Nephrology in Q3 2026: FDA approvals for atacicept, iptacopan, finerenone, and obinutuzumab, plus 2-year IgAN data and CKD screening.
News|Articles|December 11, 2025
Redefining Transplant Possibilities: The Emergence of Kidney Xenotransplants
Author(s)Abigail Brooks, MA
Fact checked by: Patrick Campbell
Historic progress in renal xenotransplantation in 2025 brings pig kidney transplants closer to clinical reality amid an ongoing donor organ shortage.
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In the United States, there are more than 100,000 people on the national organ transplant waitlist. Of these, nearly 90,000 are seeking a kidney transplant, and 11 people die every day waiting for a new kidney they never receive.1,2
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