Doctors in Boston announced Thursday they have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. Massachusetts General Hospital said it’s the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has ...

In a world first, US surgeons have transplanted a kidney from a gene-edited pig into a living human. News reports said the procedure was a breakthrough in xenotransplantation – when an organ ...

The US Food and Drug Administration approved clinical trials that will transplant organs from genetically modified pigs into patients with kidney failure. United Therapeutics will initially ...

Two US biotech ... The first transplant is expected in mid-2025. Meanwhile, rival eGenesis said it had received FDA approval in December for a separate three-patient kidney study.

Transplant performed at Massachusetts ... of patients in need of a life-saving kidney. We are deeply grateful to our patient for entrusting us with his care and for his selfless commitment to ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has greenlit clinical trails for organ transplants from genetically modified pigs. The study led by United Therapeutics Corp will begin with six patients facing ...

MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the U.S. The recipient of the genetically ...