Aerosol Liposomal Cyclosporine for Chronic Rejection in Lung Transplant Recipients
Disorder Related to Lung Transplantation, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Decreased Immunologic Activity
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Disorder Related to Lung Transplantation focused on measuring case-control study, aerosolized liposomal cyclosporine A, bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, Lung Transplantation, Lung function
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Chronic rejection
- Bronchiolitis obliterans diagnosed by bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome and > 20% decline from the individual patient's best FEV1 is observed
- Recipient of a double or single lung transplant
- Receiving immunosuppressive treatment according to institutional standards
Exclusion criteria:
- Active invasive bacterial, viral or fungal infection
- Current mechanical ventilation
- Pregnant or breast-feeding woman
- Known hypersensitivity to cyclosporine A
- Serum creatinine value of more than 265 μmol/L (3 mg/dL) or chronic dialysis
- Receipt of an investigational drug as part of a clinical trial
Sites / Locations
- University of Maryland Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Liposomal Aerosol Cyclosporine
Conventional oral immune suppression
Arm 1) Aerosol liposomal cyclosporine Open label randomized trial using experimental inhalational therapy with liposomal aerosol cyclosporine in addition to standard immune suppression (tacrolimus , mycophenolate mofetil and prednisone) for 6 month duration at inhalational doses (5mg and 10 mg bid), to be defined by transplant type respectively (single, double lung transplant )
Arm 2) Standard immune suppression consisting of typical oral immune suppression for lung transplant recipients typically tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and prednisone. Conventrional oral immune suppression as standard of care thus consists of tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil prednisone rapamycin described in the subsequent section as well.