Active clinical trials for "Lung Neoplasms"

The investigators' experimental study found that gossypol was the natural inhibitor of apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1) and clinical study observed that high expression of APE1 was relative to the platinum-resistance in non-small cell lung cancer. Thus the purpose of this study is to find out whether gossypol can improve the sensitivity of cisplatin-based chemotherapy in the non-small cell lung cancer with apurinic apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1) high expression

Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer in the USA. Early stage lung cancer is asymptomatic. Most patients with lung cancer are usually symptomatic at diagnosis and already have advanced stage disease. Low dose CT screening (LDCT) for high risk individuals has recently been shown to decrease lung cancer mortality by 20%. However, 4 out of 5 lung cancer deaths are not prevented with LDCT screening alone.

The phase 1 study evaluats RAD001 in combination with radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer. First phase of the study:RAD001 (everolimus) will be administered per os every Monday, one week before then during the radiotherapy and will be continued for 3.5 weeks after the end of the radiotherapy. Chemotherapy is given 4.5 weeks after the end of radiotherapy. Three patient cohorts are planned, receiving 10, 20 and 50 mg of RAD001 per week.Second phase of the study:RAD001 (everolimus) will be administered per os every day one week before then during the radiotherapy and will be continued for 3.5 weeks after the end of radiotherapy. Chemotherapy is given 4.5 weeks after the end of radiotherapy. Three patient cohorts are planned, receiving 2.5, 5 and 10 mg of RAD001 per day.The two phases of the study may be conducted independently and in parallel.Radiotherapy: 66 Grays over 6.5 weeks. (5 weekly fractions of 2 Grays)Chemotherapy: 2 cycles: Cisplatin 100 mg/m2 D1, Navelbine 25 mg/m2 D1, D8, every 21 days.

This study trys to evaluate the predictive role of thymidylate synthase expression for pemetrexed/cisplatin in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).

This phase II trial is to compare neoadjuvant chemotherapy with concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to address optimal induction strategy.

The aim of this study is prospectively to determine the diagnostic sensitivity of Transbronchial Catheter Aspiration (TBCA) in comparison with Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (TBNA) in the diagnosis of peripheral nodules and masses of the lung.

Primary Objective: To determine the clinical sensitivity and specificity of the Biomoda CyPath™ Early Lung Cancer Detection Assay using sputum specimens from two cohorts of participants and estimate the required sample size to finalize a protocol for a pivotal study. Secondary Objectives: To assess the capability of the Biomoda CyPath™ Early Lung Cancer Detection Assay in a clinical setting to identify cancer cells, as assessed by TCPP labeled cancer cells demonstrating red fluorescence under a microscope with ultraviolet (UV) light being observed with a FITC (Fluorescein isothiocyanate) Filter. To assess the capability of the Biomoda CyPath™ Early Lung Cancer Detection Assay to detect pre-invasive cancer in comparison with PAP sputum cytology and routine CT scan.

The guidelines and institutional practices recommended more frequent visits the two years following curative-intent therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).No international consensus is published concerning follow-up of resected NSCLC patients.Recent studies have outlined that positron emission tomography (PET) scanning may be accurate in early detection of recurrences by comparison to computed tomography (CT). The aim of this study is to compare follow-up by conventional methods versus PET. Patients are randomly assigned to two arms. In the first arm, thorax CT with liver and adrenal gland sections, abdominal ultrasonography and nuclear bone scintigraphy are performed every 6 months after surgery for two years. In the second arm, PET scanning is only. For brain metastasis detection, CT is performed in the two arms. Recurrences are detected during scheduled or unscheduled procedure in asymptomatic patients. PET and CT are interpreted separately by two nuclear physicians and two radiologists. The direct cost of follow-up procedure is determined in the two groups. The calculated sample is composed of 60 patients in each arm to detect significant difference. The Ethics Committee of Universitary Hospital of Limoges approves the study.

This research study is being done because patients with a history of chest radiation treatment for Hodgkin's disease have been shown to be at increased risk for developing lung cancer a number of years out from treatment. The risk appears to be further increased among patients with a smoking history. Currently, the practice is to recommend annual low-dose chest CT scans in survivors of Hodgkin's disease who have received prior chest radiation treatment and who have at least a moderate smoking history. In this study, the CT scans will be read and interpreted by the study radiologist, and the results recorded in a consistent manner.

This trial examines the role of EUS-FNA (Oesophageal Endoscopic Ultrasound with Fine Needle Aspiration) as an endoscopic technique for the mediastinal staging of patients with lung cancer. Patients will be randomized to either conventional surgical technique or EUS-FNA.