This image provided by Massachusetts General Hospital shows Tim Andrews smiling as he leaves Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Feb. 1, 2025. (Kate Flock/Massachusetts General Hospital via AP, file) WASHINGTON (AP) — A New Hampshire man is resuming dialysis after living with a gene-edited pig kidney for a record 271 days, doctors said Monday. His experience is helping researchers in their quest for animal-to-human transplants. Tim Andrews, 67, had the organ removed on Oct.
Main Idea: Tim Andrews, a New Hampshire man, had a gene-edited pig kidney removed after living with it for a record 271 days, and he is now back on dialysis.
Key Points:
Pig kidney transplants are still experimental, so patients may face rejection, surgery risks, and the chance the organ stops working.
If the field improves, xenotransplants could give more kidney patients a new option and ease the shortage for families waiting for organs.
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The patient at the center of the story; his pig kidney removal after 271 days is the main.
Named company preparing to begin more rigorous clinical trials of pig kidney transplants.
Named company preparing to begin more rigorous clinical trials of pig kidney transplants.
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