Objectives: Lung transplantation (LuTx) is a life-saving intervention for Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) patients with end-stage lung disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients' survival and LuTx outcomes on systemic disease manifestations. Methods: A retrospective evaluation was conducted on SSc patients who underwent LuTx between 2010 and 2021. Outcomes assessed at baseline, 6, 12, and 24 months post-LuTx included skin involvement by modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS), global disease activity using a modified EUSTAR index (0-9 scale). Lung function rescue was evaluated by forced vital capacity (FVC). Patient survival was assessed by Kaplan-Meier analysis. Results: 13 SSc patients were included, with a male/female ratio 9/4 and a median age of 48.7 years. Nine patients were affected by diffuse cutaneous scleroderma (dcSSc) and four by limited cutaneous scleroderma (lcSSc). FVC significantly increased from 56% of the predicted value at baseline to 78% at 2 years (p= 0.003). mRSS decreased from 7.4 ± 3.8-3.3 ± 2.5 in patients with dcSSc (p= 0.02). The modified EUSTAR index score decreased from 2.54 ± 1.8 at baseline to 0.49 ± 0.5 at 2 years (p= 0.02). Survival rate was 92.3% at 2 years, and 76.9% at 5 years. No unexpected adverse events were observed. Conclusions: In SSc patients undergoing LuTx, an excellent 2-year survival was observed, without any disease-related adverse events. Our study supports LuTx as a viable option in SSc patients with end-stage lung disease. Apart from expected recovery of lung function, LuTx was associated with improvement of mRSS and global systemic disease activity.

Pulmonary and extra-pulmonary effects of lung transplantation in an Italian cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis / C. Iannone, M.R. Pellico, L.C. Morlacchi, V. Rossetti, M. Vicenzi, L. Beretta, A. Severino, P. Airò, F. Cacciapaglia, V. Codullo, P. Faggioli, A. Iagnocco, F. Meloni, L. Mercante, M. Saracco, S. Stano, E. Zaccara, A. Minniti, S. Cavalli, G. Trignani, F. Blasi, M. Nosotti, M. Boffini, R. Caporali, N. Del Papa. - In: RHEUMATOLOGY. - ISSN 1462-0324. - (2024 Sep 19). [Epub ahead of print] [10.1093/rheumatology/keae479]

Pulmonary and extra-pulmonary effects of lung transplantation in an Italian cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis

C. Iannone
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M.R. Pellico;L.C. Morlacchi;M. Vicenzi;G. Trignani;F. Blasi;M. Nosotti;R. Caporali;
2024

Abstract

Objectives: Lung transplantation (LuTx) is a life-saving intervention for Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) patients with end-stage lung disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients' survival and LuTx outcomes on systemic disease manifestations. Methods: A retrospective evaluation was conducted on SSc patients who underwent LuTx between 2010 and 2021. Outcomes assessed at baseline, 6, 12, and 24 months post-LuTx included skin involvement by modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS), global disease activity using a modified EUSTAR index (0-9 scale). Lung function rescue was evaluated by forced vital capacity (FVC). Patient survival was assessed by Kaplan-Meier analysis. Results: 13 SSc patients were included, with a male/female ratio 9/4 and a median age of 48.7 years. Nine patients were affected by diffuse cutaneous scleroderma (dcSSc) and four by limited cutaneous scleroderma (lcSSc). FVC significantly increased from 56% of the predicted value at baseline to 78% at 2 years (p= 0.003). mRSS decreased from 7.4 ± 3.8-3.3 ± 2.5 in patients with dcSSc (p= 0.02). The modified EUSTAR index score decreased from 2.54 ± 1.8 at baseline to 0.49 ± 0.5 at 2 years (p= 0.02). Survival rate was 92.3% at 2 years, and 76.9% at 5 years. No unexpected adverse events were observed. Conclusions: In SSc patients undergoing LuTx, an excellent 2-year survival was observed, without any disease-related adverse events. Our study supports LuTx as a viable option in SSc patients with end-stage lung disease. Apart from expected recovery of lung function, LuTx was associated with improvement of mRSS and global systemic disease activity.
SSc; systemic sclerosis; lung, transplantation; disease activity; Eustar activity index
Settore MEDS-07/A - Malattie dell'apparato respiratorio
Settore MEDS-13/A - Chirurgia toracica
19-set-2024
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