Characterization, Health Resource Utilization and Biomarkers in Early-stage

July 8, 2026 updated by: Hospital Universitario San Ignacio

Patient Journey, Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization, Health Resource Utilization and Biomarkers in Early-stage Lung Cancer in Colombia

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer incidence and mortality worldwide as it is for highand middle-income countries. A major decline in lung cancer incidence and mortality might be mainly due to the reduction on tobacco smoking prevalence since survival rates has not significantly improved despite the advances in diagnosis and treatment. Lung cancer is broadly classified into two categories, based on the type of tumor cells: small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. Among them, is the most frequent type and is subdivided into histological types: Adenocarcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung arge cells carcinoma. Additional biological complexity has been uncovered through intense research in recent years, including different molecular subtypes with specific targetable characteristics. Diagnosing cancer at early stages (I or II) is critical as it may offer patients a better prognosis in terms of overall survival )for instance, patients diagnosed at stage IA have a 5- year survival rate higher than 80%, compared to less than 10% for those diagnosed at stage IV ostly because the possibility for most patients to undergo surgery or radiotherapy, as potentially curative interventions. A study among resectable lung cancer in Colombia found overall 3-year survival for patients with and without relapse 78% and 96%, respectively Early-stage may have a considerable recurrence rate despite of opportune and complete resections and the Colombian study found stage II (T3 and N1 as independent factors) and pleura invasion associated with a higher risk of recurrence.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Cancer is a high-cost disease that generates an important economic impact on healthcare systems. It is possible that system fragmentation can potentially be associated to poorer outcomes for these patients. Colombia has an individual insurance-based system with two affiliation regimes:

  1. contributory regimen based in a payroll system covering all individuals with payment capacity and their relatives
  2. subsidized regimen aimed at individuals without payment capacity. Currently, the insurance coverage is over 99% in the country. The insurance is publicly funded but administered by health insurance companies, most of them private. There is freedom of choice for the insurer, but the health insurance companies define the network of health care providers for their affiliates. Available data indicates significant disparities in lung cancer mortality by socioeconomic condition in Colombia . In addition, a recent report shows that lung cancer imposes a significant economic burden on the Colombian health system and the reported costs of lung cancer care are lower in the subsidized regimen, suggesting relevant differences in patterns of cancer care between insurance regimes despite all patients are entitled to a unique health benefit package Furthermore, some reports show how the fragmentation of cancer care even within the same affiliation regimen is frequent in Colombia having effect on timeliness and quality of medical care and leading to poor health outcomes and the need of additional lines of treatment with associated higher cost as in the case of cancer care. Indeed, it has been demonstrated that early detection efforts and screening campaigns can have a positive pharmacoeconomic effect, mostly in association with the possibility to offer potentially curative interventions. Furthermore, integrated management of patients leads to improved overall survival However, we currently do not have local data to eventually support health system interventions around these measures, particularly in Early-Stages .

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

267

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • Colombia
      • Bogotá, Colombia
        • Recruiting
        • Hospital Universitario San Ignacio

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

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study sample will include patients ≥ 18 years old, newly diagnosed with resectable stage IA, IB, II, IIIA, and IIIB NSCLC from January 1st, 2017, to December 31st, 2023, in at least four healthcare institutions selected in Colombia. The ICD-10 code to identify the patients in the study will be from C33X to C3492 corresponding to lung cancer

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

All inclusion and exclusion criteria will be reviewed by the investigator or qualified designee to ensure that the subject qualifies for the study.

  1. Patients ≥ 18 years old
  2. Patients diagnosed with NSCLC (stage IA, IB, II, IIIA, and IIIB)
  3. Clinical records available

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with another primary tumor diagnosed (synchronic tumor)
  2. Patients from insurances regimens other than the public and private system.
  3. Patients with advanced/metastatic disease
  4. Patients diagnosed with resectable stage IA, IB, II, IIIA, and IIIB NSCLC in Colombia that went under immunotherapy treatment

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
subjects diagnosed with resectable stage
To identify the patient journey of subjects diagnosed with resectable stage IA, IB, II, IIIA, and IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in Colombia
Other: Medical chart review will be performed in patients with resectable stage
The study will focus on patients with a new diagnosis of resectable stage IA, IB, II, IIIA, and IIIB non-small cell lung cancer diagnosed between January 2017 and December 2023. Data collection will be organized into three specific time periods: first, the index period, which will consist of confirmed diagnosis patients from January 2017 to December 2023; second, the prediagnosis period, defined as 18 months prior to the index period, this is from July 2015 to January 2017; and lastly, a follow-up period that will allow a minimum duration of six months. As a result, the data cutoff date for this study will be set for June 2024.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
patients with resectable stages
Time Frame: 15 months
Proportion of patients with resectable stages of NSCLC that were detected by Health System Regime (Contributive vs Subsidized), and distribution across clinical stage (IA, IB, II, IIIA, and IIIB NSCLC)
15 months
Time to diagnosis
Time Frame: 15 months
from any pulmonary abnormality found by any diagnostic imaging to histopathology report in the participant institution
15 months
Time to treatment
Time Frame: 15 months
from histopathological diagnosis in the participant institution to first and subsequent courses of treatment (adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or surgery) in the participant institution
15 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Hospital Universitario San Ignacio

Collaborators

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Raúl Murillo, Dr, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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 (Actual)

January 16, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 8, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 8, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

July 14, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 14, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 8, 2026

Last Verified

July 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2025/010

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

By signing this protocol, the investigator recognizes that certain personal identifying information with respect to the investigator, and all subinvestigators and study site personnel may be used and disclosed for study management purposes, as part of a regulatory submissions, and as required by law. This information may include:

  • name, address, telephone number and e-mail address;
  • hospital or clinic address and telephone number;
  • curriculum vitae or other summary of qualifications and credentials; and
  • other professional documentation

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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