CMU Algorithm Enables Chain of 10 Kidney Transplants
Using an algorithm developed by a CMU computer science research team, a chain of 10 (and counting) kidney transplants has been made possible. The team consists of faculty members Tuomas Sandholm and Avrim Blum, and PhD student David Abraham. A press release is available here.
So-called paired swaps, where two live kidney donors swap recipients in the hopes of increasing the chances of a tissue match, are fairly routine in transplant surgery today. Going beyond paired swaps has the potential to enable drastically more people to find matching donors; however, this turns out to be computationally difficult and thus significantly more sophisticated algorithms are needed.
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) maintains the national registry for cadaver organs. They now have plans to provide coordination, at a national scale, for living donor organ transplants. If done correctly, this could enable tens of thousands of people who need kidneys to get them. The Center for Computational Thinking, with generous support from and in collaboration with Microsoft Research, is providing partial funding to facilitate the further development of these algorithms to make them useful for UNOS and similar organizations. This is a great example of how computational thinking can actually save lives.
Peter Lee @ March 17, 2009
In a word: AWESOME. My brother/kidney donor sent this to me and it’s great to see new and unique advances in the non-medical aspects of transplantation. Living donation saved my life and, yet, it has long perplexed me why it’s still so infrequent while the transplant waiting lists continue to get longer and longer. Carnegie Mellon’s work will, over time, help so many people. Thank you for doing what you all do!
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This is a great news for everyone with kidney disease. Microsoft is now expanding its charity work with great consideration for kidney patients.
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The CMU computer science research team developed an algorithm. The team consists faculty members and a PhD student. The kidney transplants are made in the chain. UNOS matains the registry for the cadaver organs.
That is incredible progress, congrats to the design team.
It’s great to know that they came up with this type of kidney transplant. A lot of people suffering from any illnesses related to their kidney will sure to benefit from this.
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Wow! This kidney transplant is one of a kind. The effort spent by the CMU computer science research team should be hailed. Thanks for the information.
I had heard about this but did not know the story behind the coinciding surgeries, that is pretty impressive, I wonder what the odds of them all going well were (pun intended).
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Having a family member who has been waiting on the transplant list for some time, it is heartening to see that the advancements in computer science are being used to help these desperately sick people.
This is a nice article about kidney transplant , i always get emotional when i read these kind of articles because my uncly died months back when in process of transplanting his kidney.
Great achievement.
with any hope we can potentailly find a solution to help people who can’t have transplants have tranplants! I know of someone who’s affected and this could potentially be the breakthrough they need to ensure he lives on for his family, if not for himself.
Thanks for great information
this is brilliant - with kidney failure on a rise…this research will definitely save lives.
I know this is good news for people can now benefit of this study. But I am still skeptic about it.
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This is a great news for everyone with kidney disease. Microsoft is now expanding its charity work with great consideration for kidney patients.
Id have to agree with you “computational thinking can actually save lives”
Thank you, Lee. This article is helpful for me.
Thank Lee, It’s Very useful Article
So-called paired swaps, where two live kidney donors swap recipients in the hopes of increasing the chances of a tissue match, are fairly routine in transplant surgery today.
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The algorithm used is alone fascinating. I read part of this on www.VozLatino.com which in part had me researching how this technology is finally catching up with these kind of organ sharing cases.
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Admirable the Microsoft work, who invests part of his gains in benefit to the humanity and of the hand with technology!
is providing partial funding to facilitate the further development?
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What a great idea for expanding the number of donor kidneys available. People who were willing to donate a kidney to their loved ones, but who were incompatible for some reason, may essentially “trade” their kidney to a recipient that is compatible and receive a kidney for their loved one that is compatible with their loved one. This will undoubtedly increase the number of kidney transplant operations and save many lives. It is making previously “unusable” kidneys available for use.
This is brilliant, thank you.
Good to see Microsoft helping fund this project and this will surely benefit all.
Once again its great to read about new and innovative advances in the non medical aspects of Computer Science.
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I wish I would have read this when it was published…. I’ll be contacting the UNOS right now!
What a serious topic.interesting stuff.
Wonderful article. Really opened my eyes!
Wow. Modern Science is amazing. Thanks for the great information Peter.
I am always amazed of the seemingly limitless potential applications of technological advancements in computer science for the good of mankind…
This is the right way to go. Congratulations to the team…
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Wow, this is excellent news for all people with various kidney diseases and problems. Fact that successful rate is that high is really great.
As of Microsoft, well it is really nice of them to participate in such research and very noble, if I may add. I would rather have them work on this kind of things, than on new games…
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I think in aboth 50 years biomechanic hands, feet, organs and good knows what other thing will be possible. Todays sf movies will be the future reality( not all of it, but most of it fur sure)
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