Mass Spectral Fingerprinting in Lung Cancer

NCT ID: NCT02781857

Last Updated: 2025-03-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

393 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-05-31

Study Completion Date

2025-03-31

Brief Summary

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To answer the question whether a disease specific profile of breath in patients with lung cancer can be detected by an untargeted metabolomic study using exhaled breath analysis by mass spectrometry.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Lung Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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100 patients with lung cancer

* Group A: 70 patients with any type of lung cancer eligible for lung cancer surgery
* Group B: 30 patients with any type of lung cancer not eligible to surgery (small-cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, large-cell carcinoma).

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

60 controls

60 controls (group C) matched for age, gender, smoking history.

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Confirmed lung cancer based on cytological or histological analysis.
* Group A: any type of lung cancer eligible for surgical resection (up to TNM stage IIIa).
* Group B: any type of lung cancer (small-cell carcinoma, non-small-cell carcinoma) not amenable for surgical resection.
* Group C: matched controls.
* Age between 18 and 85 years at study entry

Exclusion Criteria

* Another 'active' secondary malignant disease (e.g. breast cancer, colon carcinoma) in group A and B, presence of any active malignant disease in group C (based on personal information).
* Acute inflammatory disease (e.g. common cold) within the last 4 weeks.
* Any other acute lung disease which affects breath measurements
* Acute or chronic hepatic disease.
* Renal failure or renal replacement therapy.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Zurich

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Malcolm Kohler, Prof. MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Zurich

Locations

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University Hospital Zurich, Division of Pneumology

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

References

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Herth J, Schmidt F, Basler S, Sievi NA, Kohler M. Exhaled breath analysis in patients with potentially curative lung cancer undergoing surgery: a longitudinal study. J Breath Res. 2024 May 17;18(3). doi: 10.1088/1752-7163/ad48a9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38718786 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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KEK-ZH-Nr.2015-0607

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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