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N/A N=75 Treatment

Heart EXPAND Continued Access Protocol

Heart Transplant

Enrolled (actual)
75
Serious AEs
58.7%
Results posted
Jan 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Patient Survival at Day 30 Post-transplantation and Absence of Severe PGD (Left or Right Ventricle) in the First 24 Hours Post-transplantation — 72 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
OCS Heart System (Device)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
TransMedics
Primary completion
Sep 2021

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Patient Survival at Day 30 Post-transplantation and Absence of Severe PGD (Left or Right Ventricle) in the First 24 Hours Post-transplantation
72

Summary

The OCS™ Heart System will be used to preserve and assess donor hearts that do not meet current standard donor heart acceptance criteria for transplantation in this continued access protocol.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria (DONOR):

At least one of the following:

  • Expected total cross-clamp time of ≥ 4 hours
  • Expected total cross-clamp time of ≥ 2 hours PLUS one or more of the following risk factors Donor age 45-55 years, inclusive, with no coronary catheterization data; or Donor age ≥ 55 years; or Left ventricular septal or posterior wall thickness of >12 mm, but ≤ 16 mm; or Reported down time of ≥ 20 min, with stable hemodynamics at time of final assessment; or Left heart ejection fraction (EF) ≥ 40%, but ≤ 50% at time of acceptance of offer; or Donor angiogram with luminal irregularities with no significant CAD (≤ 50%); or History of carbon monoxide poisoning with good cardiac function at time of donor assessment; or Social history of alcoholism with good cardiac function at time of donor assessment; or History of diabetes without significant CAD (≤ 50%) on angiogram.

Exclusion

  • CAD with > 50% stenosis on angiogram, or
  • Cardiogenic shock or myocardial infarction, or
  • EF consistently 18 years old
  • Written informed consent. Exclusion
  • Prior solid organ or bone marrow transplant
  • Chronic use of hemodialysis or renal replacement therapy for diagnosis of chronic renal insufficiency requiring dialysis
  • Multi-organ transplant.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03835754). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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