Transplanted pig kidney works in US man's body for record 271 days
A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.
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"Hope is the biggest thing, the chance to be free from the [dialysis] machine and live your life."
— Tim Andrews , Other
"We are working really hard to bring hope and we truly feel that xenotransplantation can be an alternative for patients who don't have a living donor."
— Dr Leonardo Riella , Academic
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A doctor from the centre for transplantation sciences at Mass General Brigham.
A doctor involved in the kidney transplant research at Mass General Brigham.
A patient who received a transplanted pig kidney and waited for a human transplant.
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A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.
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