Inhaled cyclosporine aims to halt lung transplant rejection

NCT ID NCT03656926

First seen Feb 11, 2026 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 23 times

Summary

This Phase 3 trial tested whether adding inhaled liposomal cyclosporine A to standard care can improve lung function in 169 double lung transplant patients with chronic rejection. Participants inhaled the drug twice daily for 48 weeks. The main goal was to see if it slowed the decline in how much air they can exhale in one second (FEV1).

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Banner Health

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85013, United States

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Baylor University Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States

  • CHU Erasme

    Brussels, Belgium

  • CHU Hopital Nord

    Marseille, France

  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Complexo Hospitalario de A Coruna

    A Coruña, Spain

  • Copenhagen University Hospital

    Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27110, United States

  • Hannover Medical School

    Hanover, Germany

  • Hospital Marques de Valdecilla

    Santander, Spain

  • Hospital Puerta de Hierro

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, 28041, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía

    Córdoba, 14004, Spain

  • Houston Methodist Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, France

  • Indiana University

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University Hospital

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • LMU Klinikum Großhadern

    Munich, Germany

  • Marie-Lannelongue

    Le Plessis-Robinson, 92350, France

  • Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States

  • Medical University of Vienna

    Vienna, Austria

  • Ohio State University Medical Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • Rabin Medical Center

    Petah Tikva, Israel

  • Royal Papworth Hospital

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

  • Stanford University Hospital

    Palo Alto, California, 94305, United States

  • Temple University Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States

  • UC San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven

    Leuven, 3000, Belgium

  • University Hospital LA Fe

    Valencia, Spain

  • University of Florida Medical Center

    Gainesville, Florida, 32608, United States

  • University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40508, United States

  • University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

  • University of Maryland

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

  • University of South Florida

    Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States

  • Washington University

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Liposomal cyclosporine A (inhaled)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a new treatment option to slow lung function decline in double lung transplant patients with chronic rejection.

What could go wrong

This is a completed Phase 3 trial, but results may not show significant benefit over standard care. Inhaled cyclosporine may cause side effects like cough or infection.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Bronchiolitis Obliterans bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome chronic transplant rejection Rejection, Psychology transplant rejection transplant-related bronchiolitis obliterans

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.