Study of Use of CTC in NSCLC
Status unconfirmed
Conditions studied: Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
In brief
The purpose of this study is to assess whether the detection of circulating tumor cells (CTC) could be used as a tool to earlier diagnose, more accurately predict treatment response / failure and predict overall survival in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01990651
- Run by
- University of Virginia
- People needed
- 30
- Starts
- 2011-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-11-21
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- For subjects with lung malignancies:
- 18 years of age and older
- Diagnosis of new or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer
- Awaiting treatment and follow up
- Have radiographic measurable metastatic disease that can be followed
- Be able to sign an IRB approved informed consent form
- Life expectancy greater than 12 weeks
- For subjects with COPD and without lung malignancies:
- 18 years of age and older
- Diagnosis of COPD
- No current or prior malignancies (except squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin)
- Be able to sign an IRB approved informed consent form
- For Healthy Control Subjects (Dry Runs):
- 18 years of age and older
- Has no current or prior malignancies (except squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin)
- Patients must sign an IRB approved informed consent form
You may not qualify if…
- For subjects with lung malignancies:
- Have other concurrent lung cancer malignancies, or any other form of malignancy (except squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin)
- ECOG performance status of 4
- Pregnant female (self-reporting)
- Cognitively Impaired
- Prisoner
- For subjects with COPD and without lung malignancies and Healthy Controls:
- Any other form of malignancy (except squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin)
- Pregnant female (self reporting)
- Cognitively impaired
- Prisoner
Where it is running
- University of Virginia Health System — Charlottesville, Virginia, United States (enrolling)
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