Doubt it will be used anytime soon. It is one of these breakthrough medical news that you hear about it now, and then you end up the next 10 years wondering whatever happened to it.
If they can make pig organs be accepted by the body without compromising the immune system that's a big breakthrough right there.
> The first hurdle to overcome in xenotransplants is preventing so-called hyperacute rejection, which typically occurs just minutes after an animal organ is connected to the human circulatory system. By “knocking out” the gene that encodes the biomolecule known as alpha-gal—which has been identified as responsible for a rapid antibody-mediated rejection of pig organs by humans—immediate rejection has been avoided in all five xenotransplants at NYU Langone. Additionally, the pig’s thymus gland, which is responsible for educating the immune system, was embedded underneath the outer layer of the kidney to stave off novel, delayed immune responses. The combination of modifications has been shown to prevent rejection of the organ while preserving kidney function.
https://nyulangone.org/news/pig-kidney-xenotransplantation-p...