In the late 1950s his discoveries led to the first successful transplant of cells between identical twin patients.

Those who have had successful transplants come back, too.

We are not aware of other successful transplants of the same type.

No need to tell me that no successful transplant of a human brain has ever been made; I know it.

Eventually, in 1970, he did a successful transplant on a patient who did not have a twin.

His group also performed the first successful transplant from a cadaver a year later.

My son knew that even with a successful transplant, in those days he would only have had a few more years.

That's been true since the first successful transplant in 1954.

With a successful transplant, the odds increase to 30 percent to 80 percent.

Studies also showed a reduction in hospital stays for patients with successful transplants who received the drug, from 43 days to 28.