University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers found that lung transplant recipients who had early signs of organ rejection could increase their chances of survival by using an inhaled form of the immunosuppression drug cyclosporine. This is the first randomized, controlled study to demonstrate increased survival and improved lung function using an investigational form of cyclosporine called liposomal cyclosporine, which can be inhaled. It is used in combination with an investigational nebulizer to deliver the drug to the lungs.
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