Another man gets a pig kidney as transplant trials are poised to start
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- A 54-year-old New Hampshire man received an experimental pig kidney transplant on June 14 and is recovering well.
- Another New Hampshire man, Tim Andrews, has lived with a pig kidney for over seven months, setting a new record.
- The FDA approved a rigorous study of kidney xenotransplants by pig producer eGenesis.
- Over 100,000 people are on the U.S. transplant list, with many dying while waiting for organs.
- Scientists are genetically modifying pigs to make their organs more compatible with humans.
- Initial experiments with pig organs were short-lived, but recent cases show promise.
- The new eGenesis trial will provide gene-edited pig kidneys to 30 people aged 50 or older on dialysis.
- United Therapeutics is also starting a similar FDA-approved study on gene-edited pig organs.