Fungus drug could save kidney patients

There was a question about this during the presentations today: " Patients who are given a new kidney have to take drugs for the rest of their lives to stop the body's immune system from rejecting the donor organ." This treatment, however, damages the kidney which can lead to ultimate failure of the organ. The article is about a new drug, Rapumune, that could reduce rejection of kidney transplants by as much as two-thirds and also has fewer side effects. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1294346.stm