Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTim Andrews, 66, has become the first person to live without dialysis for nine months after receiving a genetically modified pig kidney transplant. The pioneer procedure, conducted at Mass General Brigham in January 2025, served as a temporary bridge until Mr Andrews received a human donor kidney. Published in The Lancet, the milestone marks the longest recorded dialysis-free survival following a pig-to-human kidney transplant in a living patient. The genetically edited organ functioned for six months before blood vessel damage occurred, with researchers detecting no pig viruses or pathogens during the trial. Lead author Dr Leonardo Riella said xenotransplantation could help address the severe global organ shortage crisis by providing a vital alternative for patients. In fullMan kept alive by pig kidney for nine months in world firstMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Medical breakthrough as man lives for nine months with pig kidney
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTim Andrews, 66, has become the first person to live without dialysis for nine months after receiving a genetically modified pig kidney transplant. The pioneer procedure, conducted at Mass General Brigham in January 2025, served as a temporary bridge until Mr Andrews received a human donor kidney. Published in The Lancet, the milestone marks the longest recorded dialysis-free survival following a pig-to-human kidney transplant in a living patient. The genetically edited organ functioned for six months before blood vessel damage occurred, with researchers detecting no pig viruses or pathogens during the trial. Lead author Dr Leonardo Riella said xenotransplantation could help address the severe global organ shortage crisis by providing a vital alternative for patients. In fullMan kept alive by pig kidney for nine months in world firstMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
