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Dr. Robert Montgomery predicts his team will eventually conduct clinical trials of pig kidney transplants in living, ambulatory patients.

On Radiolab · unverified speaker · Radiolab · Jul 24, 2026

“eventually, Doctor. Montgomery and his team want to get to the point where they can do clinical trials on people who are walking around and doing things and living their lives and who would hold on to this kidney”

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Clinical trials of pig kidney xenotransplants in living human patients are initiated and documented.

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