Transplant drug preserves kidneys, avoids toxicity

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 16:21 in Health & Medicine

The experimental drug belatacept can prevent graft rejection in kidney transplant recipients while better preserving kidney function when compared with standard immunosuppressive drugs, data from two international phase III clinical trials show. The results are published in the March issue of the American Journal of Transplantation.

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