Active clinical trials for "Lung Neoplasms"

RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood and tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and RNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. PURPOSE: This laboratory study is looking at biomarkers in tumor tissue and blood samples from patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as optical coherence tomography, may help find and diagnose lung cancer or precancerous cells. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying how well optical coherence tomography of the airway works in detecting abnormal cells in patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer or lung disease.

RATIONALE: Studying samples of pleural fluid in the laboratory from patients with lung cancer may help doctors identify early lung cancer cells. It may also help the study of lung cancer in the future. PURPOSE: This laboratory study is looking at malignant pleural effusion samples from patients with primary lung cancer to see if early lung cancer cells can be identified.

The objective of this study is to assess the inoculation-related symptoms and long-term effects of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with lung cancer or pulmonary nodules in a real-world setting. The investigators aim to provide high-quality evidence for the COVID-19 vaccines in cancer/pre-cancer patients, and to address their concern about the safety profile of the newly developed vaccines.

The response rate of immune checkpoint inhibitors remains relatively low and the identification of the new predictive biomarkers is necessary. The rare population of cDC1 is very interesting, as its mouse counterparts is essential for the cross presentation of tumor-associated antigens, tumor immunity and response to immunotherapies. Their role in humans has not been studied. This proposal aims to study the prognostic role of cDC1 in a cohort of patients with advanced NSCLC, possibly demonstrating their positive predictive value of immune checkpoint inhibitors response.

RATIONALE: Learning about the effects of radiation therapy on the body's muscles, organs, and bones in patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer may help doctors plan the best treatment. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the effects of radiation therapy on the body in patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer.

A large group of non-small cell lung cancer patients is treated with radiotherapy. Delivery of very high radiation doses is needed to obtain local control, but due to the large tumor and nodal volume this is often impossible without causing unrepairable damage to the normal tissue of the mediastinum, spinal cord, esophagus and lung. Although every tumor is different with respect to the speed with which it grows and spreads, it is obvious that time plays an important role in cancer therapy. Recently it was reported that disease progression or increase of tumor volume occurred during the time interval between diagnosis and treatment.(1, 2) This could lead to a less optimal radiation treatment and consequently have an impact on overall survival. Moreover, the increasing number of diagnostic procedures, aimed at obtaining more accurate information about the tumor extension and biology, as well as the use of more sophisticated but labor intense radiation techniques could prolong the time interval between clinical symptoms and the start of the treatment. However, the influence of new diagnostic procedures or the applied radiotherapy techniques on waiting times is not yet known. The investigators therefore want to investigate 1) time trends in the waiting time for NSCLC patients, 2) the correlation between waiting times and the use of more advanced diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, and 3) the correlation between waiting times and overall survival. The hypotheses of the study: The diagnostic delay for NSCLC patients has increased during the last 12 years. The preparation time for radiotherapy of NSCLC patients has increased during the last 12 years. Prolonged waiting times are associated with worse overall survival outcome.

The aim of the study is to investigate the feasibility of in vivo single volume MR spectroscopy in evaluation of treatment response in patients with brain metastases, using 3T MR instrument. In order to optimize and avoid ineffective treatment of patients with brain metastases, in vivo MR spectroscopy can be an useful tool.

The main aim of this study is to learn about the time from start of mobocertinib to end of treatment with mobocertinib for any reason in Chinese adults with lung cancer who carry a certain gene mutation (epidermial growth factor receptor - EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation) during normal clinical practice. Participants will be treated with mobocertinib as per their normal routine. Data for this study will be collected from the available medical records of a participant.

Lung cancer is responsible for one of the highest incidences of cancer-related mortality globally, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for the biggest subtype of lung cancer. In recent years, the use of immunotherapy has revolutionised the management of NSCLC, with better response rates and survival outcomes reported in the literature, compared to traditional cytotoxic chemotherapy. Despite this, doubts remain regarding the true efficacy of immunotherapy in patients > 75 years old, given that this age subgroup is mis-represented in prospective phase III trials, in terms of numbers and baseline functional status, compared to real-world experience. Furthermore, the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is associated with a spectrum of immune-related adverse events (irAEs), affecting a range of organ systems. Once again, there are doubts about the safety of the use of these agents in patients > 75 years old, and whether baseline performance status and comorbidities are good predictors of efficacy and safety outcomes in this elderly patient subgroup. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and the vulnerable elders survey (VES-13) are assessment tools that provide a good indication of functional status in elderly patients, in a similar capacity to performance status and comorbidities. This study therefore aims to prospectively examine patients > 70 years old with a diagnosis of NSCLC, commencing immunotherapy. It will assess CGA and VES-13 scores at baseline, and correlate this with certain outcomes such as the incidence of severe adverse effects from immunotherapy at 3 and 6 months, any admissions to hospital arising from immunotherapy toxicities (and the subsequent length of inpatient stay), and mortality within 30 days. In doing so, it will help to determine if CGA and VES-13 scores can be used as a reliable indication of possible future efficacy and toxicity outcomes in this elderly patient subgroup.