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Lung CancerEBUSNCT02710565

Use of EBUS TBNA for Cell Culture as an Aid to Diagnose Lung Cancer and Lymphoma

A study testing Cohort in people with Lung Cancer and Lymphoma, run by Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust at 2 sites in United Kingdom.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Participants who are scheduled to have an endo bronchial ultrasound (EBUS) trans bronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) will provide additional samples. These samples will then be sent to Imperial College London to see whether a cell line can be grown. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
Cohort
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
22 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited Kingdom
Study dates
Feb 2016to Jul 2017
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

  • Male or females aged >18 years
  • Completed Chest CT
  • Written informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Patients with active tuberculosis (TB)
  • Pregnancy
  • Patients with significant psychiatric and or neurological comorbidity

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United Kingdom2 sites
  • Basildon Hospital

    Basildon, Essex, SS16 5NL

  • Imperial College London

    London, W12 0NN

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About this study

Official title: Use of Endo Bronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) Trans Bronchial Needle Aspiration (TBNA) for Cell Culture as an Aid to Diagnose Lung Cancer and Lymphoma

Participants who are scheduled to have an endo bronchial ultrasound (EBUS) trans bronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) will provide additional samples. These samples will then be sent to Imperial College London to see whether a cell line can be grown.

If growth is successful then the samples will be returned to our pathology department to see if grading is possible and then to compare these results with the previous diagnostic samples.

The cell line samples will not be used for patient diagnosis.

Read the detailed description

Obtaining adequate pathological specimen is essential in the diagnosis of cancer. Ultrasound guided sampling through endo bronchial ultrasound (EBUS) trans bronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) has emerged as a safe and accurate technique in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer but subtyping and/or genotyping of TBNA samples obtained by convex probe EBUS has long been considered to be limited by the lack of tissue architecture in these small tissue samples. The performance of small tissue samples in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) subtyping has been proven to be accurate in modern pathology practice adopting cell blocks and immunohistochemistry (IHC), reducing the NSCLC not otherwise specified rate for needle aspiration samples to 8-23%. It has also shown recently a promising result in work up of mediastinal lymphadenopathy when lymphoma is suspected.

It is thought that at times EBUS TBNA sample is still inadequate for further essential testing for diagnostic and therapeutic purpose and enhancing the yield is possibly by cell culture will not only be useful for diagnosing lung cancer and lymphoma but also will provide material for future research study.

We have therefore developed a research proposal in collaboration with scientists at the biomedical research laboratory at Imperial College London, who have excellent record in basic scientific research and currently involved in similar research on cell culture for other type of diseases.

Being tested
Cohort
Keywords
Endo bronchial ultrasound, Trans bronchial needle aspiration, Cell line, Lung cancer
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms, Lymphoma, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin

What participants receive

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

  • CohortOther

    Also called EBUS TBNA

    Obtaining additional EBUS TBNA samples for cell culture

Study groups in NCT02710565
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
CohortOtherParticipants who are scheduled to have an endo bronchial ultrasound (EBUS) trans bronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) will provide additional samples. These samples will then be sent to Imperial College London to see whether a cell line can be grown. If growth is successful then the samples will be returned to our pathology department to see if grading is possible and then to compare these results with the previous diagnostic samples. The cell line samples will not be used for patient diagnosis.
Receives: Other: Cohort

What is being measured

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

  1. Cell culture growth

    Are samples from EBUS TBNA suitable for cell culture?

    Measured: upto 50 Weeks

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Diagnostic benefit

    To ascertain the diagnostic benefit of EBUS TBNS for diagnosis of lymphoma in patients with isolated mediastinal lymphadenopathy.

    Measured: upto 50 Weeks

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Mar 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2016
  3. Primary completionJul 2017
  4. Study completionJul 2017

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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
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
22 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02710565
Sponsor's protocol ID
B723
Acronym
EBUS
Status last verified
Dec 2020
First submitted
7 Mar 2016
Last updated
23 Dec 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Cohort in people with Lung Cancer and Lymphoma, run by Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust at 2 sites in United Kingdom.

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 3 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 23 Dec 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United Kingdom. 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?

Cell culture growth (time frame: upto 50 Weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 23 Dec 2020.

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