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ReviewXenotransplantation

Xenotransplantation Literature Update: July-December 2025.

Kasra Shirini, Joseph M Ladowski, Niket Harsh, Raphael P H Meier

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Review in Xenotransplantation. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kasra ShiriniDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4104-7633
Joseph M LadowskiDepartment of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Niket HarshDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Raphael P H MeierDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9050-0436

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The second half of 2025 marked a significant transition for xenotransplantation, shifting further from experimental feasibility to early clinical translation. Prolonged physiologic support from genetically engineered porcine kidneys and livers in human recipients provided unprecedented insight into organ compatibility, rejection dynamics, and species-specific physiology. Parallel advances in molecular profiling refined the understanding of innate and humoral immune injury, while innovations in donor-pig engineering, immunomodulation, and biosafety frameworks strengthened translational readiness. Preclinical non-human primate studies continued to inform clinical trial design, particularly regarding proteinuria, complement incompatibility, and novel xenoantigens. Alongside these scientific advances, growing attention to ethics, patient selection, and public trust highlighted the societal dimensions of clinical implementation. Collectively, these developments underscore the rapid maturation of xenotransplantation and define the scientific and regulatory foundations for ongoing first-in-human trials.

Indexed as

Transplantation, HeterologousAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedGraft RejectionHumansKidney TransplantationSwineclinical trialsgenetic modificationsimmunosuppressionkidney xenotransplantationliver xenotransplantationpig‐to‐human xenotransplantation

Identifiers

PMID41910463
PMCPMC13034809

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