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This study wants to learn more about how the right side of the heart works in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We want to see how the heart responds to high blood pressure in the lungs, both while resting and during exercise. The g
In this study, we plan to learn about the causes of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and about lung disease in RA. RA is an autoimmune disease that can cause arthritis, and in some people, RA can also be related to lung disease called ‘interstitial lung dis
This study will investigate the maximum tolerated dose, the recommended dose for expansion (RDE), safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of MK-6070 alone, MK-6070 with Atezolizumab and MK-6070 with I-DXd in participants with advanced cancers associated wit
The Lung PCA BU goals include enrollment of informative retrospective and prospective patients from which informative biospecimens can be collected and processed for advanced analyses of PMLs. Central to this process will be the development of techniques
1. Determine if L-citrulline supplementation improves asthma control and increases FeNO (co-primary outcomes). Secondary outcomes will include changes in plasma L-arginine/ADMA, lung function (FEV1) and bronchial hyperreactivity. Asthmatic subjects will r
This study plans to learn more about pulmonary fibrosis and determine if some diseases that cause scarring in the lung might be inherited diseases. We are especially interested in the genetics of pulmonary fibrosis and cases where it might run in families
1. Determine if L-citrulline supplementation improves deployment related asthma control and increases FeNO (co-primary outcomes). Subjects will receive either 15 g L-citrulline/day or matched placebo for 7 weeks followed by a 4-6 week washout and then 7 we
We are looking for people aged 25 to 55 who drink alcohol heavily to see how alcohol use affects lung health over time.
We want to see how breathing in air pollution, cigarette or marijuana smoke, and job dangers affect lung health in young adults.