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Breakthrough Study: Patients Drug-Free After Liver Transplants

4/18/2026

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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh trained patients' immune systems to accept liver transplants without anti-rejection drugs.
Three of eight patients have been drug-free for more than three years.
Experts including Dr. William Jarnagan of the University of Pittsburgh and Dr. Joohyun Kim say the approach could change transplantation.
The study was published in Nature Communications and highlights a potential step toward safer organ transplants.

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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh trained patients' immune systems to accept liver transplants without anti-rejection drugs.
Three of eight patients have been drug-free for more than three years.
Experts including Dr. William Jarnagan of the University of Pittsburgh and Dr. Joohyun Kim say the approach could change transplantation.
The study was published in Nature Communications and highlights a potential step toward safer organ transplants.