Up to 50 transplant patients will receive a genetically modified pig kidney in a clinical trial that will launch this summer ...

MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth ...

Another patient has received a transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney. Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old who lives in ...

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.

A biotechnology company in Research Triangle Park has taken a major step to develop a new option for patients in need of a ...

A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be ...

United Therapeutics along with another company, eGenesis, have been working since 2021 on experiments implanting pig kidneys ...

If pig organ transplants prove to be safe and effective ... so their organs are less likely to be rejected by the human body. The kidney Andrews received came from a pig that had 69 gene edits ...

David-Alexandre C. Gros, MD, CEO at Eledon, discusses the milestone and the role of immunosuppression regimens for durable ...

FDA approves the first clinical trials for pig kidney transplants in humans, testing genetically modified pig organs.