Cedars-Sinai performs more than 250 kidney transplants per year. According to Irene Kim, MD, 30 percent of these patients have a highly sensitized immune system, causing them to reject the transplant due to the antibodies their bodies produce. Determined to make kidney transplants an option for everyone, researchers at Cedars-Sinai have discovered a new pathway to treat patients with antibody rejection. In this episode, Dr. Kim discusses her involvement in discovering this specialized therapy.

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