Lung transplant study aims to predict treatment success faster
NCT ID NCT07434869
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks for early signs that a treatment called ECP is working in people who have had a lung transplant and developed chronic rejection (CLAD). Researchers will collect blood samples and, for some, lung MRI scans before, during, and after ECP therapy. The goal is to find markers that show if the treatment is helping, so doctors can adjust care sooner. This is an observation-only study — participants receive the same ECP their doctor already prescribed.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients who have undergone lung transplantation, developed CLAD and been prescribed ECP therapy in addition to standard of care immunosuppression by their transplant clinician.
- Ages
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7 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (≥18 years) or pediatric patients (7-17 years) who have had a single or double lung transplant * Diagnosed with CLAD (any stage) and prescribed ECP therapy * Ability to provide informed consent (or assent with parental consent for minors) Exclusion Criteria: * Previously received ECP treatment * Receipt of anti-thymocyte globulin within 3 months or alemtuzumab within 12 months of ECP initiation * Contraindications to MRI (for MRI subgroup), including metal implants, claustrophobia, seizure disorder * Known allergy to gadolinium or impaired kidney function (eGFR \<30 ml/min) * Pregnant or breastfeeding
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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