New HLA-desensitization treatment
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:44 pm
Just read a press release today with some good news which might be of interest to some people here.
A medical company (Hansa) has been developing a new drug (IdeS) based on an bacterial enzyme which targets the HLA antibodies in a transplant recipient. Initital tests with 25 highly sensitized people seem to have shown great success in 24 of the patients after 6 month followup. Not so many people, and not so long time yet, but sounds promising at least!
Seems like it could be great news for people needing transplants beyond their first after gaining more HLA antibodies.
Reuters wrote a piece on it over at http://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt ... SKBN1AI2A5 if you are interested.
A medical company (Hansa) has been developing a new drug (IdeS) based on an bacterial enzyme which targets the HLA antibodies in a transplant recipient. Initital tests with 25 highly sensitized people seem to have shown great success in 24 of the patients after 6 month followup. Not so many people, and not so long time yet, but sounds promising at least!
Seems like it could be great news for people needing transplants beyond their first after gaining more HLA antibodies.
Reuters wrote a piece on it over at http://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt ... SKBN1AI2A5 if you are interested.