Confirmation of Accuracy of the Tool-in-lesion Technology (TiLT) of the Galaxy System With Integrated TOMO Technology (TiLT)

Confirmation of Accuracy of the Tool-in-lesion Technology (TiLT) of the Galaxy System With Integrated TOMO Technology in Human Subjects to Bronchoscopically Biopsy Small Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules: TiLT Study

This study will evaluate the feasibility of performing robotic navigation of peripheral airways in human subjects for the purpose of biopsying peripheral lung lesions.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Lung Cancer; Nodes, Lung
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Robotic assisted bronchoscopy

Detailed Description

Successful biopsy of peripheral pulmonary lesions continues to be a challenge due to a number of factors, one of which may be the ability to gain access to peripheral lesions due to the size and maneuverability of conventional bronchoscopes. In this study, investigators will evaluate the feasibility of the Galaxy System, which uses a built-in real-time navigation system called TiLT Technology, to both access and biopsy peripheral pulmonary lesions.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 25
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Hong Kong
  • Shatin, Hong Kong
    • Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥ 18
2. Patients with a moderate to high risk of lung cancer based on clinical, demographic and radiologic information, determined by the treating physicians based on the site's standard of care
3. Peripheral pulmonary subsolid and solid nodules (PPNs) sized 1-3 cm measured as the largest dimension where all or the majority of the lesion is located in the periphery of the lung
4. Pre-procedural CT is conducted within 90 days of the bronchoscopy procedure
5. PPNs that are accessible bronchoscopically on planning CT reconstruction
6. Informed consent properly obtained per local regulations

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Known pregnancy or breastfeeding
2. Patients with pure ground-glass nodules on pre-procedural chest CT
3. Uncontrolled coagulopathy or bleeding disorders
4. Ongoing systemic infection
5. History of lobectomy or pneumonectomy
6. Patient is participating in another drug or device trial or participated in another drug or device trial in the last 30 days.
7. Moderate-to-severe hypoxia, hypoxemia, or hypercarbia per PI's discretion
8. Patients with pacemakers or defibrillators
9. Unsuitable for bronchoscopy procedure under general anaesthesia as agreed by the treating clinician and anaesthetist

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
• 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: Robotic assisted bronchoscopy; Robotic assisted bronchoscopy procedures performed using the Galaxy System.	Device: Robotic assisted bronchoscopy; Robotic assisted bronchoscopy of peripheral airways for the purpose of biopsying lung lesions

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Successful tool-in-lesion (defined as the tool within the lesion) as confirmed by CBCT.	Successful navigation of the tool in lesion using the Galaxy System's TiLT technology will be confirmed using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) prior to biopsies being performed.	During the procedure
Serious device or procedure related adverse events and device deficiencies during the bronchoscopy procedure and post-procedure	Number of patients with device or procedure related adverse events divided by number of patients who underwent the robotic bronchoscopy procedure.	Up to 7 days post-procedure

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Diagnostic yield	Number of patients who are provided a definitive diagnosis based on the pathology report of the biopsied tissue.	Between 7 days and 6 months post-procedure
Center strike as confirmed by CBCT	Number of patients that the tool was confirmed to be in the center of the lesion prior to biopsy.	During the procedure

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Noah Medical
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Calvin Ng, MD, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 18, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 22, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 20, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 20, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): September 28, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 25, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 22, 2025
• Last Verified: April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Lung cancer, robotic assisted bronchoscopy
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Lung Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: NOAH-002

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: Yes