LUNG TRANSPLANTATION

This study involved 81 children who had received an organ transplant (like kidney, liver, or heart) and were taking a standard anti-rejection drug called Prograf. Researchers wanted to see if switching to a longer-acting version called Advagraf was safe and worked just as well. T…

This study tested whether placing brain-dead organ donors on their stomach (prone position) helps keep their lungs healthy enough for transplant. Researchers compared this to the usual care (lying on the back) in 254 donors across 10 hospitals in Argentina. The goal was to see if…

This study looked at 11 children born to women who had lung transplants to see if shared immune markers (HLA types) between the child and the lung donor increase the mother's risk of organ rejection. Researchers collected cheek swabs from the children to compare their HLA types w…

This study looked at 80 people who had a lung transplant to see if two simple tests could warn doctors early when a patient's health starts to get worse. The tests measured breathing effort (neural respiratory drive) and a heart-related protein (Pro-BNP) in the blood. The goal wa…

This study followed 340 lung transplant patients who had donor-specific antibodies. Researchers gave them a combination of treatments including immunoglobulins, plasmapheresis, and rituximab, then checked every 6 months to see if the antibodies disappeared. The goal was to unders…