What Is an Organ Transplant?

Organ transplant is the removing of an organ from one body to the body of another person. The most commonly transplanted organs are the kidney, the liver, and the heart.

Organ transplants can sometimes be rejected by the recipient's body. There are medications that can help prevent organ rejection. Common drug classes used are CNI immunosuppressants, mTOR inhibitors, kinase inhibitors, and CTLA-4 agonists.