Addenbrooke's Hospital - Transplant

Transplant

Addenbrooke's is an internationally renowned transplant centre, with many contributions to the world of transplantation, including :

• The first liver transplant outside the USA (1968)
• The introduction of the immunosuppressant drug cyclosporin into clinical practice (1978)
• The pre-clinical development of the immunosuppressant drugs sirolimus and tacrolimus (1980s)
• The world’s first combined heart, lung and liver transplant, with Papworth Hospital (1986)
• The first combined liver and pancreas transplant (1988)
• The first small-bowel transplant in the UK (1992)
• The first multivisceral transplant in the UK (1994)