Lung transplant clinical trial network (LT-CTN)

Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action

Award ID
U01AI163099
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$48,469,967

Award facts

Assistance listing
93.855 Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research
Completion date 77% complete
Funding
  • $42,513,365.00 Federal
  • $5,956,602.00 Non-federal
Place of performance
Durham, NC 27710, USA

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Description

Abstract
This lung transplant clinical trials network (LT-CTN) ctot-CA consortium includes eight of the leading high- volume, research-oriented adult and pediatric lung transplant programs in north america. Long-term survival after lung transplantation is limited by chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), the final manifestation of chronic lung transplant rejection. CLAD is not effectively prevented by lung transplant immunosuppression, as over 50% of transplant patients develop CLAD within five years. Growing evidence suggests upregulation of inflammatory cytokines in the lung allograft contributes to CLAD development through innate immunity and allorecognition- driven adaptive immune responses. Our preliminary data demonstrate that post-transplant acute rejection (AR), lymphocytic bronchiolitis (LB), organizing pneumonia (OP), or acute lung injury (ALI) increase CLAD risk and are associated with elevations of types I & II cytokines in the lung fluid. Because type I/II cytokines share signaling through the janus kinase (JAK) family, blocking the relevant jaks could be an effective strategy to limit inflammatory cytokine responses and prevent CLAD. Our data demonstrate that itacitinib, a selective JAK1 and partial JAK2 inhibitor being tested in patients with bone marrow transplant, is effective in preventing AR in a fully mismatched murine orthotopic lung transplant model, and that JAK1 is highly overexpressed in human lung transplant CLAD. Thus, we hypothesize that addition of itacitinib to standard post-transplant immunosuppression will reduce inflammation due to cytokine signaling, diminish further innate and adaptive immune responses, and prevent CLAD. To test this, we propose to complete the inhibit-CLAD (itacitinib randomized, multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to reduce lung inflammation and prevent CLAD) study, enrolling 450 bilateral lung transplant recipients over two years and randomizing 280 of those at higher CLAD risk (evidence of AR, LB, OP, or ALI) to treatment with itacitinib or placebo and follow-up over three to five years, to detect the primary outcome of CLAD. We also will collect biospecimens from all enrolled participants and conduct mechanistic studies using lung fluid and tissue from randomized patients to determine how innate immunity and adaptive immune responses that contribute to CLAD development are mitigated by selective JAK inhibition with itacitinib. Finally, as cytomegalovirus (CMV) is another key CLAD risk factor - and preventable - we propose a multi-center infectious disease study targeting prevention of CMV infection after lung transplant using novel measures of CMV-specific immunity to personalize antiviral prophylaxis duration. Our highly qualified team of investigators bring longstanding, collaborative, highly relevant experience, including leading the adult ctot-20 and-22 and the pediatric ctotc-03, -05, -08, and -11 studies. Successfully completed, the studies now proposed have potential to transform clinical practice, improve lung transplant outcomes, and expand treatment paradigms for immune suppression and anti-viral prophylaxis after solid organ transplantation.

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Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
University Of California, LOS Angeles In Budget Period 01, Subrecipient's personnel under the direction of Subrecipient's Sub PI will participate in activities to include: (i) development of… $2,908,018
The Washington University In Budget Period 01, Subrecipient's personnel under the direction of Subrecipient's Sub PI will participate in activities to include: (i) development of… $580,357
The Johns Hopkins University Dcri #8279 lung transplant clinical trial network (LT-CTN) $833,371
University Health Network In Budget Period 01, Subrecipient's personnel under the direction of Subrecipient's Sub PI will participate in activities to include: (i) development of… $1,623,740
The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania In Budget Period 01, Subrecipient's personnel under the direction of Subrecipient's Sub PI will participate in activities to include: (i) development of… $1,825,901
New York University Dcri #8279 lung transplant clinical trial network (LT-CTN) $320,000
Vanderbilt University Medical Center $466,600
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College Of Medicine Of Case Western Reserve University In Budget Period 01, Subrecipient's personnel under the direction of Subrecipient's Sub PI will participate in activities to include: (i) development of… $1,476,160
Childrens Hospital Medical Center In Budget Period 01, Subrecipient's personnel under the direction of Subrecipient's Sub PI will participate in activities to include: (i) development of… $379,307
The Leland Stanford Junior University Dcri #8279 lung transplant clinical trial network (LT-CTN) $235,000
Regents Of The University Of Minnesota $155,000
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Who received award U01AI163099?

U01AI163099 was awarded to Duke University by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (National Institutes of Health) on August 13, 2021.

How much is award U01AI163099 worth?

$48,469,967 has been obligated on U01AI163099: $42,513,365 in federal funding and $5,956,602 in non-federal funding.

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