Okayama University, Japan
Studies from Japan and the United States add new findings to transplants body of knowledge
Published in Elder Law Weekly, July 26th, 2006
Study 1: Immunosuppressants increase insulin independence after islet transplantation.
According to a recent review from Japan, "The development by the Edmonton group of a sirolimus-based, steroid-free, low-tacrolimus regimen is a significant breakthrough that allows the rate of insulin independence after islet transplantation to increase from 13% to 80% at 1 year; however, the rate is reduced to 50% at 3 years, attributed to prolonged tacrolimus exposure."
"Recently," wrote H. Noguchi and colleagues at Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine,...
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Source: Elder Law Weekly (2006-07-26)
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