A man in the US has become the first person to receive a genetically engineered pig kidney in a successful transplant. The procedure was carried out under the Expanded Access Protocol, also known as compassionate use, which allows access to experimental treatments. The patient, Richard Slayman, had been on dialysis for years and had previously received a human kidney transplant that failed. The successful pig kidney transplant offers hope for others suffering from end-stage renal disease.
Because it was the first of its kind, the transplant was carried out under the Expanded Access Protocol - commonly dubbed "compassionate use" - which is a means of access to experimental treatments. A hospital statement said Mr Slayman is making a stable recovery and walking, and is expected to be discharged soon. and high blood pressure, he had been a regular hospital patient for more than a decade before getting the genetically engineered pig kidney.
Mr Slayman was on dialysis for years before receiving a human kidney transplant in 2018, but it failed within five years. Dr. Winfred Williams, associate chief of the nephrology division at MGH, revealed that Mr Slayman's blood vessels were clotting and failing when he resumed dialysis last year.: "He would have had to wait five to six years for a human kidney. He would not have been able to survive it." " would not have been possible without his courage and willingness to embark on a journey into uncharted medical" Mr. Slayman becomes a beacon of hope for countless individuals suffering from end-stage renal disease and opens a new frontier in organ transplantation. "I have been a Mass General Transplant Center patient for 11 years and have the highest level of trust in the doctors, nurses, and clinical staff who have cared for me," said Richard Slayman, thanking everyone at MG
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