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Man was kept alive on artificial lung for two days while he waited for double transplant

Only about 150 to 200 lung transplants are carried out in the UK each year and it can be hard to find a suitable donor

The Independent UK · Jan 29

German woman has no signs of cancer after undergoing a new double-lung transplant surgery

The surgery method could offer new hope for some late-stage cancer patients who are out of other options.

Euronews · May 11, 2025

Study Links COVID-19 To Tumor Regression, Opens New Venue For Cancer Treatment

The researchers found that RNA from the SARS-CoV-2 virus may trigger the development of immune cells with anti-cancer properties.

Medical Daily · Nov 19, 2024

Breast implants saved a man's life during a lung transplant. Here's how.

Doctors at Northwestern Medicine used breast implants and an artificial lung to keep a patient stabilized until his double-lung transplant.

LiveScience · Nov 8, 2023

Northwestern Medicine surgeons perform rare ‘flipped organ’ double-lung transplants for 2, including county commissioner

Situs inversus is found in just one in 10,000 people, and it’s even rarer for those with it to need lung transplants. Northwestern Medicine doctors performed the surgery twice in a month.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 7, 2023

Woman cured of deadly cancer after groundbreaking double lung transplant

Tannaz Ameli had a double lung transplant and is now cancer free - a year after the first patient Albert Khoury, received the novel surgery after all other treatments failed

Daily Mirror · Mar 17, 2023

Northwestern unveils program to perform more double lung transplants for terminal cancer patients, after successful surgeries

CHICAGO -- When traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation fail, lung cancer can be a death sentence for many patients.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 17, 2023

Northwestern University unveils program to perform more double lung transplants for terminal cancer patients, after successful surgeries

When traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation fail, lung cancer can be a death sentence for many patients.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 15, 2023

Northwestern begins transplant trial for stage 4 lung cancer patients who have run out of traditional treatment options

The trial is called DREAM, for double lung replacement and multidisciplinary care, and is aimed at some of the most “hopeless patients,” the hospital says.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 15, 2023

Northwestern performs rare double lung transplant on patient with terminal lung cancer

CHICAGO — Northwestern Medicine surgeons have successfully performed a double lung transplant on a man with terminal lung cancer, they announced Thursday — an extremely rare surgery that could open the door to helping more patients with certain types of cancer.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 24, 2022