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Non-small Cell Lung CancerNCT00199615

Follow-up of Patients With Curative-intent Surgical Resection for NSCLC

A study testing PET in people with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, run by University Hospital, Limoges at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The guidelines and institutional practices recommended more frequent visits the two years following curative-intent therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).No international consensus is published concerning follow-up of resected NSCLC patients.Recent studies have outlined that positron emission tomography (PET)… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
PET
How many people
73 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Apr 2001to Dec 2006
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • All patients who underwent resection for NSCLC
  • Informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Patients with a mixed histology profile that included small cell carcinoma or neuroendocrine tumor cells.
  • Patients with non-resected NSCLC or with metastasis
  • Patients who have previous malignancy, except basal cell carcinoma of the skin -

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Pathologie Respiratoire

    Limoges, 87042

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About this study

Official title: Follow-up of Patients With Curative-intent Surgical Resection for NSCLC : CT Scanning Versus 18 FDG Imaging.

The guidelines and institutional practices recommended more frequent visits the two years following curative-intent therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).No international consensus is published concerning follow-up of resected NSCLC patients.Recent studies have outlined that positron emission tomography (PET) scanning may be accurate in early detection of recurrences by comparison to computed tomography (CT). The aim of this study is to compare follow-up by conventional methods versus PET. Patients are randomly assigned to two arms. In the first arm, thorax CT with liver and adrenal gland sections, abdominal ultrasonography and nuclear bone scintigraphy are performed every 6 months after surgery for two years. In the second arm, PET scanning is only. For brain metastasis detection, CT is performed in the two arms. Recurrences are detected during scheduled or unscheduled procedure in asymptomatic patients. PET and CT are interpreted separately by two nuclear physicians and two radiologists. The direct cost of follow-up procedure is determined in the two groups. The calculated sample is composed of 60 patients in each arm to detect significant difference. The Ethics Committee of Universitary Hospital of Limoges approves the study.

Being tested
PET
Keywords
lung cancer, 18 FDG, PET
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Lung Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • PETProcedure or surgery

    Intravenous injection of glucose labeled Fluor 18.Le patient remains fasted at least 6 hours before the start of the examination. The review lasted 1 hour, during which the patient should not move.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Disease-free survival from the date of operation to the date of recurrence or censured at the date of last follow-up visit or date of the death.

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. - Overall survival from the date of the operation to the death

  2. - Specificity, sensibility and accuracy of TEP to detect recurrence

  3. - Direct cost of follow-up from the Frenc Healthcare insurance

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2001
  3. Study completionDec 2006

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
73 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00199615
Sponsor's protocol ID
I00021
Status last verified
Sep 2005
First submitted
14 Sep 2005
Last updated
30 Jul 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Monteil J, Vergnenegre A, Bertin F, Dalmay F, Gaillard S, Bonnaud F, Melloni B. Randomized follow-up study of resected NSCLC patients: conventional versus 18F-DG coincidence imaging. Anticancer Res. 2010 Sep;30(9):3811-6.

    PubMed 20944175

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing PET in people with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, run by University Hospital, Limoges at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Jul 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Disease-free survival from the date of operation to the date of recurrence or censured at the date of last follow-up visit or date of the death.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00199615, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Jul 2025.

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