Breakthrough trial aims to free kidney patients from lifelong drugs

NCT ID NCT00619528

Summary

This study tested whether kidney transplant patients could safely stop taking lifelong anti-rejection medications. Researchers gave patients stem cells from their donor sibling along with a special antibody treatment, then tried to gradually withdraw their immunosuppressive drugs. The goal was to help the body accept the new kidney without needing continuous medication.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

Conditions

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