F-18 FDG PET/CT and CT in Initial Staging of Non-small Lung Cancer

January 22, 2025 updated by: Walaa Gamal Fathy, Assiut University

Comparison of F-18 FDG PET/CT and CT in Initial Staging of Non-small Lung Cancer

Is to compare F-18 FDG PET/CT to routine CT in staging of non-small lung cancer and effect on change management.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

  • The optimal treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) relies on accurate disease staging that is based on the TNM system which relies on tumor size, regional nodal involvement, and the presence of metastasis.
  • CT is the standard modality used to assess the intra-thoracic spread but false negative CT scans have been reported and were related to the presence of metastasis in normal sized lymph nodes and false positive findings have been related to lymph node enlargement due to benign process.

PET is most widely used in thoracic oncology because of its superiority over other imaging techniques in staging nodal and metastatic disease, however, the poor anatomic details of PET can lead to errors in diagnosis and staging.

• To solve this problem, CT is combined with PET to provide matched morphological and functional data. The diagnostic capability of PET/CT in the preoperative staging of lung cancer is superior to that of CT alone and PET alone as it has the advantage of a more accurate assignment of tumor stage (T stage) and defining the lymph node stage (N stage) as well as reduction of the number of useless thoracotomies

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

54

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

adult patients with non small lung cancer underwent initial F-18FDG PET/CT

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with pathologically proven NSCLC who underwent initial PET/CT images.
  • All patients ≥ 18 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who had started treatment before initial PET/CT. Patients with glucose level < 200 mg/dl. Patients with another malignant condition.

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
compare F-18 FDG PET/CT to routine CT in staging of non-small lung cancer and effect on change management.
Time Frame: Baseline
detect added value of F-18FDG PET/CT .
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Assiut University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

January 30, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

November 30, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 18, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 22, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 22, 2025

Last Verified

January 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • F-18 FDG PET/CTand CT in lung

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