Scientists have shown that a drug given at the time of a kidney transplant operation halves the early risk of kidney rejection and allows for a less toxic treatment.
The study recruited 852 patients who underwent a kidney transplant in the UK between 2010 and 2013. The study tested whether the drug alemtuzumab (an anti-rejection treatment) partnered with a low-dose of tacrolimus (a calcineurin inhibitor) could reduce transplant rejection when compared with existing treatment.
The findings will help guide kidney transplant treatments in the future.
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