Patient Tim Andrews (centre) with Dr Tatsuo Kawai (left) and Dr Leonardo Riella (right)
A genetically modified pig kidney has worked inside a US man for 271 days, setting a new record for the longest time a pig kidney has functioned in a human body.
Tim Andrews, 66, received the kidney at Massachusetts General Hospital in January 2025 after developing end-stage kidney disease linked to type 2 diabetes.
The transplant gave Andrews a break from dialysis while he waited for a human donor kidney.
As reported by the BBC on Friday, “I had a little bit of a shortage of time, it becomes very depressing,” Andrews said, describing his situation before the transplant.
