Precision Medicine and Personalized Approach to Renal Transplantation

Summary: Successful renal transplantation is a highly effective endeavor that improves and prolongs the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease. Transplant surgery and immunosuppression carries risk and the demand for donor kidneys outstrips supply by far. These realities mandate thoughtful allocation and utilization of this limited resource to select candidates. As the criteria for candidates and donor grafts continue to expand, the field must adapt and seek new approaches. The complex process —from evaluation of candidates, transplant surgery, immunosuppression, and follow-up care after transplantation—is, of necessity, tightly structured and regulated.
Source: Seminars in Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research