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Anti-rejection drug ciclosporin

Recorded year1983

Sandoz's ciclosporin, found in a soil fungus by Jean-Francois Borel, stops organ rejection and turns transplants from risky to routine.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.