Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Lymph Node Staging in Patien… (NCT01786590) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Lymph Node Staging in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Pursuing Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)
Canada150 participantsStarted 2013-02
Plain-language summary
It is reported that more than 90,000 patients died of lung cancer and more than 20% of them were older than 80 years in North America. Therefore a less invasive but effective treatment is required for patients with lung cancer of advanced age, diminished pulmonary functions, and chronic diseases. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for early stage lung cancer in medically inoperable patients. On the other hand, accurate mediastinal and hilar lymph node staging is one of the most important factors that determine the outcome and indications for SBRT. Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a novel, minimally invasive modality that enables the assessment of mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes with a high sensitivity. Accurate lymph node staging by EBUS-TBNA will allow opportunities for high-risk patients with lung cancer to undergo minimally invasive treatment.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion criteria
✓. Age 18 years or older
✓. Patients with confirmed lung cancer who require EBUS-TBNA as part of their staging investigations of the mediastinum and hilum prior to SBRT
✓. Performance status score (WHO/ECOG) of 0-2.
✓. Cytological or histological proof of non-small cell cancer
✓. Stage T1-2 disease, with no evidence of distant metastasis
✓. Patients are screened by both computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET)
✓. Medically inoperable for surgical resection
✓. Patients who refused surgery
Exclusion criteria
✕. Patients who are deemed on clinical grounds not to be medically fit for a bronchoscopy
✕. Active systemic, pulmonary, or pericardial infection
What they're measuring
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To test whether or not there is a difference in accuracy between CT/PET and the minimally invasive technique of EBUS-TBNA for mediastinal staging in patients with non-small cell lung cancer prior to stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT).
✕. Patients with plans to receive conventional radiotherapy, chemotherapy, biological therapy, vaccine therapy, or surgery as treatment (except at disease progression).