Medicine
Immunosuppressive Drug Monitoring in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Quick fact
As many as 50% of transplant patients have drug levels outside the therapeutic range at some point, increasing the risk of rejection or toxicity.
Why this is interesting
After a kidney transplant, patients take pills that keep their immune system from attacking the new organ—but a level only slightly too high can poison the kidneys, and slightly too low can trigger rejection. How do doctors hit that perfect balance?