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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
7324 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-09-17
2026-09-30
Brief Summary
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The Italian Pulmonary Screening Network (RISP) includes 18 centers, which will promote primary prevention by offering a smoking cessation program (i.e. counselling and anti-smoking cytisine-based therapy) and secondary prevention by screening volunteers with chest Low Dose Computed Tomography (LDCT). The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate the non-inferiority of a risk-based screening strategy (less intensive, every 2 years) compared to the standard annual screening, in terms of stage I/II lung cancer incidence.
Furthermore, the study aims to provide evidence whether blood biomarkers screening intervals can improve the efficiency of lung cancer screening by requiring less CT examinations while retaining the ability to diagnose lung cancer at curative state.
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Detailed Description
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Large-scale randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have shown that early detection of lung cancer by CT can reduce lung cancer mortality between 20% and 39%, according to the duration of the intervention. In particular, LDCT screening has been shown to significantly reduce lung cancer mortality by 8-26% for men and 26-61% in women. International lung cancer screening guidelines, currently adopted in the United States, recommend repeating LDCT at annual intervals. However, annual chest LDCT screening has heavy economic impact and can induce radiation-related damage.
Recent studies have shown that the first LDCT screening exam provides information on individual risk thus allowing the personalization of the screening interval. In particular, there are indications that screening interval can be extended safely for low-risk individuals. For example, several studies show that individuals with a negative baseline exam have a substantially lower risk than those with a positive baseline exam. A randomized prospective assessment of risk-based screening intervals therefore has the potential to improve efficiency and reduce the economic-health impact of lung cancer screening. In fact, a personalized screening protocol has a less serious economic impact, both at the instrumental level and in terms of the commitment of the radiological staff.
In this context, the RISP network aims to promote a nationwide early diagnosis program with LDCT that reduces mortality from lung cancer, and at the same time, brings benefit in primary prevention of smoking-related diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) and other cardiovascular diseases. RISP will start lung screening in a gradual and controlled way, through a network of reference centers with multidisciplinary clinical competence that provide adequate coverage of the territory, and meanwhile a level of quality fitting to the standards currently achieved in the screening of other cancers (breast, cervix, colon). A systematic screening program will also increase the percentage of lung cancer patients eligible for early-stage surgical resection from the current 25% (without screening) to 50-60%.
At baseline- each volunteer will undergo:
* a baseline questionnaire (e.g. socio-demographic, smoking habits, etc) with anti-smoking counseling program that includes cytisine-based anti-smoking therapy.
* blood sampling for the assessment of the inflammatory and metabolic profile (i.e. bio-markers) (optional)
* evaluation of respiratory function and measurement of carbon monoxide (CO)
* chest LDCT without contrast
* anthropometric evaluation (e.g. weight, height, BMI, etc)
Follow-up- each randomized volunteer will undergo:
* clinical examinations of LDCT
* blood sampling and CO after 12 months of follow-up or 24 months depending on the arm to which they belong.
Imaging will be performed by volumetric acquisition with a computed tomography scanner equipped with advanced technology hardware and software, including an AI-based second reading that will be validated by a radiologists panel.
All data will be entered into a password-protected database. The protection of the identity of the subjects will be guaranteed by assigning unique participation numbers specific to the study. In a separate database, accessible only by the principal investigator or assigned team members, the unique identification number can be linked to participants' names and addresses for the purposes of local and central administrative processes such as scheduling scans, sending invitation letters, sending screening results and questionnaires for topics, and collecting follow-up information. All volunteer samples and paper/electronic files will be destroyed 15 years after completion of the study.
Participants are assured that no personal data will be published in articles, reports or other study documentation.
Randomization will be carried out using real-time automated statistical software: eligible subjects will be randomly assigned to one of the two intervention arms (A, B) with a 1:1 ratio.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Standard arm
Volunteers with a negative baseline LDCT will repeat LDCT after the first screening with an annual interval (according to guidelines)
early lung cancer detection
standard treatment for early lung cancer detection with LDCT at one or two years interval
blood test
blood analysis for microRNA and other biomarkers detection
Risk-based arm
Volunteers with a negative baseline LDCT will repeat LDCT after the first screening with an interval of two years.
early lung cancer detection
standard treatment for early lung cancer detection with LDCT at one or two years interval
blood test
blood analysis for microRNA and other biomarkers detection
Interventions
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early lung cancer detection
standard treatment for early lung cancer detection with LDCT at one or two years interval
blood test
blood analysis for microRNA and other biomarkers detection
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Former heavy smoker for ≤ 15 years (≥ 30 packs/year)
* Absence of tumors for at least 5 years
* Signature of informed consent for studio enrollment and processing of personal data
Exclusion Criteria
* Severe psychiatric problems
* Abuse of alcohol or other substances (including previous)
55 Years
75 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Presidio Ospedaliero Santo Spirito, Pescara
UNKNOWN
IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Basilicata, Potenza
UNKNOWN
Azienda Ospedaliera Pugliese Ciaccio
OTHER
Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS - Fondazione G. Pascale
NETWORK
Azienda Ospedaliera dei Colli
OTHER
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
OTHER
IRCCS in Tecnologie Avanzate e Modelli Assistenziali in Oncologia di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia
UNKNOWN
Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Regina Elena, Roma
UNKNOWN
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
OTHER
A.O. Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII
OTHER
Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti
OTHER
Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari, Provincia Autonoma di Trento
OTHER
San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital
OTHER
Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II, BARI
UNKNOWN
Azienda Ospedaliera per l'Emergenza Canizzaro
OTHER
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
OTHER
Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
OTHER
Ugo Pastorino
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ugo Pastorino
MD, Head of Thoracic Surgery Division
Principal Investigators
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Ugo Pastorino, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano
Locations
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Chiara Bovolenta
Milan, MI, Italy
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Pastorino U, Ladisa V, Trussardo S, Sabia F, Rolli L, Valsecchi C, Ledda RE, Milanese G, Suatoni P, Boeri M, Sozzi G, Marchiano A, Munarini E, Boffi R, Gallus S, Apolone G. Cytisine Therapy Improved Smoking Cessation in the Randomized Screening and Multiple Intervention on Lung Epidemics Lung Cancer Screening Trial. J Thorac Oncol. 2022 Nov;17(11):1276-1286. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.007. Epub 2022 Jul 28.
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Related Links
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4-IN THE LUNG RUN: towards INdividually tailored INvitations, screening INtervals, and INtegrated co-morbidity reducing strategies in lung cancer screening
Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) Lung Cancer Working Group.
Other Identifiers
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INT 292/20
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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