Drugmaker to study pig kidney transplants in humans with groundbreaking trial
FDA clears United Therapeutics for human trials of pig-to-human kidney transplants. Trial involves gene-edited pig kidneys for patients with end-stage renal disease. Study aims to provide alternative for 500,000 Americans on dialysis.
MGH performs its second, world’s fourth genetically altered pig kidney transplant
The recipient was Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old New Hampshire resident who had end-stage kidney disease and was on dialysis for more than two years.
Surgeons Perform Second Pig Kidney Transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital
A team at Massachusetts General Hospital led by Harvard Medical School physician-scientists has for the second time successfully transplanted a genetically edited pig kidney into a living person. The team performed the first surgery of its kind in the world in March 2024.
Second pig kidney transplant successfully completed at Massachusetts General Hospital
For the second time in less than a year, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital have transplanted a genetically-edited pig kidney into a living person.
FDA approves pig organ transplant trials for patients with kidney failure
The first clinical trials using organs from genetically modified pigs offer hope to patients with kidney failure, who face a long wait for human organ transplants.
More systems test pig kidney transplants
Discover the latest breakthrough in organ transplantation as a 66-year-old man becomes the fourth person in the U.S. to receive a pig kidney transplant at Mass
A Second Person Has Received a Pig Kidney Transplant
The second person ever has received a transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney. Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old who lives in Concord, N.H., has end-stage kidney disease and had been on dialysis for more than two years to compensate for his failing kidney function.
Surgeons Transplant Engineered Pig Kidney Into Fourth Patient
Surgeons in Boston successfully transplanted the kidney of a genetically modified pig into a 66-year-old man with kidney failure last month, Massachusetts General Hospital announced on Friday. It was the fourth pig kidney transplant in the United States,
Surgeons successfully transplant genetically edited pig kidney into U.S. man
A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be part of a small pilot study of a highly experimental treatment.
FDA Approves Transplant Trials for Gene-Edited Pig Kidneys
Two biotechnology companies will begin testing the procedures in patients suffering from kidney failure Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent Doctors at NYU Langone Health recently performed a transplant surgery using a gene-edited pig kidney.
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eGenesis announces 2nd pig kidney procedure success, as xenotransplantation field moves forward
Genesis announced that it has completed its second successful human transplant with a genetically engineered pig kidney, with ...
New Hampshire man is 2nd person known to be living with a pig kidney
Scientists are genetically altering pigs so their organs are more humanlike to address the transplant shortage. More than 100 ...
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FDA approves first xenotransplantation clinical trial, as United Therapeutics forges ahead
United Therapeutics said the FDA has cleared it to begin the first clinical trial testing whether organs from gene-edited ...
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First Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Functioned Until Recipient's Death
The first recipient of a gene-edited pig kidney died from cardiac causes 52 days after xenotransplantation. The world's first ...
She's a medical miracle. Could her animal transplant success be just the beginning?
Towana Looney of Alabama is 'going strong and feeling great' after a pig kidney transplant. No one has lived longer with an ...
United Therapeutics Says FDA Clears IND For The UKidney Xenotransplantation Clinical Trial
United Therapeutics Corp. (UTHR), a public benefit corporation, announced Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...