66-year-old man receives pig kidney transplant

Experimental transplants with organs from gene-edited pigs see major steps forward
On Friday, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital announced that a 66-year-old New Hampshire man had successfully received a pig kidney transplant.
Pig kidney transplant breakthrough offers hope for organ shortage
Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted a pig kidney into a 66-year-old patient with end-stage kidney disease. The surgical team reported that the new kidney is functioning as expected.
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.
Boston Surgeons Successfully Transplant Pig Kidney in Fourth Patient
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the US. The recipient of the genetically modified pig organ was a 66-year-old man with kidney failure,
F.D.A. Approves Studies of Pig Organ Transplants for Kidney Patients
The research offers hope to tens of thousands of patients with kidney failure who are on a long waiting list for an organ transplant.
The science behind the first pig-organ transplant trial in humans
The small trial will help to establish whether kidneys from genetically modified pigs can be transplanted into people safely and effectively.
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 Transplant Engineered Pig Kidney Into Fourth Patient
It was the fourth pig kidney transplant in the United States, and the first of three that will be done at Mass General as part of a new clinical trial sanctioned by the Food and Drug Administration. Two of the previous patients died shortly after the procedure, including one who was critically ill before the transplant.
FDA Approves First Human Trials for Pig Kidney Transplants
The FDA has given approval for the first clinical trials of pig kidney transplants in humans, representing a significant advancement in addressing the organ shortage crisis.
New Hampshire man is 2nd person known to be living with a pig kidney
His effort paid off: Tim Andrews, 66, is only the second person known to be living with a pig kidney. Andrews is free from ...
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FDA Approves Clinical Trials for Pig Kidney Transplants in Humans
FDA approves the first clinical trials for pig kidney transplants in humans, testing genetically modified pig organs.