Lung CancerPhase 2NCT01847209
Percutaneous Image Guided Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Resection of Lung Lesions
A Phase 2 study testing Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) wedge resection in people with Lung Cancer, run by Brigham and Women's Hospital at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This is a phase II protocol to determine the safety and feasibility of Intraoperative CT fluoroscopy guidance for lung resection for small nodules. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Lung Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) wedge resection
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 25 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Apr 2013to Sep 2017
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
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
- peripheral lung nodules < 3cm in size
- Surgical candidate
Who cannot join
- Non surgical candidate
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
About this study
Official title: Percutaneous Image Guided Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Resection of Lung Lesions
This is a phase II protocol to determine the safety and feasibility of Intraoperative CT fluoroscopy guidance for lung resection for small nodules.
Read the detailed description
This is a phase II protocol to determine the safety and feasibility of image guided CT marking for resection of small lung nodules. This is relevant because many such nodules are hard to localize for minimally invasive lung resection. It is hoped that this technology using fluoro CT capability available now in most operating room will improve safety and reliability of thoracic surgery.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer
- Being tested
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) wedge resection
- Keywords
- lung nodule, lung cancer, lung mass
- Medical subject headings
- Lung Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) wedge resectionProcedure or surgery
Also called Nodules marked with fiducials such as Kopan needles under CT fluoroscopy followed by VATS wedge resection.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| CT Marking and VATS lung wedge resection | Experimental | Each patient with a lung nodule meeting criteria will undergo marking with fiducials followed at the same time by Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) lung wedge resection under CT fluoroscopy. Receives: Procedure: Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) wedge resection |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of Participants With Treatment-related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v4.0
The patient will be monitored while in the hospital by their thoracic surgical team as well as by two research nurses named Lauren Donahue, RN and Karen Magsipoc, NP. The research nurses will document any perioperative complications and mortality that arise during the patient's stay in the hospital.
Measured: 30 days
Secondary outcomes (1)
Patients Underwent a Successful Resection
Number of patients who underwent a successful resection which is measured by an accurate and appropriate resection in a given timeline
Measured: 30 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted6 May 2013 (estimated)
- Study startApr 2013
- Primary completionSep 2017
- Study completionSep 2017
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Lung CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Brigham and Women's HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 25 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA - CSG
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Raphael Bueno, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Investigators
- Raphael Bueno, M.D., Principal investigator, Brigham and Women's Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01847209
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2012P001915
- Status last verified
- Nov 2025
- First submitted
- 2 May 2013
- Last updated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Gill RR, Zheng Y, Barlow JS, Jayender J, Girard EE, Hartigan PM, Chirieac LR, Belle-King CJ, Murray K, Sears C, Wee JO, Jaklitsch MT, Colson YL, Bueno R. Image-guided video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (iVATS) - phase I-II clinical trial. J Surg Oncol. 2015 Jul;112(1):18-25. doi: 10.1002/jso.23941. Epub 2015 May 28.
PubMed 26031893
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 18 Nov 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Percutaneous Image Guided Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Resection of Lung Lesions
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01847209
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2012P001915
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer
- Keywords
- lung nodule, lung cancer, lung mass
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 25 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Brigham and Women's HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA - CSG
- Study start
- Apr 2013 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Sep 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- Sep 2017 (actual)
- First posted
- 6 May 2013 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 29 Apr 2019
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This is a phase II protocol to determine the safety and feasibility of Intraoperative CT fluoroscopy guidance for lung resection for small nodules.
Detailed description
This is a phase II protocol to determine the safety and feasibility of image guided CT marking for resection of small lung nodules. This is relevant because many such nodules are hard to localize for minimally invasive lung resection. It is hoped that this technology using fluoro CT capability available now in most operating room will improve safety and reliability of thoracic surgery.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| CT Marking and VATS lung wedge resection | Experimental | Procedure: Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) wedge resectionEach patient with a lung nodule meeting criteria will undergo marking with fiducials followed at the same time by Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) lung wedge resection under CT fluoroscopy. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- peripheral lung nodules < 3cm in size
- Surgical candidate
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Non surgical candidate
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) wedge resectionAlso: Nodules marked with fiducials such as Kopan needles under CT fluoroscopy followed by VATS wedge resection. | Procedure or surgery | CT Marking and VATS lung wedge resection |
Primary outcome
Number of Participants With Treatment-related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v4.0
Time frame: 30 days
The patient will be monitored while in the hospital by their thoracic surgical team as well as by two research nurses named Lauren Donahue, RN and Karen Magsipoc, NP. The research nurses will document any perioperative complications and mortality that arise during the patient's stay in the hospital.
1 secondary outcome
Patients Underwent a Successful Resection
Time frame: 30 days
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 18 Nov 2025.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Background: PubMed 26031893Gill RR, Zheng Y, Barlow JS, Jayender J, Girard EE, Hartigan PM, Chirieac LR, Belle-King CJ, Murray K, Sears C, Wee JO, Jaklitsch MT, Colson YL, Bueno R. Image-guided video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (iVATS) - phase I-II clinical trial. J Surg Oncol. 2015 Jul;112(1):18-25. doi: 10.1002/jso.23941. Epub 2015 May 28.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Raphael Bueno, M.D. principal investigator
Brigham and Women's Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) wedge resection in people with Lung Cancer, run by Brigham and Women's Hospital at 1 site in United States.
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 1 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 18 Nov 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 United States. 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.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 29 Apr 2019). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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?
Number of Participants With Treatment-related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v4.0 (time frame: 30 days). 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 NCT01847209, 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 18 Nov 2025; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 6 Nov 2026.