, 2026
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have identified a new way of predicting whether a kidney donor and recipient are a good match for transplantation.
Jul 16, 2025
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-seronegative recipients of EBV-seropositive donor (EBV D+/R−) kidneys have an increased risk for posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD), according to a study published online Jan. 28 in ...
Feb 5, 2025
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Continuing significant advancements in the field of xenotransplantation, surgeon-scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine provided an extensive analysis on the second patient in the world to receive a ...
Jan 8, 2025
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Heart transplant patients who live in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas are more likely to experience post-surgical complications and die within five years than patients who live in more advantaged areas, even when those ...
Sep 30, 2024
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People from socioeconomically-distressed communities who underwent heart transplantation between 2004 and 2018 faced a 10% greater relative risk of experiencing graft failure and dying within five years compared to people ...
Sep 1, 2023
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Transplantation of organs from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleic acid test (NAT)-positive donors seems safe for short-term outcomes, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Transplant ...
Feb 27, 2023
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Treating patients who possess transplant rejecting antibodies, using best available combinations of oral drugs, does not have an impact on transplant failure rates but it does improve medication adherence and reduce rejection ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Donor hearts from people who were COVID-19-positive appeared to be as safe for transplantation as those from people without COVID-19, according to a short-term analysis to be presented at the American Heart Association's ...
Oct 31, 2022
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