Tag Archives: Kim

Transplant Study

May 28th, 2010 - 11:13 am

A new Mayo Clinic study, published in the June 2010 issue of Gastroenterology, disputes a long-held hypothesis that a donor’s race has an impact on the success of liver transplants. Donor race has been associated with graft failure after liver … Continue reading →

By Ginger Plumbo | Posted in Research, Transplant | Tagged Kim, Liver Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Organ Donation, Race | Comments (1)

Simple Test Could Appropriately Reduce Use of Chemotherapy in Colon Cancer Patients

May 26th, 2010 - 12:21 pm

ASCO Abstract # 3518 Patients with stage II colon cancer who have a specific defect in the ability to repair their DNA do not benefit from a common type of chemotherapy, says a research team from Mayo Clinic. They do … Continue reading →

By Karl Oestreich | Posted in Cancer, Research | Tagged Cancer, Chemotherapy, colon cancer, Kim, Mayo Clinic, Surgery | Comments (2)

Mayo Clinic Study Shows Liver Transplant Center Impacts Patient Outcomes

April 29th, 2010 - 12:51 pm

For patients in need of a liver transplant, their choice of a transplant center can make a noteworthy difference in their outcomes, according to a Mayo Clinic study presented at the American Transplant Congress under way May 1-5 in San … Continue reading →

By Ginger Plumbo | Posted in Research, Transplant | Tagged Kim, Liver Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Transplant Centers | Comments (5)

Mayo Clinic Researchers Develop Improved Tool to Rank Sickest Patients Waiting for Liver Transplants

August 29th, 2008 - 1:06 pm

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an improved statistical model that could help ensure that the sickest patients receive liver transplants first. Researchers found that including serum sodium concentration in the statistical model now used could reduce by 7 percent the … Continue reading →