New inhaled therapy aims to slow lung scarring in progressive fibrosis
NCT ID NCT06329401
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests an inhaled form of pirfenidone (AP01) in 375 adults with progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF), a condition where lung scarring worsens over time. Participants receive either a high dose, low dose, or placebo twice daily for 52 weeks, alongside their usual care. The main goal is to see if AP01 can preserve lung function, measured by forced vital capacity (FVC).
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 375 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Participant meets criteria for PPF, as follows: * In subjects with interstitial lung disease (ILD) of known or unknown etiology other than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who have radiological evidence of pulmonary fibrosis, PPF is defined as: Physiological evidence of disease progression with at least 1 of the following criteria despite treatment with approved or unapproved medications commonly used in practice (per Investigator): 1. Relative decline in FVC ≥10% predicted within the previous 24 months based on documented historical spirometry assessments 2. Relative decline in FVC ≥5% to \<10% predicted within the previous 24 months based on documented historical spirometry assessments with at least 1 of the 2 following criteria: * Worsening respiratory symptoms (Note: Changes attributable to comorbidities e.g., infection, heart failure must be excluded) OR * Radiological (HRCT) evidence of disease progression per a local or central radiologist (from historical HRCT taken up to 24 months prior to Screening Visit 1), for example: * Increased extent or severity of traction bronchiectasis and bronchiolectasis * New ground-glass opacity with traction bronchiectasis * New fine reticulation * Increased extent or increased coarseness of reticular abnormality * New or increased honeycombing * Increased lobar volume loss 3. Worsening of respiratory symptoms (Note: Changes attributable to comorbidities e.g., infection, heart failure must be excluded) AND radiological (HRCT) evidence of disease progression per a local or central radiologist * Meeting all of the following criteria during the Screening Period: a. FVC ≥45% of predicted normal at Screening Visit 1, b. Forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV1)/FVC ≥0.7 or ≥age-adjusted lower limit of normal at Screening Visit 1, c. Diffusing capacity of lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) ≥30% of predicted, corrected for hemoglobin at Screening Visit 1, d. Acceptability: Participants can perform acceptable spirometry (i.e., meet American Thoracic Society (ATS)/ European Respiratory Society (ERS) acceptability criteria at both Screening Visits). • For subjects already on nintedanib (up to 30% of subjects): Must have been on nintedanib for at least 6 months prior to Screening with or without dose adjustments and/or drug interruptions during that period. For subjects who have discontinued nintedanib prior to Screening: Must have been off of nintedanib for a minimum of 12 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: * Current treatment with oral pirfenidone or treatment with oral pirfenidone within 3 months prior to Screening. * Elevated liver enzymes and liver injury at Screening defined as: 1. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ˃ 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) 2. Bilirubin \>2.0 x ULN * Renal disease with a creatinine clearance \< 30 mL/min, calculated according to the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration formula. Retesting is allowed once. * Diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) based on the ATS diagnostic algorithm for IPF. UIP that is not idiopathic, for example related to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), familial interstitial lung disease (ILD), or other is not exclusionary. * Greater extent of emphysema than of fibrotic ILD on HRCT. Note: CT results must be confirmed through the central over read process. * Significant clinical worsening of PPF between Screening * Participants who cannot meet protocol-specified Baseline stability criteria. FVC Baseline stability is defined as the FVC assessments at Visit 3 being within ±12% of the mean of the FVC assessments obtained at the 2 preceding visits. At Visit 3, if the pre-dose FVC is outside of ±12% range, the participant will not be randomized and will be considered a screen failure.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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A.O.U. Policlinico G. Rodolico
Catania, Sicily, 95123, Italy
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A.O.U. delle Marche - Ospedale di Torrette
Torrette, Ancona, 60126, Italy
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APHP - Hopital Bicetre
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270, France
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Accellacare
Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States
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Alfred Health
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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AppleTreeClinics Network
Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 90-349, Poland
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Azienda Ospedaliera dei Colli - Ospedale Monaldi
Naples, Campania, 80131, Italy
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Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina
Venezia, Giulia, 34149, Italy
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Bay of Plenty Clinical School
Tauranga, South Tauranga, 3112, New Zealand
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Birmingham, Heartlands, B95SS, United Kingdom
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C-TRIC Altnagelvin Hospital
Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT46, United Kingdom
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CHU Angers
Angers, 49933, France
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CHU Tours
Tours, Indre et Loire, 37000, France
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CHU de Liège
Liège, 4000, Belgium
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CHU de Rennes
Rennes, Cedex NA, 35033, France
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CIC Mauricie
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, G8T7A1, Canada
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CIMER Centro Integral de Medicina Respiratoria
San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, 4000, Argentina
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CINME
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1056AB, Argentina
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Canberra Hospital
Canberra, 2605, Australia
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Cedars-Sinai
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Centro Respiratorio Quilmes
Quilmes, Buenos Aires, B1878, Argentina
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Clinica Monte Grande
Monte Grande, Buenos Aires, 1842, Argentina
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Clinical Site Partners
Winter Park, Florida, 32789, United States
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Clinical Site Partners, LCC
Leesburg, Florida, 34748, United States
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Clinical Trials Center of Middle Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee, 37067, United States
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Columbia University
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Cukurova University Medical Faculty
Adana, 01240, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Department of Pneumology of the University Hospital No 1
Lodz, 90-153, Poland
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Dunedin Hospital
Dunedin, Dunedine, 9016, New Zealand
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Dynamic Drug Advancement
Ajax, Ontario, L1S2J5, Canada
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Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital
Bornova, İzmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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El Paso Pulmonary Association
El Paso, Texas, 79902, United States
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Endeavor Health
Evanston, Illinois, 60201, United States
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Erasmus University Medical Center
Rotterdam, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo - UOC Pneumologia
Pavia, Lombardy, 27100, Italy
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Fundacion Respirar
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, 1427, Argentina
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Greenlane Clinical Centre
Auckland, Auckland, 1051, New Zealand
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HUMANITAS Research Hospital
Rozzano, Milano, 20089, Italy
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Hannibal Regional Healthcare System
Hannibal, Missouri, 63401, United States
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Health New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand
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Health Sciences University, Gulhane Faculty of Medicine
Ankara, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Hospital Gregorio Marañon
Madrid, Madrid, 28007, Spain
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Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1199ABH, Argentina
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Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias
Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, 33011, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla
Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar - Leon-Jimenez
Cadiz, 11009, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
Málaga, Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves
Granada, Andalusia, 18014, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
Seville, Sevilla, 41013, Spain
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Hospital Universitary de Bellvitge
Barcelona, 08908, Spain
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Hospital de Sant Pau y la Santa Creu
Barcelona, Barcelona, 08025, Spain
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Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Cottingham, East Yorkshire, HU16 5JQ, United Kingdom
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Hôpital Haut-Lévêque
Pessac, 33604, France
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Hôpital Paris St Jozeph
Paris, 75014, France
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ILD Unit, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Theme
Birmingham, Midlands, B15 2GW, United Kingdom
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IRCCS AOU di Bologna - Policlinico Sant' Orsola
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40138, Italy
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Inova Healthcare
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
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Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval
Québec, Quebec, G1V4G5, Canada
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Institute for Respiratory Health
Nedlands, Perth West Australia, 6009, Australia
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Instituto Ave Pulmo, Fundacion Enfisema
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, 7600, Argentina
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Instituto de Medicina Respiratoria
Córdoba, Córdoba Province, 5003, Argentina
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Intermountain Medical Center
Murray, Utah, 84157, United States
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Investigaciones En Patologias Respiratorias
San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, 4000, Argentina
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John Hunter Hospital
New Lambton, New South Wales, 2305, Australia
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
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Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory Theme
Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 9QP, United Kingdom
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Louis Pradel Hospital
Lyon, Lyon, 69677, France
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Lowcountry Lung and Critical Care
Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, United States
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Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
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Lung Research Victoria
Footscray, Victoria, 3011, Australia
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Macquarie University Clinical Trials Unit
Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, M23 9LT, United Kingdom
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Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Mayo Clinic- Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Hanover, Lower Saxony, 30625, Germany
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Metroplex Pulmonary and Sleep Center, PA
McKinney, Texas, 75069, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Muenchen Klinik Bogenhausen - Klinik für Pneumologie und Pneumologische Onkologie
München, Bavaria, 81925, Germany
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10017, United States
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National Jewish Health
Denver, Colorado, 80206, United States
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Nepean Lung & Sleep
Kingswood, New South Wales, 2745, Australia
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Newport Native MD, Inc.
Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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Northern Westchester Hospital
Mount Kisco, New York, 10549, United States
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Northwell Health - Mount Kisco
Mount Kisco, New York, 10549, United States
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Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Nottingham University NHS Trust
Nottingham, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom
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Ospedale San Giuseppe
Milan, Milano, 20123, Italy
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford, Oxon, OX3 7LE, United Kingdom
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PRYWATNY GABINET LEKARSKI GINEKOLOGIA I POŁOZNICTWO ULTRASONOGRAFIA Prof. Dr hab. Med. Jacek Suzin
Lodz, 90-602, Poland
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Paradigm Clinical Research - Redding
Redding, California, 96001, United States
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Piedmont HealthCare, PA
Statesville, North Carolina, 28625, United States
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Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States
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Pneumologisches Studienzentrum München-West
Munich, Bavaria, 81241, Germany
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Renstar Medical Research
Ocala, Florida, 34470, United States
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Research Institute McGill University Health Center
Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
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RoMed Klinikum Rosenheim
Rosenheim, Bavaria, 83022, Germany
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Robert Schuman Hospital UNEOS
Metz, Lorraine, 57000, France
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Royal Brompton Hospital
London, SW3 6HP, United Kingdom
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Royal Devon
Exeter, South West, EX2 5DW, United Kingdom
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Royal Papworth Hospital
Cambridge, CB2 0BB, United Kingdom
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Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
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Ruhrlandklinik Essen, Klinik fuer Pneumologie
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45239, Germany
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Southeastern Research Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States
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St Antoniusziekenhuis
Nieuwegein, Utrecht, 3435, Netherlands
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St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
London, London, sw17 0QT, United Kingdom
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St James University Hospital - LTHT
Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6, Canada
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Studienzentrum Dr. Claus Keller
Frankfurt, Main Hessia, 60389, Germany
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Summit Health
Bend, Oregon, 97701, United States
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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States
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The Oregon Clinic Pulmonary East
Portland, Oregon, 97220, United States
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The Oregon Clinic Pulmonary West
Beaverton, Oregon, 97008, United States
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The Oregon Clinic Pulmonary West
Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States
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The Pennsylvania State University
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, New Cross Hospital, Research and Development
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 0QP, United Kingdom
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The University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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The University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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UCLA
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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UCONN Health
Farmington, Connecticut, 06030, United States
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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UZ Leuven
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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Uniklinikum Leipzig Medizinische Klinik II - Bereich
Leipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany
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University Hospital in Krakow
Krakow, Krakow, 30-688, Poland
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Royal Stoke University Hospital
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG, United Kingdom
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35205, United States
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University of California - San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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University of Montpellier
Montpellier, Montpellier, 34295, France
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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University of Utah Health
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
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University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II - Ospedale Monaldi
Naples, Campania, 80131, Italy
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Universitätsmedizin Mainz - Zentrum für Thoraxerkrankungen
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, 55131, Germany
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Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z1M9, Canada
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Vanderbilt Lung Institute
Nashville, Tennessee, 37204, United States
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Vitamed Galaj I Cichomski sp.j.
Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszc, 85-079, Poland
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Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln - Klinik für Innere Medizin - Pneumologie und Infektiologie
Berlin, State of Berlin, 12351, Germany
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Wallace Street Specialist Centre/Lung Research QLD Pty Ltd
Brisbane, Queensland, 4032, Australia
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Weill Cornell
New York, New York, 10021, United States
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Westmead Hospital
Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
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