Sputum Cytology in Screening Heavy Smokers For Lung Cancer

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Lung Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Screening tests, such as sputum cytology, may help doctors find tumor cells early and plan better treatment for lung cancer. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well sputum cytology works in screening heavy smokers for lung cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00103363
Run by
University of Colorado, Denver
People needed
3270
Starts
1993-02-01
Expected to finish
1994-02-01
Last updated by the study team
2014-05-07

Who can join

Age: 25 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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