Semin Nephrol 2022 Jan;42(1):76-85
Center for Transplantation Sciences, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address:
Solid organ transplantation has experienced incredible success over the past half century in rescuing patients with end-stage organ failure and bestowing them with a high quality of life. This success in large part is the result of advances in immunosuppression, however, these regimens come with significant costs including opportunistic infections, and in some cases, direct toxicity to the newly transplanted organs. Further advances are needed. Read More