title: Future trends in transplantation.
abstract: With over 15,000 solid organ transplants performed in the United States last year, it is exciting to follow trends in this field. The United Network for Organ Sharing is carefully studying the availability of organs and new methods to enhance organ donation. In the forefront at this time are new antirejection medications being tested throughout the United States. In the basic science and immunology arena are many studies on graft tolerance, whereby organs are accepted by the body with minimal or no immunosuppression. The real answers to many transplantation questions are still being answered through the efforts of ongoing research.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nichols
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000451:nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D015996:Survival Rate; D014481:United States