Immune Tolerance After Liver Transplant: Could Some Patients Eventually Reduce Immunosuppressive Drugs?
Introduction
A liver transplant can give someone a new chance at life, but it also brings an important long-term responsibility: preventing the immune system from attacking the transplanted liver.
For many transplant recipients, this means taking immunosuppressive medicines every day. But an interesting question often comes up: Does everyone need the same amount of medication forever?
The...