Active clinical trials for "Lung Neoplasms"

The primary outcome of this study is to investigate the accuracy of respiration gated laser guided CT lung nodule biopsy through a prospective randomized trial using a bellows-based breath hold monitoring system. Secondary outcome is the rate of complications using laser guided CT biopsy in general and with bellows-based breath hold monitoring system. The study has approval from the The Danish National Committee on Biomedical Research Ethics (ref no: H-4-2010-fsp 1).

That computed tomography (CT) screening of HIV-seropositive heavy smokers will detect early stage lung cancer at significantly higher rates than what is currently being observed.

This is a pharmacogenomic study with carboplatin, paclitaxel and bevacizumab as first line therapy in patients with non-squamous advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

The study examines the physical capacity of lung cancer patients assessed with the six minute walk test and handgrip strength. Demographic and selfreported exercise behavior is registered to explore correlations to functional and physical capacity. Assessments are made before first chemotherapy cycle and after fourth chemotherapy cycle, an expected average of 12 weeks between first and second assessment.

The study goal is to collect blood samples from individuals at risk for lung cancer in order to identify protein markers for diagnosis of lung cancer in the Chinese population.

Participants with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Performance Status (PS) 0-2, not suitable for concurrent Chemo-Radiotherapy (CTRT), will be treated with standard radiotherapy (radical or palliative). Archival tumour biopsies will be analysed for baseline Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression. Some participants will have a biopsy before radiotherapy if the archive biopsy is not suitable. Participants will be required to undergo an additional mandatory biopsy of the irradiated site during the second week of radiotherapy.

The aim of this non-interventional study is to assess oral vinorelbine dose schedules (initial dose, dose increase/maintenance/reduction) applied during the initial 8 weeks of treatment under routine conditions in Germany together with the underlying reasons for the respective chosen schedules.

Patients on this observation study must have planned treatment regimen with concurrent CRT followed by planned surgery, which is considered as standard of care for their disease. The total radiation dose will be 50.4 Gy in daily fraction of 1.8 Gy for esophageal cancer and 60 Gy in daily fraction of 2 Gy for non-small cell lung cancer. The concurrent chemo regimen will carboplatin-paclitaxel managed by the treating medical oncologist. Patients are planned to receive surgery at approximately 6 to 9 weeks (maximum 12 weeks post-CRT) after finishing CRT with surgical aspects determined by the treating surgical oncologist. Patients on this observation study will donate their blood samples within 4 weeks before initiating CRT, within 1 week before completing CRT, 1 month after CRT, and 1 month after surgery (or 3 months after CRT if surgery is not done for any reason). They are also requested to fill out questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-30, EORTC QLQ-OES18, and Pain Scale as attached) prior to CRT, weekly during CRT, 1 month after CRT, 1 month after surgery (or 3 months after CRT if surgery is not done for any reason), and 6 months after CRT. Any patients with incomplete treatment will have samples collected up to the point where they discontinue. The specimen collection, handling and processing will be done by Protocol Support Lab (PSL) at Fox Chase Cancer Center under the directions of the Director, R. Katherine Alpaugh, PhD, following the procedures outlined in PSL lab manual. The patients in this observation study will be asked to donate a tissue specimen after the definitive surgery for investigation.

This study uses CT scans to assess airflow in the lung, the scan is quick, cheap and painless. The information from the scan may help doctors tell which patients are suitable to have surgery to cure early stage lung cancer. It may also help doctors tell which patients would benefit from surgery for emphysema and diagnose types of lung disease. The investigators will follow up patients who go through surgery to test how well the scan predicts the function of the lung after surgery. The investigators will follow patients being investigated for lung disease to test how accurate the scan is at the getting the diagnosis right.

The present study is a randomized controlled trial of LDCT screening for lung cancer versus usual care. 6000 high-risk subjects (age 45-70) were recruited and randomized to the Active arm (Baseline + 2 biennial repeated LDCT screening) or to the Passive arm, followed up in usual care (Baseline + 2 biennial repeated questionnaire inquiries). Follow-up for lung cancer incidence, lung cancer mortality and overall mortality was performed. Blood samples were stored from the Active arm in a Biobank. Management of positive screening test was carried out by a pre-specified protocol.