The transplant development that happened in 1954 was the development of clyclosporine. This helped revelutionised the history of transplants.
Actually, ciclosporin was developed in the 1970's. The 1954 development was the first successful kidney trasplant between two identical twins. (They had to be identical twins since ciclosporin had not been developed; the donor had to match perfectly).
they have got better
Joseph Murray performed the first successful transplant, a kidney transplant between identical twins, in 1954, successful because no immunosuppression was necessary in genetically identical twins.
The first successful kidney transplant between identical twins.
The first successful kidney transplant was performed to the Herrick twins in 1954.
1954 first successful kidney transplant
* A transplant between genetically non-identical patients.
Transplant timeline : http://www.wellcomecollection.org/whats-on/events/in-or-out/transplant-timeline.aspx
First successful kidney transplant (one identical twin to another, since ciclosporin was not yet discovered).
Joseph Murray performed the first successful transplant, a kidney transplant between identical twins, in 1954, successful because no immunosuppression was necessary in genetically identical twins.
the first successful kidney transplant on identical twins without immunosuppression
The development of the anti suppressent drug Cylosporine by Dr.Callum Hume was the reason for the improvement in organ transplants in 1954.
The first organ transplant occurred in 1954, when Ronald Lee Herrick donated one of his kidneys to his brother, Richard. The surgery was led by Dr. Joseph Murray, who later won a Nobel prize for developing the surgical technique regarding kidney transplants.