Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

LDCT Screening in Non-smokers in Taiwan

Taiwan12,000 participantsStarted 2014-10

Plain-language summary

This study utilizes the low dose computed tomography(LDCT) to detect the occurrence of early lung cancer among non-smokers in Taiwan. Subjects who have family history of lung cancer or have high risk exposures to lung cancer will be recruited to participate LDCT screening and followed up for their possible occurrence of lung cancer.

Who can participate

Age range75 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Never smokers or have smoked less than 10 pack-years and quitted smoking over 15 years.
✓. age from 55 to 75 years for subjects without lung cancer family history; age 50-75 years for subjects with lung cancer family history (age less than 50 but older than the age at diagnosis of the youngest lung cancer proband is also eligible)
✓. Having at least one of the following conditions:

Exclusion criteria

✕. with history of lung cancer, or with cancers except skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ in the past 5 years
✕. can not accept invasive diagnostic procedure or surgery
✕. have been examined by chest computed tomography in the past 18 months
✕. have unexplained hemoptysis in one month
✕. weight loss over than 6 kg with unexplained reason among one year
✕. pregnant

What they're measuring

Validity of LDCT for lung cancer among non-smokers

Timeframe: 3 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02611570

SponsorAcademia Sinica, Taiwan

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2027-07

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