FDA Approves Transplant Trials for Gene-Edited Pig Kidneys
The FDA will allow two biotechnology companies to run clinical trials: United Therapeutics and eGenesis. United Therapeutics Corporation will start with six patients but could grow its trial to include up to 50 individuals, while eGenesis plans to begin with three patients.
On Friday, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital announced that a 66-year-old New Hampshire man had successfully received ...
The first clinical trials using organs from genetically modified pigs offer hope to patients with kidney failure, who face a ...
The small trial will help to establish whether kidneys from genetically modified pigs can be transplanted into people safely and effectively.
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Longest Pig Organ Transplant Survivor Passes 60 Days With New KidneyMONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- An Alabama woman has become the longest-living recipient of a pig organ ...
Towana Looney of Alabama is 'going strong and feeling great' after a pig kidney transplant. No one has lived longer with an ...
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