Lung transplantation outcome in adult surfactant-related interstitial lung disease: first evidence to move on

Effrosyni D Manali; Matthias Griese; Spyros A Papiris

doi:10.1183/23120541.00646-2023

Lung transplantation outcome in adult surfactant-related interstitial lung disease: first evidence to move on

ERJ Open Res. 2023 Nov 20;9(6):00646-2023. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00646-2023. eCollection 2023 Nov.

Authors

Effrosyni D Manali^{1

2}, Matthias Griese^{3

2}, Spyros A Papiris¹

Affiliations

¹ 2nd Pulmonary Department, General University Hospital "Attikon", Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
² These authors contributed equally.
³ Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, German Center for Lung Research, Munich, Germany.

Abstract

A new study reports the first evidence to "move on" with lung transplantation in adult surfactant-related fibrotic ILDs. It highlights the need for better genetic characterisation of transplant candidates and cancer screening for these patients. https://bit.ly/3QxG73Z.

Publication types

Editorial