Aerosol Cyclosporine for Prevention of Lung Rejection

May 12, 2016 updated by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
To evaluate the efficacy of aerosolized cyclosporine given in addition to the standard oral immunosuppressive drug regimen, in preventing acute rejection immediately after lung transplantation

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND:

Success with lung transplantation has largely been due to the introduction of cyclosporine which has proved effective in controlling lung allograft rejection. Nevertheless, acute and chronic rejection are prevalent in spite of immunosuppressive drug regimens based on oral cyclosporine. In fact, rejection is more common in recipients of lung allografts than those who receive other solid organs. Acute rejection is treated with pulsed methylprednisolone and anti-lymphocyte globulin and consequently recipients are subject to increased risk of infection and drug toxicity. The hypothesis tested in the study was that delivery of cyclosporine to the transplanted lung by aerosol inhalation would achieve higher concentrations of cyclosporine in the graft than when it was delivered via the bloodstream and that higher concentrations in the graft would prevent rejection more effectively than systemic immune suppression with the same or reduced toxicity.

Cellular rejection occured in over 90% of the patients within the first year and often progressed to obliterative bronchiolitis (OB) which was the most common cause of death one year after transplant. In 1988, the lung transplant group at the University of Pittsburgh decided to pursue cyclosporine aerosol for the treatment for acute rejection. After animal testing, initial human experiments were performed, which suggested that cyclosporine aerosol decreased the prevalence of acute rejection and the development of obliterative bronchiolitis.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

This prospective double blind randomized trial was designed to evaluate the efficacy of cyclosporine aerosol versus placebo aerosol as an adjuvant to oral immunosuppression with tacrolimus, prednisone, and azathioprine. The hypotheses tested included: 1) acute rejection would be lower in the patients receiving cyclosporine aerosol, 2) maintenance cyclosporine aerosol would result in reduced incidence of OB, 3) cytokines and chemokine release would be suppressed, 4) patients receiving cyclosporine aerosol would require less systemic immunosuppression and 5) there would be a lower incidence of opportunistic and bacterial infections as a consequence of more effective immunosuppressive therapy. Another specific aim of the study was to determine the optimal dose of cyclosporine aerosol that reduced rejection and/or OB and to correlate radioisotopically labeled inhalation studies with more easily measurable indices that affected the deposition of aerosolized medications.

The study completion date listed in this record was obtained from the "End Date" entered in the Protocol Registration and Results System (PRS) record

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 100 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

No eligibility criteria

Study Plan

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Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Masking: Double

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Investigators

  • Aldo Iacono, University of Pittsburgh

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 1998

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 21, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 21, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

December 22, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 13, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 12, 2016

Last Verified

December 1, 2005

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 349
  • R01HL059490 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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