LIFE-Lung Bronchoscopy in Patients at Risk for Developing Lung Cancer

September 12, 2018 updated by: Neil Christie, University of Pittsburgh

LIFE-Lung Fluorescence Endoscopic Surveillance in Patients at High Risk For Developing Lung Cancer

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the usefulness and accuracy of the "LIFE-Lung Bronchoscopy" to identify early changes in lung tissues that show precancerous, cancer in situ (just beginning and not spread) and microscopic invasive cancer lesions versus the ability of the standard "White Light Bronchoscopy" to identify the same. This will be done as a part of routine monitoring bronchoscopy.

Patients who have had a surgical resection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and with no current evidence of disease (NED) will be eligible. Also eligible are patients who have had head or neck squamous cell carcinoma with radical head and/or neck dissection and who are currently NED. Patients with severe chronic, obstructive, pulmonary disease shown by pulmonary function testing abnormalities will also be eligible.

In addition to the specialized bronchoscopy, doctors will be investigating the use of imaging spectroscopy. This is using an optical (visualizing) procedure to measure the light reflected back from tissue. Different lesions and normal tissues reflect light differently and in specific color wavelengths. By using measurements over time (different examinations/bronchoscopies) very small changes can be seen. This may allow eventually for very early diagnosing of precancerous or cancer in situ lesions, allowing for earlier treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The North American Lung Cancer Study Group showed that Stage I (T1,N0,M0) non small cell lung carcinoma patients who have undergone complete surgical resection have a 60-70% five-year survival but have a 3.6% per year risk of developing a second lung primary cancer. Data from the Mayo Clinic on patients that underwent surgical resection for sputum cytology positive but radiologically occult lung cancer found that second primary lung cancers occurred at a rate as high as 5% per year in this patient population. In a collective review of 1406 patients with occult or stage I completely resected lung carcinomas, the incidence of second-primary lung cancers was 11.4% (range 3-30%). The mortality from second-primary lung carcinomas in surgical patients is much higher than for the first tumor because treatment is both more limited and complicated as a consequence of their prior lung resection. Second NSCLC primaries are a particularly vexing treatment dilemma in patients who have undergone a prior curative, surgical resection because of their limited, residual pulmonary reserve.

White light bronchoscopy (WLB) has been shown to be a useful tool in localizing radiographically occult lesions. However, Woolner et al. demonstrated that only 29% of carcinoma in situ (CIS) and 69% of micro-invasive tumors are identified by experienced bronchoscopists. In 1996 an endoscopic lung imaging system developed by the British Columbia Cancer Research Centre in conjunction with Xillix Technologies Corp., known as the LIFE-lung Fluorescence Endoscopy System was approved by the FDA. LIFE-lung bronchoscopy is performed with a helium-cadmium laser using blue light @ 442 nm for illumination and allows visualization of these differences in normal and abnormal tissue autofluorescence. Lam and others have shown that the tissue autofluorescence spectra of areas of dysplasia and carcinoma in situ differ significantly from those of normal bronchial tissues. Specifically, LIFE Bronchoscopy improved sensitivity of detection of metaplasia and dysplasia by 171% over current WLB. LIFE bronchoscopy's sensitivity for the detection of CIS is 500% greater than that of standard WLB.

Fluorescence bronchoscopy using the LIFE system is identical to standard flexible bronchoscopy except that it utilizes blue light (from a Helium-Cadmium light source) in contrast to white light (commonly emitted from a Xenon or Halogen light source). Both fluorescent and reflected light are produced when the bronchial surface is illuminated by visible light, the difference is that with the LIFE-lung system, the image is reconstructed from emitted fluorescent light instead of from light reflected off of the bronchial surface. Emitted fluorescence and reflective light are separated by appropriate filters.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

142

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

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
        • Hillman Cancer Center of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

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 to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Persons with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have undergone surgical resection, via a lobectomy, pneumonectomy, or wedge resection and currently have no evidence of disease (NED).
  • Persons with head/neck squamous cell cancer who have undergone radical head and/or neck resection and who currently have NED.
  • Persons with severe chronic, obstructive, pulmonary disease as evidenced by pulmonary function abnormalities: i.e. FEV1 < 50%predicted; RV > 200% predicted and/or DLCO < 40% predicted.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Persons with uncontrolled hypertension (systolic pressure >200mmHG, diastolic pressure >120 mm HG)
  • Persons with unstable angina.
  • Persons with known or suspected pneumonia.
  • Persons with acute bronchitis within one month of the procedure.
  • Persons who have received neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemo- or radio-therapy within the past six months.
  • Persons with white blood count (WBC) less than 2000 or greater than 20,000 and/or platelet count less than 50,000.
  • Persons with any known bleeding dyscrasia.
  • Persons who have received fluorescent photosensitizing drugs such as Photofrin within one month of the procedure.
  • Persons with a known allergic reaction to topical xylocaine (lidocaine).
  • Persons who have received or are on chemopreventive drugs (i.e. retinoic acid) within one month of the procedure.
  • Persons who have received ionizing radiation to the chest within six months of the procedure.
  • Persons who have received systemic cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents within the past six months.
  • Persons who are pregnant or nursing. All women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test prior to enrollment.

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: Screening
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Measure the differences in the detection rate for moderate and severe dysplasia as well as CIS between LIFE-Lung fluorescence and white light bronchoscopy.
Time Frame: Throughout course of study
Throughout course of study

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To determine the false positive rate of white light bronchoscopy and LIFE-lung bronchoscopy.
Time Frame: Throughout course of study
Throughout course of study

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Collaborators

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Neil A. Christie, MD, Heart, Lung, and Esophageal Surgery Institute

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 1998

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 29, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 29, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

December 1, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 13, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2018

Last Verified

September 1, 2018

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 01-1030

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