Re: Fwd: New organ-transplant method could eliminate rejection drugs

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Its been my contention that there are two major ways progress might

come about. One is, of course, finding treatments.

However, the other is both in getting better at transplants and

finding better post-transplant solutions. I've thought this might be

the one more likely to at least benefit in my lifetime.

As to the transplant itself, its simply a matter of doing more. If

there were more lungs, I think the success rates would already be

much higher. Across the nation, my research has clearly shown that

you take two otherwise equal hospitals and the one that does the most

transplants is significantly more successful in survival rates.

As to post transplant, I've just thought that better anti-rejection

drugs would be found. Prednisone in particular has been a pre and

post transplant drug for so long. It's just time there was a better

choice. Now, we read here and find that the method itself might

reduce the need of the drugs.

Date: Thu, 24 Jan

2008 09:19:11 -0700

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