Steroid-free Medication Lowers Rejection Rate For Kidney Transplants
Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:00 AM EST
... Kidney transplant recipients are typically required to take daily steroids as part of their anti-rejection medications. However, long-term steroid use has significant side effects. A new study in Clinical Transplantation explored a combination of steroid-free medications that resulted in excellent patient outcomes and a very low rejection rate. ...
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