“Pig kidney bridges 2 patients to human transplants at Mass General Brigham

Two patients who received genetically engineered pig kidney transplants at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham have since successfully undergone human donor kidney transplants, Cambridge, Mass.-based eGenesis said in a Sept. 3 update on its Expanded Access program. The cases mark the first reported transitions from xenotransplantation to allotransplantation, according to eGenesis, and provide early evidence […] The post “Pig kidney bridges 2 patients to human transplants at...