Successful pig-to-human kidney transplants are raising hope among some in the medical community who think the treatment could ...

After years of research into xenotransplantation, the field is at a turning point—yet risks and ethical issues remain ...

New Hampshire native Tim Andrews was quite happy to spend his 67th birthday on Wednesday at Mass General Hospital (MGH). On ...

March 25, 2025 expert reaction to study on first pig-to-human liver transplantation . A study published in Nature looks at a genetically modified pig-to-human liver transplantatio ...

It's early days for xenotransplantation, but eGenesis, Eledon, United Therapeutics and more are working to develop solutions ...

At least four live pig-kidney-to-human transplants have been reported to date, all in the United States. The patient who ...

MGH nephrologist Leonardo Riella and surgeon Tatsuo Kawai talk with reporters about Massachusetts General Hospital's second transplant of a genetically edited pig kidney into a living human recipient.

In March 2024, Riella’s team at MGH announced the world’s first successful transplantation of a genetically edited pig kidney 4. Richard Slater, a 62-year-old man with end-stage kidney disease ...

The xenotransplantation approach seeks to alleviate shortage of human organs, and could potentially provide a lifeline to ...

Tegoprubart used as a key component of immunosuppression regimen in the second transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney into a human ...