Low-dose Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer in Relatives With Family History of Lung Cancer

Screening with the use of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) reduces mortality from lung cancer. Relatives with family history of lung cancer are at increased risk of lung cancer compared to those without a family history in pooled analysis. A prospective trial using LDCT of lung to screen the relatives with family history of lung cancer is needed.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Lung Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: low dose computed tomography

Detailed Description

Investigators invited participants with family history to join in this study under the criteria of (1) relatives of the lung cancer patients; (2) age older than 55 years old or age older than the age of onset of lung cancer proband if the family members were less than 55 years old; (3) compulsory signing the consent agreement after understanding the purpose of study and the exposure of radiation. The participants with (1) proved lung cancer either with or without treatment, (2) presence of hemoptysis or history of remarkable lung fibrosis, (3) any other cancer history or (4) chest CT examination within one year would be excluded from the study.

The study was planned to enroll 1000 participants from simplex families and 500 participants from multiplex families for lung LDCT screening. Multiplex family was defined as two or more family members with lung cancers, and simplex family as one family member with lung cancer.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 1102
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 55 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. relatives of the lung cancer patients;
2. age older than 55 years old or age older than the age of onset of lung cancer proband if the family members were less than 55 years old;
3. compulsory signing the consent agreement after understanding the purpose of study and the exposure of radiation.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. proved lung cancer either with or without treatment,
2. presence of hemoptysis or history of remarkable lung fibrosis,
3. any other cancer history or
4. chest CT examination within one year

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Screening
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Low dose computed tomography; All the Low dose computed tomography of lung was performed with 64 slices multidetectors CT in single hold breath covering entire lung. The protocol of scanning parameters (120KVp, 40-80 mA, 1.25 mm or less in thickness) was standardized. The raw data would be reconstructed to axial images (3 mm thickness and interval) and coronal images (3 mm thickness and interval). The scan should be finished in a single breath (15-20 second) from the thoracic inlet to adrenal glands.

Device: low dose computed tomography; Participants will receive 3 round of low dose computed tomography screening every year

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Number of participants with lung cancer detected by low dose computed tomography	three years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Detection rate of early lung cancer	three years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Taichung Veterans General Hospital
• Collaborators: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Gee-Chen Chang, MD, PhD, Taichung Veterans General Hospital

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

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Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: August 1, 2007
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 1, 2011
• Study Completion (Actual): March 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 31, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 6, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): August 11, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): August 11, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 6, 2015
• Last Verified: August 1, 2015

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Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Family history of lung cancer; Low dose CT screening
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Respiratory Tract Diseases; Neoplasms; Lung Diseases; Neoplasms by Site; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Lung Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: DOH96-TD-G-111-016