First Person to Receive Pig Kidney Transplant in China Survives Over 200 Days

As of September 23, China’s first gene-edited pig kidney transplant recipient has survived over 200 days post-surgery. This sets a new record in Asia for the longest survival in the field of xenotransplantation and ranks as the second longest globally. The current record holder is Tim Andrews, a man from the United States, who has been alive for 8 months following a gene-edited pig kidney transplant. ‘Both China and the United States have reached a significant milestone in xenotransplantation, crossing a crucial threshold after the surgery.’