Advisory Board February 5, 2025
On Monday, FDA granted two biotechnology companies approval for clinical trials that will transplant genetically modified pig organs into patients with kidney failure — an experimental method that could potentially change the lives of thousands of Americans waiting for a limited number of human organs.
5 key tactics to attract and retain transplant patients
The growing field of xenotransplantation
Currently, there are over 106,000 people on the national list for organ transplants in the United States, with many of them looking for kidney transplants. However, there is a significant shortage of available organs. In 2023, only 27,000 kidney transplants were performed.
In recent years, scientists have been working to advance the field of xenotransplantation, or the transplanting of an...
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