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ArticleThe Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation2022

Survival difference between high-risk and low-risk CFTR genotypes after lung transplant.

Emily S Clausen, Jeremy M Weber, Megan L Neely, Kathleen J Ramos, Laurie D Snyder

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Article in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor pharmacokinetics with concurrent tacrolimus administration after lung transplant.Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society · 2025
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Emily S ClausenDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: emily.clausen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Jeremy M WeberDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Megan L NeelyDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Kathleen J RamosDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Laurie D SnyderDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Duke University · USDuke Medical Center · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

Predicting survival and planning for lung transplantation in severe cystic fibrosisK23HL138154 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI RAMOS, KATHLEEN JESSICA · 2017 to 2021
$947k
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL138154
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhile cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) genotypes are associated with clinical outcomes in cystic fibrosis patients, it is unknown if genotype impacts lung transplant outcomes. We sought to compare lung transplant survival and time to bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) between high-risk, low-risk, and not yet classified CFTR genotypes.

methodsWe used merged data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (2005-2017) and United States Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry (2005-2016). Cox Proportional Hazards models compared graft failure after lung transplant and time to BOS among high-risk, low-risk, and not yet classified risk CFTR genotype classes.

resultsAmong 1,830 cystic fibrosis lung transplant recipients, median survival for those with low-risk, high-risk, and not yet classified genotype was 9.83, 6.25, and 5.75 years, respectively. Adjusted Cox models showed recipients with a low-risk genotype had 39% lower risk of death or re-transplant compared to those with high-risk genotype (adjusted HR 0.61, 95% CI = 0.40, 0.91). A subset of 1,585 lung transplant recipients were included in the BOS subgroup analysis. Adjusted analyses showed no significant difference of developing BOS among high-risk, low-risk, or not yet classified genotypes.

conclusionsLung transplant recipients with low-risk CFTR genotype have better survival after transplant compared to recipients with high-risk or not yet classified genotypes. Given these differences, future studies evaluating the mechanism by which CFTR genotype affects post-transplant survival could identify potential targets for intervention.

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Bronchiolitis ObliteransCystic FibrosisLung TransplantationCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorGenotypeHumansRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesCFTR protein, humanCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulatorcystic fibrosislung transplantsurvival

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