18 and older, any sex, with Lung Disease. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov
Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.
Count of Participants With Primary Graft Dysfunction (PGD), Grade 3Primary· 72 Hours
Primary Graft Dysfunction is a scale published by the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation that uses patient oxygenation and radiographic results to score patients on a 0 (zero) to 3 (three) scale, with 3 being the most significant dysfunction.
Group
Value
95% CI
EVLP Double Lung Group
8
EVLP Single Lung Group
8
Control Group
2
Count of Participants SurvivingPrimary· 30 Days
The number of participants that survived to 30 days post-transplant.
Group
Value
95% CI
EVLP Double Lung Group
35
EVLP Single Lung Group
31
Control Group
52
Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov
Time frame: 1 year.
Reporting threshold: 5%.
Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.
EVLP Double Lung Group
Serious: 31/35 (89%)
Deaths: 5/35
EVLP Single Lung Group
Serious: 24/31 (77%)
Deaths: 2/31
Control Group
Serious: 41/52 (79%)
Deaths: 4/52
Serious adverse events (29 terms)
Reaction
System
EVLP Double Lung Group
EVLP Single Lung Group
Control Group
Acute Respiratory Failure
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
—
—
—
Hypoxia
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
—
—
—
Lung Transplant Rejection
Immune system disorders
—
—
—
Respiratory Failure
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
—
—
—
Pneumonia
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
—
—
—
Bronchostenosis
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
—
—
—
Transplant Rejection
Immune system disorders
—
—
—
Dyspnea
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
—
—
—
Cytomegalovirus Viremia
Infections and infestations
—
—
—
Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac disorders
—
—
—
Delerium
Nervous system disorders
—
—
—
Septic shock
Infections and infestations
—
—
—
Pulmonary edema
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
—
—
—
Lower respiratory tract infection
Infections and infestations
—
—
—
Pneumatosis intestinalis
Gastrointestinal disorders
—
—
—
Complications of transplanted lung
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
—
—
—
Shock hemorrhagic
Vascular disorders
—
—
—
Pneumonia pseudomonal
Infections and infestations
—
—
—
Dysphagia
Gastrointestinal disorders
—
—
—
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage
Gastrointestinal disorders
—
—
—
Influenza
Infections and infestations
—
—
—
Postoperative wound infection
Infections and infestations
—
—
—
Respiratory syncytial virus infection
Infections and infestations
—
—
—
Bronchial anastomosis complication
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
—
—
—
Cerebrovascular accident
Nervous system disorders
—
—
—
Other adverse events (34 terms — click to expand)
Reaction
System
EVLP Double Lung Group
EVLP Single Lung Group
Control Group
Transplant rejection
Immune system disorders
—
—
—
Lung transplant rejection
Immune system disorders
—
—
—
Lower respiratory tract infection bacterial
Infections and infestations
—
—
—
Lung infection pseudomonal
Infections and infestations
—
—
—
Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Infections and infestations
—
—
—
Rhinovirus infection
Infections and infestations
—
—
—
Atrial Fibrillation
Cardiac disorders
—
—
—
Respiratory tract infection bacterial
Infections and infestations
—
—
—
Transmission of an infectious agent via transplant
This is a safety study to compare the safety of receiving a lung treated with the Toronto EVLP System™ by SPONSOR in SPONSOR's dedicated facility against standard lung transplantation.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Lung Bioengineering Inc.
Last refreshed: 2 December 2020
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