Active clinical trials for "Lung Neoplasms"

The purpose of this study is to provide treatment with nivolumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody, to subjects who have relapsed after treatment with a minimum of 1 prior systemic treatment for advanced or metastatic squamous (Sq) or non-squamous (non-Sq) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) , Stage IIIB/IV and whose physicians believe that nivolumab treatment is appropriate.

The purpose of this study is to provide ZD1839 for those patients with locally advanced and/or metastatic non-operable non-small cell lung cancer (stage III or IV) or recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell head and neck cancer who receive the therapy on an expanded access basis due to their inability to meet eligibility criteria for on-going recruiting trials, inability to participate in other clinical trials (e.g., poor performance status, lack of geographic proximity), or because other medical interventions are not considered appropriate or acceptable.

Rationale: Accurate staging of lung cancer is important because it directs treatment and determines prognosis. The development of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR), has revolutionized radiation therapy for early stage lung cancer and results demonstrate similar outcomes in comparison to surgical resection of the lung tumor. The staging work-up program for patients with a potentially resectable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) includes at least a computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest and integrated Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography (PET/CT) scans, and when indicated, invasive mediastinal staging. However, patients who are treated with SABR do not routinely undergo the same nodal staging work-up as do surgical candidates. As both surgery and SABR appear to achieve comparable rates of local and regional tumor control, it appears only logical to perform a similar staging work-up in all patients with early stage lung cancer who will be treated with either of the two curative local modalities. In the past, a lack of invasive nodal sampling before SABR was considered acceptable as invasive surgical staging (mediastinoscopy) was widely considered the preferred procedure. However, with minimally invasive and safe endosonography procedures now available, improved pre-treatment staging has become possible for patient groups who are eligible for SABR, including those with significant comorbidities. Hypothesis: Complete endosonographic (combined endobronchial and esophageal) staging of hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes in patients with (suspected) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) will result in change of loco-regional nodal status in 20% of patients, in comparison to staging by PET-CT alone. Study population: Patients with either established or suspected early-stage NSCLC who are medically inoperable, or who refuse surgery but are potential candidates for SABR with curative intent (provided no intrathoracic metastases are present). Patients will undergo a single scope complete mediastinal and hilar staging procedure (combined EndoBronchial UltraSound (EBUS) and Transesophageal Endoscopic Ultrasound with EBUS scope (EUS-B)).

This study has been designed in order to detect EGFR mutation abundance of tissue and concentration of plasma from Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer during treatment with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) .Through this experiment the investigators aim to evaluate the feasibility of plasma EGFR detection and evaluate the correlation of EGFR mutations and prognosis.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in China. This study will explore the applications of multiplex analysis of circulating tumor DNA biomarkers for diagnosis and surveillance of lung cancer patients

This cross-sectional study, utilizing two sets of questionaire designed for patients and physicians respectively, aims at the epidemiology, the clinical features, and the current status of evaluation and management of lung cancer related pain in 20 participating hospitals in Northern China.

This study retrospectively evaluates clinical parameters and outcome of patients with advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer treated with neoadjuvant therapy followed by curative-intent surgery at the Divison of Thoracic Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna

A cross-sectional study of prospectively collected cough audio recordings using spectral analysis.

The investigators investigate the utility of FDG PET/CT based radiomics in lung cancer, including diagnosis and prognosis.

The investigators plan to understand a comprehensive molecular profiling via the plasma, with the primary aim of using this form on analysis to guide subsequent treatment selection. This study will provide a better understanding of ALK resistance in the treatment of Asian lung cancers and allow for improved clinical outcomes by 'matching' the secondary mutations to an ALK inhibitor which would allow for the greatest coverage ultimately leading to lasting duration of response.