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TRANSPLANTS

Long-term safety has been confirmed after neural progenitor cells derived from iPS cells were transplanted into patients with spinal cord injuries, a team of researchers at Keio University has said.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Jul 21, 2026
Long-term safety of iPS spinal cord therapy confirmed in Japan
The team plans to launch an investigator-initiated clinical trial as early as next year to bring it into practical use.
A Japanese research team plans to conduct clinical research to temporarily transplant a pig's kidney into a human fetus with severe kidney disease, a procedure expected to be the world's first fetal xenotransplantation.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Jul 21, 2026
Japan team eyes world¡¯s first pig-kidney transplant to human fetus
The therapeutic method is supposed to be temporary treatment until dialysis becomes possible for the baby.
Notebooks and related materials seized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, on Tuesday in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2026
Three arrested in Japan over illegal brokering of overseas organ transplant
It was the first time for Japanese police to take action against suspected organ transplant mediation for fees, according to Tokyo¡¯s Metropolitan Police Department.
Clinical trials are being planned in Japan where modified pig kidneys would be transplanted into humans.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2026
Two hospitals in Japan to conduct pig-to-human kidney transplant clinical trials in 2028
The startup spun out of Meiji University said it would aim to obtain production and marketing authorization after confirming their safety through the trials.
Researchers are able to use cow tendons in humans without triggering an immune response through a unique ¡°decellularization¡± technology.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Jun 25, 2026
Cow tendons eyed as ligament material for ACL reconstruction surgery
One of the researchers involved hopes to eventually apply the cow-derived material to the reconstruction of other ligaments in the knee, as well as in the ankle and inner elbow.
Organ transplants are sometimes called off due to staff shortages, for example, at medical institutions in Japan.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
May 28, 2026
Health ministry to give financial aid to organ transplant hospitals
The aid program is designed to reduce cases in which transplants are canceled due to staff shortages, as more people become organ donors.
Japan's health ministry has imposed restrictions on blood and organ donations from people who have stayed in Britain or elsewhere in Europe between 1980 and 2004.
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Apr 15, 2026
Japan to lift organ donation curbs for those who have stayed in Europe
The change is expected to take effect as early as this autumn.
Until now, heart transplant patients in Japan who have ventricular assist devices and are given Status 1 priority were ranked by waiting time regardless of urgency.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Mar 24, 2026
Patients with urgent, high-risk conditions to get heart transplant priority
The policy shift aims to reduce deaths of patients waiting for transplants, particularly those at high risk of dying from complications.
St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo's Chuo Ward
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Feb 18, 2026
Two women in Japan give birth after frozen ovarian transplants
It is rare that post-transplant pregnancies and childbirths by those who entered menopause due to cancer treatment have been closely monitored.
A clinical trial by a Tokyo-based venture company has confirmed that transplanting cardiac muscle cell clusters created from iPS cells into patients with severe heart failure improved their cardiac functions and symptoms.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Dec 13, 2025
Tokyo startup confirms efficacy of iPS cell-derived heart muscle transplants
According to Friday¡¯s announcement, the transplant was performed on 10 patients, and no major safety issues were confirmed.
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A regenerative medicine startup, Kyoto-based iHeart Japan, said Monday that it has conducted a clinical trial to transplant a treatment sheet containing cardiac muscle cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells into a patient with a heart muscle disease.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Jul 29, 2025
Japan startup transplants iPS cells for heart treatment in clinical trial
The layered sheet containing three types of cells and gelatin particles were placed on the surface of the heart, and are expected to improve the heart¡¯s contractions.
It is the first transplant surgery in the hospital's clinical trial for treating Type 1 diabetes through the transplantation of pancreatic cell sheets made from iPS cells.
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Apr 15, 2025
Kyoto hospital succeeds in iPS sheet transplant to diabetic patient
It is the first clinical application of such sheets in Japan.
The Jikei University School of Medicine in Tokyo's Minato Ward. A team from the university has successfully transplanted kidneys between rat fetuses.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Apr 11, 2025
Japanese research team succeeds in fetal rat kidney transplant
The success of the team at Jikei University School of Medicine in Tokyo marks a key step toward clinical studies involving cross-species organ transplantation.
Keio University in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The university's ethics committee has approved clinical research that would lead to the first uterine transplant procedure in Japan.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Feb 28, 2025
Keio University ethics panel OKs uterus transplant clinical trial
The university will consider whether to carry out the research, which would be the first uterine transplant procedure in Japan.
The third patient to receive a genetically engineered pig kidney is thriving post-transplant, providing valuable insights into animal-to-human organ replacement and bringing the field closer to clinical trials.?
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2025
Why a recent pig kidney transplant is a major advance
The 53-year-old woman who received the genetically modified animal organ is the ideal recipient to push science forward.
Currently, if a hospital declines an organ due to logistical or other issues, it is instead offered to a patient at another facility.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Dec 6, 2024
Multi-facility option set for patients awaiting organ transplants
The health ministry aims to address situations in which high-priority patients miss out on transplants due to logistical issues at their hospital.
A pig that is pregnant with piglets suited for cross-species transplants
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Nov 25, 2024
Startup transplants pig kidney into monkey for first time in Japan
It is hoped that the operation will provide insights into the future use of animal kidneys in humans.
The anterior cruciate ligament can be damaged when people play sports such as soccer and basketball, and does not heal on its own, requiring reconstructive surgery.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2024
Clinical trial to use cow tendons for ligament reconstruction
The number of patients who undergo anterior cruciate ligament surgery in Japan is about 19,000 annually, including many professional soccer players and sumo wrestlers.
The National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo's Chuo Ward. A study by researchers at the hospital aims to determine whether restoring a healthy intestinal environment can enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapy drugs used in cancer treatment.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Nov 6, 2024
Japan explores intestinal flora transplants for cancer treatment
A study aims to determine whether restoring a healthy intestinal environment can make drugs used in the treatment of esophageal and stomach cancers more effective.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
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