| Eligibility |
Arms A & B:
Inclusion Criteria:
Cohort A1 (from Arm A) - Immunotherapy (IO) pneumonitis cases: patients currently on or
having received ICI IO in the last 3 months of presentation with:
• New radiological lung changes on CT/CXR (confirmed on report) of a severity and
distribution consistent with IO pneumonitis. These changes should be of severity and
distribution that are not incompatible with viral or lower respiratory tract infection.
AND Must not have had RT involving the thorax (unless this was breast/chest wall RT more
than 5 years ago, which is permissible) AND
- Where there is documented clinical concern for infection, have undergone one or more
laboratory investigations for viral or lower respiratory tract infection including,
but not limited to Nasopharyngeal aspirate or swab for respiratory virus by PCR;
Sputum sample or bronchial washings MCS with no organism(s) consistent with lower
respiratory tract infection, cytology or beta-glucan/galactomannan for PCP or fungal
infection; broncho-alveolar lavage for markers of infection such as MCS, PCR, fungal
culture, beta-glucan/galactomannan for PCP or evidence of lower respiratory tract
infection (including invasive fungal infection) by cytology, none of which were
considered positive for infection by the clinical team.
- Where empirical antibiotics were prescribed, patients must either have had a negative
BAL infection screen or may be included at the discretion of the local site PI and
local radiologist with lung interest or two members of the trial management group, one
of whom must be a radiologist with lung interest or respiratory physician or
oncologist with suitable experience of thoracic CT imaging, after after review of the
case-notes.
- Prophylactic co-trimoxazole prescribed in the context of high-dose steroid therapy is
permitted.
Cohort A2 (from Arm B) - Radiotherapy (RT) pneumonits cases: Patients that have completed a
course of RT involving the thorax (e.g. lung, breast, oesophageal RT) in the last 12 months
prior to presentation, that have not received immunotherapy, with:.
• New radiological lung changes on CT/CXR (confirmed on report) of a severity and
distribution consistent with radiation pneumonitis or early fibrosis (should not include
established fibrosis). These changes should be of severity and distribution that are not
incompatible with viral or lower respiratory tract infection.
AND
- Where there is documented clinical concern for infection, have undergone one or more
laboratory investigations for viral or lower respiratory tract infection including,
but not limited to Nasopharyngeal aspirate or swab for respiratory virus by PCR;
Sputum sample or bronchial washings MCS with no organism(s) consistent with lower
respiratory tract infection, cytology or beta-glucan/galactomannan for PCP or fungal
infection; broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) for markers of infection such as MCS, PCR,
fungal culture, beta-glucan/galactomannan for Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) or evidence
of lower respiratory tract infection (including invasive fungal infection) by
cytology, none of which were considered positive for infection by the clinical team.
Where empirical antibiotics were prescribed, patients must either have had a negative
BAL infection screen or may be included at the discretion of the local site PI and
local radiologist with lung interest or two members of the trial management group, one
of whom must be a radiologist with lung interest or respiratory physician or
oncologist with suitable experience of thoracic CT imaging, after review of the
case-notes.
- Prophylactic co-trimoxazole prescribed in the context of high-dose steroid therapy is
permitted.
B1 (Utilised in Arms A & B) Non-COVID-19 infective cases:
- New radiological lung changes on CT/CXR (confirmed on report) of a severity and
distribution consistent with lower respiratory tract infection but compatible with the
grade and nature of pneumonitis seen with IO or RT
- AND
- Laboratory findings that fulfil one or more of the following criteria of infection:
Nasopharyngeal aspirate or swab positive for a respiratory virus by PCR; Sputum sample
or bronchial washings positive MCS for an organism(s) consistent with lower
respiratory tract infection, cytology or beta-glucan/galactomannan positive for PCP or
fungal infection, positive urine legionella/pneumococcal antigen screen, positive
serology for mycoplasma pneumonia; broncho-alveolar lavage for markers of infection
(MCS, PCR, fungal culture, beta-glucan/galactomannan for PCP or other evidence of
lower respiratory tract infection (including invasive fungal infection) by cytology.
Where no such laboratory findings were positive but the patient improved with
anti-microbial therapy, such cases may be included at the discretion of the local site
PI and local radiologist with lung interest or two members of the trial management
group two members of the trial management group, one of whom must be a radiologist
with a lung interest or respiratory physician or oncologist with suitable experience
of thoracic CT imaging, after review of the case-notes and imaging.
- Not previously treated with immunotherapy OR
- Must not have had RT involving the thorax (unless this was breast/chest wall RT more
than 5 years ago, which is permissible)
- First assessed prior to 1st January 2020 (and therefore not attributable to COVID-19)
B2 (Utilised in Arms A & B) COVID-19 cases:
• Laboratory findings that fulfil one or more of the following criteria of COVID-19
infection: positive COVID-19 PCR test and/or antigen test or other suitable assay that
indicates current infection or previous exposure (including serology tests) as determined
by the trial management group (TMG).
AND
- New radiological lung changes on CT/CXR (confirmed on report) of a severity and
distribution consistent with COVID-19. These changes should be of severity and
distribution that is not incompatible with the grade of pneumonitis seen with IO or RT
- Not previously treated with immunotherapy OR
- Must not have had RT involving the thorax (unless this was breast/chest wall RT more
than 5 years ago, which is permissible)
- Assessed after 1st January 2020 (and therefore contemporaneous with COVID-19)
Exclusion Criteria:
• Patients with documented past medical history of congestive cardiac failure or other
cause for interstitial lung disease
Arm C:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients (aged 18 or over) treated with radical thoracic RT (conventional
fractionated RT +/- chemotherapy or SBRT) for NSCLC
- RT planning scan imaging and labelled structure set data available from participating
centre
- Minimum 2 years of post-RT follow-up data including clinical or histological
confirmation in the case of recurrence and whether the patient is alive as available
from primary care or hospital records.
- Patients with post-treatment surveillance CT imaging (minimum of first scan
post-treatment and where available +/- further scans within 2 years post-RT, e.g. at
3/6/12 months post-treatment).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any patient that does not have a primary lung mass e.g. Tx disease
- Any patient being treated for recurrence of a previously treated lung cancer
- Any patient that did not have radical RT e.g. patients that had high dose palliative
RT
- Any patient that does not have imaging that meets technical requirements within the
imaging processing and analysis manual
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