Normothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) For An Improved Assessment of Donor Lungs For Transplantation (HELP)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01190059

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : August 27, 2010

Last Update Posted : November 16, 2010

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XVIVO Perfusion

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Recruitment Status :	Completed
Actual Primary Completion Date :	February 2010
Actual Study Completion Date :	February 2010

Publications:

Pierre AF, Sekine Y, Hutcheon MA, Waddell TK, Keshavjee SH. Marginal donor lungs: a reassessment. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2002 Mar;123(3):421-7; discussion, 427-8.

de Perrot M, Liu M, Waddell TK, Keshavjee S. Ischemia-reperfusion-induced lung injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 Feb 15;167(4):490-511. Review.

Cypel M, Rubacha M, Yeung J, Hirayama S, Torbicki K, Madonik M, Fischer S, Hwang D, Pierre A, Waddell TK, de Perrot M, Liu M, Keshavjee S. Normothermic ex vivo perfusion prevents lung injury compared to extended cold preservation for transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2009 Oct;9(10):2262-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02775.x. Epub 2009 Aug 6.

D.M. Karamanou, H.R. Walden, S. Bean, et al. The Effect of Ex-Vivo Perfusion on the Inflammatory Profile of the Donor Lung. J Heart Lung Transplant 2010:Vol. 29, Issue 2, Supplement, Page S165.

Inci I, Ampollini L, Arni S, Jungraithmayr W, Inci D, Hillinger S, Leskosek B, Vogt P, Weder W. Ex vivo reconditioning of marginal donor lungs injured by acid aspiration. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Nov;27(11):1229-36. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.07.027. Epub 2008 Oct 1.

Steen S, Sjöberg T, Pierre L, Liao Q, Eriksson L, Algotsson L. Transplantation of lungs from a non-heart-beating donor. Lancet. 2001 Mar 17;357(9259):825-9.

Ingemansson R, Eyjolfsson A, Mared L, Pierre L, Algotsson L, Ekmehag B, Gustafsson R, Johnsson P, Koul B, Lindstedt S, Lührs C, Sjöberg T, Steen S. Clinical transplantation of initially rejected donor lungs after reconditioning ex vivo. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jan;87(1):255-60. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.09.049.

Steen S, Ingemansson R, Eriksson L, Pierre L, Algotsson L, Wierup P, Liao Q, Eyjolfsson A, Gustafsson R, Sjöberg T. First human transplantation of a nonacceptable donor lung after reconditioning ex vivo. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Jun;83(6):2191-4.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Cypel M, Yeung JC, Liu M, Anraku M, Chen F, Karolak W, Sato M, Laratta J, Azad S, Madonik M, Chow CW, Chaparro C, Hutcheon M, Singer LG, Slutsky AS, Yasufuku K, de Perrot M, Pierre AF, Waddell TK, Keshavjee S. Normothermic ex vivo lung perfusion in clinical lung transplantation. N Engl J Med. 2011 Apr 14;364(15):1431-40. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1014597.

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