Tag: Organ Transplants
PTLD Up for Seronegative Recipients of Epstein-Barr Virus-Seropositive Donor Kidneys
22.1 percent of EBV D+/R− kidney recipients had posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder at median of 202 days after transplant
Longest Pig Organ Transplant Survivor Passes 60 Days With New Kidney
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- An Alabama woman has become the longest-living recipient of a pig organ transplant,...
U.S. Woman Living Healthy With Kidney Sourced From Pig
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A 53-year-old woman from Alabama has a new lease on life after receiving...
Woman Receives World’s First Robotic Double-Lung Transplant
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A 57-year-old woman with COPD has received the world's first fully robotic...
Artificial Intelligence Model Predicts Kidney Graft Survival
UK-DTOP model shows marked improvement compared with traditional Kidney Donor Risk Index
High-Volume Centers Do Not Mitigate Heart Transplant Survival Disparity
The most socioeconomically deprived recipients show inferior survival at three and five years after transplantation
Study: Five-Year Survival for Face Transplant Is 85 Percent
Overall, 50 face transplants have been performed worldwide
High Response Incidence Seen for Axatilimab in Recurrent, Refractory GVHD
Primary end point was met, with overall response for 74, 67, and 50 percent receiving axatilimab 0.3 mg, 1 mg, and 3 mg per kilogram of body weight
Women With Liver Cancer Less Likely Than Men to Receive Liver Transplant
Furthermore, women are more likely to die waiting for a donor liver than men
Liver Grafts Feasible From Hep C-Positive Donors After Circulatory Death
One-year patient and graft survival comparable to donation after brain death, with or without HCV infection
