Immune drug to prevent lung transplant failure
Treatments studied
Part of Heart & circulation, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests an immune-suppressing medicine to stop a serious complication called primary graft dysfunction that can happen soon after a lung transplant. It may help people who are already on the transplant waiting list and plan to receive a standard anti-rejection drug regimen.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older and on the waiting list for a double lung transplant.
- Your doctor calculates a risk score above 50% for primary graft dysfunction.
- You plan to receive basiliximab, mycophenolate, and prednisone right after transplant.
- You do not have an active chronic lung infection like Burkholderia or Mycobacterium abscessus.
- You are not having a heart transplant or another organ transplant at the same time.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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