Novel immunosuppressive and antiinflammatory drugs. A 1993 perspective

Research on immunosuppressive and antiinflammatory drugs is progressing rapidly. Several new drugs are in development, and learning how to combine them optimally, for treatment of different diseases and prolonging graft survival, will be a major task for the next few years. Decreasing the incidence of complications following transplantation will reduce patient anxiety and cost, and the shortage of donor organs is an additional reason for wishing to prolong graft acceptance. Many clinical findings with the new drug combinations should be published by the end of the century. We can begin the next millennium with improved immunosuppressive and antiinflammatory drugs discussed at the Orlando conference.