New York, NY, May 18, 2015 –Type 1 diabetes (T1D) researchers have known for nearly two decades that it is possible to make people living with T1D insulin independent through the use of islet transplants. One key barrier to broad use of this therapy is that islet transplants currently require recipients to use powerful immunosuppressant drugs that leave them vulnerable to other debilitating and life-threatening diseases, including cancer. These drugs are necessary to prevent the immune system from attacking and destroying the insulin-producing cells.
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