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The first patient to have a heart transplant with an organ from a genetically modified pig died Tuesday, The New York Times<\/em> reported<\/a>. David Bennett Sr., who had severe heart disease, received the heart in early January. He was 57. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear exactly why Bennett died, a spokesperson from the University of Maryland Medical Center, where the procedure was performed, told The New York Times<\/em>. Physicians will do a full evaluation and publish their results.<\/p>\n

Bennett\u2019s death shows the challenges of animal-to-human transplants, called xenotransplantation. Advocates of the technique imagine a steady supply of animal organs could help treat the thousands of people on waitlists for organ transplants. Researchers and surgeons have shared a wave of successes in recent months \u2014 including Bennett\u2019s transplant, which initially appeared successful, and the attachment of a pig kidney<\/a> to a brain-dead patient on a ventilator. The kidney and heart came from a company called Revivicor, which has genetically altered pigs to inactivate genes that could trigger a human body to reject an organ. <\/p>\n

Although it\u2019s still too early to say if organ rejection played a role in Bennett\u2019s death, researchers involved in xenotransplantation procedures have stressed<\/a> that early, positive outcomes don\u2019t necessarily mean long-term success. Even with more routine and well-matched human organ transplants, rejection can happen years after the operation.<\/p>\n

Xenotransplantation could be a major innovation, but should develop with care and transparency, kidney transplant expert Peter Reese, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, tweeted<\/a> in response to the news of Benentt\u2019s death: \u201cThe right road is through oversight, deliberate patient selection, transparency, robust ethics input, peer review, and humility from all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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