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Prediction of Lung Transplant Outcome
Sponsor: Hopital Foch
Summary
Plain Language Summary of the PLUTO Study Prediction of Lung Transplant Outcomes (PLUTO) What is this study about? This study aims to improve how doctors predict the health of lung transplant recipients over time. Many people with severe lung disease need a transplant, but even after receiving a new lung, some still face serious health issues. One of the biggest problems is chronic lung transplant dysfunction (CLAD), which can slowly damage the new lung and is currently irreversible. What is the goal of the study? Researchers want to better understand why some people do worse after a lung transplant. Researchers hope to identify early warning signs and improve diagnosis. The main goal is to build a model that can predict how well a lung transplant will function over time, using routine health data and test results from transplant patients. Who can take part in this study? People aged 15 and older who had a lung transplant between 2009 and 2027 and are being followed at one of the study centers. People who speak French and have national health insurance. People who gave written consent (or whose guardians did, if under 18). The study may also use past data from deceased patients who did not object to research use. How will the study work? The study will follow about 4,200 lung transplant recipients across many centers in France. Researchers will collect clinical data, lung function tests, biopsy results, and blood samples. Researchers will also study new biomarkers (signals in the body that may show how well a transplant is doing) found in blood or lung samples. Using these data, the investigators will build and test tools to predict transplant outcomes. Why is this research important? By understanding early signs of transplant problems, doctors can act sooner and tailor treatment for each person. This may improve long-term survival after a lung transplant and help guide future research. How long is the study? Each participant will be followed for about 3 years, and the full study will last 6 years, including data analysis.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
15 Years - 100 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
4200
Start Date
2025-06-17
Completion Date
2031-06
Last Updated
2026-01-21
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Research Blood Sampling and Biocollection
Blood sampling and biocollection for research purposes, in addition to routine clinical care. Samples include plasma (EDTA tubes), peripheral blood mononuclear cells (CPT tubes), cell-free DNA (Streck tubes), PaxGene tubes and other predefined blood samples collected at clinically indicated time points according to the PLUTO study schedule. When transbronchial biopsies (TBB) are performed for clinical indications, additional tissue fragments are collected for the biocollection. Induced sputum and stool samples may also be collected. These samples are used for biomarker analyses and for the development and validation of multidimensional prognostic models of lung graft function and outcomes.
Locations (9)
APHP - site de Cochin
Paris, Paris 14, France
APHP - site de Bichat
Paris, Paris 18, France
CHU Strasbourg
Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
CHU Bordeaux & INSERM U1045
Talence, Talence, France
Chu Grenoble
Grenoble, France
CML La Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph
Le Plessis-Robinson, France
CHU LYON
Lyon, France
CHU Nantes Hôpital Maison Blanche
Nantes, France
Hôpital Foch
Suresnes, France