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Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Keeps Man Off Dialysis for Nine Months

A genetically modified pig kidney kept a 66-year-old man off dialysis for nine months before a human transplant.

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A 66-year-old man with terminal kidney failure caused by type 2 diabetes received a genetically modified pig kidney as a temporary bridge to a human organ. [1] Mass General Brigham reported that a 66-year-old man with end-stage renal failure caused by type 2 diabetes survived nine months without dialysis using a genetically modified pig kidney. [2] The genetically modified pig kidney was transplanted in January 2025 and functioned immediately. [3] The patient had an estimated 9% chance of receiving a human kidney within five years and a risk of death or removal from the waiting list exceeding 40%. [4] The procedure was performed at Mass General Brigham in the United States and published in The Lancet. [5] The patient had a 9% estimated probability of receiving a human kidney within five years and faced a risk of over 40% of dying or being removed from the waiting list. [6] The patient survived 271 days without dialysis, representing the longest recorded survival time without dialysis after a porcine xenotransplant. [7] The pig kidney was sourced from a miniature Yucatan pig and genetically modified to be compatible with the human immune system. [8]
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  1. A 66-year-old man with terminal kidney failure caused by type 2 diabetes received a genetically modified pig kidney as a temporary bridge to a human organ. · Hoy Digital
  2. Mass General Brigham reported that a 66-year-old man with end-stage renal failure caused by type 2 diabetes survived nine months without dialysis using a genetically modified pig kidney. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
  3. The genetically modified pig kidney was transplanted in January 2025 and functioned immediately. · Hoy Digital
  4. The patient had an estimated 9% chance of receiving a human kidney within five years and a risk of death or removal from the waiting list exceeding 40%. · Hoy Digital
  5. The procedure was performed at Mass General Brigham in the United States and published in The Lancet. · Hoy Digital
  6. The patient had a 9% estimated probability of receiving a human kidney within five years and faced a risk of over 40% of dying or being removed from the waiting list. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
  7. The patient survived 271 days without dialysis, representing the longest recorded survival time without dialysis after a porcine xenotransplant. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
  8. The pig kidney was sourced from a miniature Yucatan pig and genetically modified to be compatible with the human immune system. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
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