The hospital side “No signs of death from transplant”
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A nurse from Massachusetts General Hospital transplanting a pig kidney to a patient on March 16. The kidney underwent a genetic modification process to minimize immune rejection. /Massachusetts General Hospital,
, ‘A 60-year-old man, the first case of transplanting pig kidney to a living human, died two months after the surgery. Massachusetts General Hospital, where the surgery was performed, stated that there were no signs indicating the man died from the kidney transplant.’,
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, ‘According to AP and other news sources on the 11th (local time), Richard Slauman (62), the first patient to receive a pig kidney as a terminal kidney disease patient, passed away on that day. It’s only been two months since he underwent the transplant surgery on March 16. Slauman was the first case of transplanting genetically modified pig kidney to a living person.’,
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, ‘Slauman had received a donated kidney in December 2018, but after five years, symptoms of organ failure appeared. Starting from May last year, he received dialysis, but his condition did not improve, so he opted for xenotransplantation. What was transplanted to Slauman was a genetically modified pig kidney provided by the American bio company ‘eGenesis’. At that time, medical staff expected that the pig kidney would function properly for at least two years.’,
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, ‘His condition was good immediately after the transplant. It improved to the point where dialysis could be stopped. The transplant team at Massachusetts General Hospital expressed their condolences for Slauman’s death, stating that there were no signs indicating the patient died from kidney transplant. Slauman’s family also said, “Thanks to the efforts of the doctors who led the xenotransplantation, our family was able to spend more than seven weeks together.” and “It would have been a hope for thousands of patients in need of transplants.”‘,
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Lisa Picano (54), the second case of transplanting pig kidney to a living patient, looking at her cell phone after the surgery. /AP Yonhap News,
, ‘On the other hand, another patient who received a pig kidney transplant after Slauman emerged on the 12th of last month. Lisa Picano (54), who suffers from heart failure and kidney failure at the same time. She received a pig kidney transplant just 8 days after the implantation of a mechanical heart pump.’,
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, ‘Picano used a genetically modified pig kidney made by the biotech startup ‘United Therapeutics’. The researchers created pigs that suppressed the alpha-gal gene, which can cause a severe immune reaction during xenotransplantation, and also transplanted the porcine thymus, an immune organ, to minimize rejection.’,
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