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A terminally ill Chinese man survived for more than 170 days after a genetically engineered pig liver was implanted in his body, doctors said. It's the longest surviving period ever documented for a human patient receiving pig liver, they added.

The patient, a 71-year-old man from Anhui province, was afflicted with cirrhosis and severe liver disease related to hepatitis B, diseases for which there was no effective standard treatment. As a final resort, he was given the transplant of a genetically engineered pig liver. The medical team claimed that the pig liver initially produced bile and carried out vital metabolic functions in the patient's body. However, the graft was removed on day 38 due to xenotransplantation-related thrombotic microangiopathy (xTMA), a condition associated with transplant complications. The man lived for around 171 days after the transplant was removed, with medical assistance, before dying from internal haemorrhage.

Dr Beicheng Sun from Anhui Medical University served as the team leader for the implant. According to the doctors' report, the extended survival, even after the graft was removed, shows the potential for partial compatibility as well as the difficulties that still exist.

Source: NDTV World - October 9, 2025