PROGNOSIS was originally initiated by 17 founding centers, amongst them all 5 sites of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL). The founding centers continue to function today as the Scientific Advisory Board.

Recruitment within PROGNOSIS began in the summer of 2015. In the meantime, a total of 28 centers, amongst them pulmonary practices, specialist clinics/teaching hospitals and university medical centers, now pursue the common objective to enrol 250 adult patients within the first year.