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Frank Sciurba, ATS 2022: 2 Year Results from a Feasibility Study of Bronchial Rheoplasty for Chronic Bronchitis

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Published Online: Jun 17th 2022

We caught up with Prof. Frank Sciurba (University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA) to discuss the 2 year findings from a US feasibility study of bronchial rheoplasty for chronic bronchitis and to learn more around the upcoming advances in chronic bronchitis.

The abstract ‘Bronchial Rheoplasty for Chronic Bronchitis: 2 Year Results from a Us Feasibility Study with Rheox®.‘ (Abstract number: P485) was presented at ATS 2022, 13-18 May 2022.

Questions

  1. What are the unmet needs in the management of people with chronic bronchitis?
  2. Could you give us a brief overview of the RheOX® system and its mechanism of action?
  3. Could you tell us a little about the feasibility study and its findings to date?
  4. What will be the next step in the clinical development of the RheOX® system?
  5. What are the hot topics and latest research you are looking forward to exploring in chronic bronchitis in 2022?

Disclosures: Frank Sciurba discloses receiving grant/ research support from Gala Therapeutics, Inc.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Victoria Jones.

Filmed in coverage of the ATS meeting 2022.

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