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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Concord man 4th person ever to successfully receive pig kidney transplant
Tim Andrews, 66, was diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease more than two years ago. Since then, he's treated his condition with dialysis, leaving him constantly fatigued and unable to keep up with the pace of regular activities.
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.
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.
MGH completes its second pig-to-human kidney transplant
A Mass General Hospital surgical team has completed its second pig-to-human kidney transplant, less than a year after the hospital performed the world’s first such surgery.
A Second Chance: Pig Kidney Transplant Success
Tim Andrews, 66, is living with a pig kidney following a pioneering transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital. This experimental procedure is part of a study aiming to alleviate organ shortages. With over 100,
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.
New Hampshire man is 2nd person known to be living with a pig kidney
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