MGH completes its 2nd pig-to-human kidney transplant

Another Person Has Received a Pig Kidney Transplant
Another patient 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.
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.
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.
Sokoto medical university performs first kidney transplant
This achievement comes two years after the hospital initially announced its plans to commence kidney transplants in 2023.
Eledon announces tegoprubart use in transplant of pig kidney into human
Eledon Pharmaceuticals (ELDN) announced that tegoprubart, the company’s investigational anti-CD40L antibody, was used as a key component of the
Doctors in Kumasi Perform Their First Successful Kidney Transplant
A group of doctors in Kumasi, Ashanti Region has performed a successful kidney transplant on a man who was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure.
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.
2nd transplant of genetically-edited pig kidney completed in Boston 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.
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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 ...
A dying nurse emailed a casual friend to ask a huge favor: Would she donate a kidney?
On a transplant list, Kim Betts started vomiting and getting weaker. Her mom finally convinced her to ask her friends for one ...
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Houston woman who appeared on 'Kill Tony' searches for kidney donation
Misty Boudreaux went on the popular comedy podcast "Kill Tony" as part of her bucket list. She's still searching for a new ...
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 ...