EUS-FNA in the Pre-Operative Evaluation of Patients With Lung Cancer

December 19, 2007 updated by: University Hospital, Ghent

EUS-FNA in the Pre-Operative Evaluation of Patients With Lung Cancer: A Randomized Trial

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

40

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Belgium
      • Ghent, Belgium, 9000
        • University Hospital Ghent

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients with histological or cytological proof of non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or with a high clinical suspicion for lung cancer (but without pathologically confirmed diagnosis from the bronchoscopy or CT guided transthoracal biopsies) in whom the next step is normally a diagnostic or therapeutic surgical intervention
  • no distant metastases after routine clinical work up (PET is optional, not mandatory)
  • provision of a written informed consent
  • recent CT-scan of the thorax (<28 days before randomization date)
  • age 18 years or older
  • clinically fit for surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • proof of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) with CWU (bronchoscopy or CT guided transthoracal punction)
  • stage IV NSCLC
  • patients with a solitary pulmonary nodule (thus without enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes on CT and without mediastinal PET hot spots) : these do not require further mediastinal investigation
  • former therapy (chemotherapy or radiotherapy or surgery) for lung cancer
  • other concomitant malignancies
  • reasons for which the patient is unable to swallow the EUS-instrument (e.g. zenker diverticulum, unexplained esophageal stenosis)
  • uncorrected coagulopathy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Percentage of surgical interventions avoided

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Accuracy of EUS-FNA for mediastinal staging of lung cancer

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University Hospital, Ghent

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Kurt Tournoy, MD, University Hospital, Ghent

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 1, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 2, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

July 13, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 28, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 19, 2007

Last Verified

December 1, 2007

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2004/276

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