The safety and efficacy of XENOVIEW were evaluated in two prospective, multi-center, randomized, open-label, cross-over clinical trials that compared XENOVIEW MRI to xenon Xe 133 scintigraphy in adult patients with pulmonary disorders: Study 1 (NCT03417687) and Study 2 (NCT03418090). The mean XENOVIEW dose used in these trials was 99 mL DE of hyperpolarized xenon Xe 129 at the time of measurement within 5 minutes of administration.
Study 1
Study 1 compared XENOVIEW and xenon Xe 133 imaging in patients being evaluated for possible lung resection surgery with respiratory disorders including: pulmonary mass (44%), COPD (35%), cough (15%), sleep apnea syndrome (12%), and asthma (12%). A total of 32 patients, with a mean age of 62 years (range 25 to 77 years) of whom 78% were White and 69% were male, completed both scans.
On each XENOVIEW and xenon Xe 133 scan, the fraction of total signal in the lungs was calculated in each of six zones consisting of upper, middle, and lower regions in each lung. These values were used to estimate the post-operative percentage of lung ventilation predicted to remain after planned resection of a pre-specified lung area.
One of the 32 patients who completed both scans was excluded from the primary analysis because no planned resection area was recorded. In the remaining 31 patients, the mean within-patient difference in the predicted post-operative percentage of remaining lung ventilation between XENOVIEW and xenon Xe 133 imaging was within a pre-specified equivalence interval with an observed estimate of 1.4% (95% confidence interval: -0.8%, 3.6%). In an exploratory analysis that standardized the within-patient difference of the predicted remaining lung ventilation between XENOVIEW and xenon Xe 133 imaging to each patient’s xenon Xe 133 results, the percentage of patients who had standardized differences within ± 10%, ± 15%, and ± 20% were 81% (25/31), 94% (29/31), and 94% (29/31), respectively.
Study 2
Study 2 compared XENOVIEW and xenon Xe 133 imaging in patients being evaluated for possible lung transplant surgery with respiratory disorders including: interstitial lung disease (49%), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (29%), COPD (22%), sleep apnea syndrome (16%), other pulmonary fibrosis (14%), allergic rhinitis (12%), and cough (10%). A total of 49 patients, with a mean age of 62 years (range 19 to 77 years), of whom 94% were White and 69% were male, completed both scans.
On each XENOVIEW and xenon Xe 133 scan, right lung signal and total signal in the lungs were calculated and used to estimate the percentage of overall lung ventilation contributed by the right lung.
In the primary analysis of the 49 patients who completed both scans, the mean within-patient difference in the percentage of overall lung ventilation contributed by the right lung between XENOVIEW and xenon Xe 133 imaging was within a pre-specified equivalence interval with an observed estimate of 1.6% (95% confidence interval: -3.7%, 0.5%). In an exploratory analysis that standardized the within-patient difference of right lung ventilation between XENOVIEW and xenon Xe 133 imaging to that of each patient’s xenon Xe 133 results, the percentage of patients who had standardized differences of ± 10%, ± 15%, and ± 20% were 65% (32/49), 80% (39/49), and 96% (47/49), respectively.