Breath Analysis for Evaluation of Radiation Exposure in Lung Cancer Patients Treated With Radiation

Completed

Conditions studied: Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer

In brief

Patients treated with radiation therapy for lung tumors can experience inflammation after treatment. This study hopes to evaluate the use of breath analysis to evaluate changes in the composition of exhaled breath in patients undergoing radiotherapy. If changes can be detected, this may ultimately serve as biomarkers for identifying patients at highest risk for radiation-induced lung injury (radiation pneumonitis).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01182155

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

20

Starts

2010-08-01

Expected to finish

2012-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-07-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of any type of lung tumor
• Medical recommendation (independent of the study) that the patient undergo thoracic radiation therapy. Radiation therapy may be either fractionated or hypofractionated (i.e. radiosurgery)
• Age >= 18 years old
• Any gender and any ethnic background will be recruited
• Capable of giving written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Inability of giving written informed consent
• Pregnancy or breast-feeding

Where it is running

• Stanford University School of Medicine — Stanford, California, United States

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