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Filter by:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths. Advances in the systemic treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have increased survival in metastatic EGFR-mutated NSCLC. However resistance to therapy can develop. NSCLC tumors with EGFR-activating mutations are exquisitely sensitive to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors with overall response rates approximating 80%. The third generation EGFR compound osimertinib is a standard first line option. Resistance to the third generation EGFR-TKI osimertinib can develop with a median PFS of 18.9 months. Current research examining acquired resistance to EGFR-TKIs has focused on overcoming these main mechanisms of EGFR-TKI resistance and understanding the impact of co-occurring alterations. Frequently altered pathways concomitantly affected with EGFR in lung cancer are cell cycle genes. This study will explore a strategy to inhibit EGFR and CDK4/6 in resistant EGFR mutated lung cancer patients post progression on osimertinib.
(Chemo)-radiotherapy is the gold standard therapeutic treatment for patients with locally advanced lung cancer non accessible or ineligible for surgery. While some progress occurred regarding progression free survival and overall survival thanks to recent advances (i.e., durvalumab), prediction of pulmonary and esophageal toxicity, remains insufficiently accurate. Current dose-volume histograms (DVH) do not account for spatial dose distribution and strict application of current dose constraints does not prevent toxicity events in some of the treated patients. The goal of this work was to investigate the added predictive value of the radiomics approach applied to dose maps regarding acute and late toxicity in both lungs and the esophagus.
The purpose of CLOVER is to utilize Epic Healthy Planet to increase adherence to United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations in adults age 50 and older.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people's lives have changed dramatically. People with lung cancer who are shielding may have been particularly affected as they may be unable to carry out many of their normal daily activities, such as grocery shopping and exercise, and are unable to interact with friends and family. People with lung cancer will also have experienced some changes to the clinical services available to them at The Christie. Using a questionnaire and interviews, the investigators want to understand patient experiences of the changes in their daily lives and the changes to their clinical care. This will help us to see if people with lung cancer need any additional support services or if there are any changes the investigators can make to clinical services to improve patient experiences. Eligible patients will be any lung cancer patients receiving current treatment or in active follow up.
Video-Assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is the standard treatment for localized lung cancer. However, there is no consensus on analgesic management in patients undergoing VATS. The aim of the study is to compare the analgesic efficacy of thoracic epidural with that a "Bi-block" combining an Erector Spinae muscle plane Block (ESP) and a Serratus Anterior Block (SAP) in patients undergoing VATS for lung or pleural surgery. Our main hypothesis is that the analgesic efficacy of the Bi-block, assessed by morphine consumption, is not inferior to that provided by a thoracic epidural during the first 48 hours after VATS. We conducted a age, gender and type of surgery-matched retrospective cohort study in the Department of Thoracic Anesthesia of the Montpellier University Hospital (France).
The primary purpose of this research study is to contribute to generalized knowledge on how to increase screening for patients at risk of missing their recommended cancer preventive care by using a newly developed predictive model and analytic tool to improve shared decision-making for these patients. The goal of the clinical trial is to evaluate (prove) the effectiveness of this shared-decision making support tool developed in EPIC on the rate of recommended cancer screening in practice. It contributes to knowledge on what specific methods can increase patient adherence to recommended preventive care and reduce disparities.
Accessing nodules located in the most outer part of the lung is challenging. Tissue that will be removed from the lung will be used to see if we can reach and see the nodule with a very small camera. This camera that may reach in the smaller and outer airways is called a composite optical fiberscope (COF). The purpose of this study is to evaluate insertion ability of the COF and visualization of the lung tumor by the COF. In order to do so, we plan to evaluate 50 patient samples from the University Health Network over the span of 2 years.
Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Early diagnosis is linked to a better prognosis. Further, surgical resection at the early stages of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) results in markedly improved survival rates. Computed tomography (CT)- or bronchoscopy-guided needle biopsies are standard definitive diagnostic procedures for lung cancer and are used to obtain tissue for pathological examination. However, these procedures are invasive, difficult to repeat, expensive, and risk exposure to radiation. Conversely, liquid biopsies, such as circulating tumor cells (CTCs), circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), and extracellular vesicles (EVs), are simple and less invasive procedures that can be repeated more frequently than tissue biopsies. To analyze the exosomes abundantly present in the blood and to conduct clinical studies to determine whether it is possible to diagnose lung cancer. To this end, blood samples from normal people (n = 150) and lung cancer patients (n = 320) are obtained from the Human biobank of five hospitals participating in the study.
Patients with terminal stage of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, metastatic triple negative breast cancer, or advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma resisting to standard therapies.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new radiation planning and treatment delivery technique called Deep Inspiration Breath Hold (DIBH) and expiration technique. This technique will be used to treat patients who have tumors close to the chest wall and are candidates for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT). This study will assess the reduction of radiation to the chest wall during treatment using this technique.