The diagnosis of AMR in lung transplant recipients is difficult and often comes too late, because of lack of standardized definition. The diagnosis is nowadays based on an expert multidisciplinary approach involving clinical, histopathological and immunological criteria. Hypothesis: the presence of intragraft donor specific antibodies (gDSAs) could be used as a new diagnostic tool for AMR in lung transplant recipients Study Objectives: to evaluate, in lung transplant patients with circulating DSAs, the diagnostic value of gDSAs in AMR and to analyze its prognostic value on graft outcome.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
80
gDSAs are studied on cryopreserved biopsies obtained during bronchoscopy. The technique is the one described by Visentin J.
Hôpital Marie Lannelongue
Le Plessis-Robinson, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCHU Nord
Marseille, France
RECRUITINGHôpital Bichat
Paris, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLes Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
RECRUITINGHôpital Foch
Suresnes, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDiagnosis of AMR
Sensitivity and specificity of the presence of gDSA for the diagnosis of AMR in lung transplant recipients with circulating DSA, as established by an expert pathologist panel and in accordance with recent international recommendations
Time frame: 2 years
Comparaison in gDSA+ vs gDSAs- patients
Incidence of graft loss
Time frame: 2 years
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