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Basic Information
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
393 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2016-05-31
2025-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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CASE_CONTROL
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
60 controls
60 controls (group C) matched for age, gender, smoking history.
No intervention
Interventions
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No intervention
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 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
* 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.
18 Years
85 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
OTHER
University of Zurich
OTHER
Responsible Party
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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
Countries
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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.
Other Identifiers
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KEK-ZH-Nr.2015-0607
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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