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Piotr Witkowski, MD, PhD

Witkowski is an associate professor of surgery and director of the Pancreatic and Islet Transplant Program at The University of Chicago. He is a leader of the Islets for US Collaborative and member of the Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Committee at the United Network for Organ Sharing.
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June 14, 2021
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Regulate human pancreatic islets for transplantation as organs, not drugs

On April 15, an FDA advisory committee concluded that the islet cell therapy donislecel demonstrated a favorable risk-benefit profile for certain patients with difficult-to-control type 1 diabetes.