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Lives 271 days with a pig kidney: transplant breaks record and opens path to dialysis alternative
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Lives 271 days with a pig kidney: transplant breaks record and opens path to dialysis alternative

SAPO Notícias4 September 2026 at 16:11

Lives 271 days with a pig kidney: transplant breaks record and opens path to dialysis alternative

Tim Andrews was 66 years old when he received a genetically modified pig kidney on January 25, 2025, at Massachusetts General Hospital in the United States. The patient suffered from end-stage kidney disease caused by type 2 diabetes and faced a particularly difficult prospect: he might have to wait about seven years for a compatible human kidney.

The transplant allowed Tim Andrews to live 271 days with the pig kidney, a period that represents a new survival record for this type of experimental procedure. So far, no additional details have been released about the patient's current condition or what caused the graft to stop functioning.

This advancement opens the way for a potential alternative to dialysis, a treatment that consumes a lot of time and resources and is the only option available to many patients with end-stage kidney disease. The scientific community is now awaiting the full results of this study to evaluate the future of this type of transplant.

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