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Lung CancerVortex_USNCT05801406

From Benchmark to Surgical Activity: the Role of Endobronchial Fiducial Markers for Ground Glass Lung Nodules Resection.

An observational study of Lung Cancer and Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, run by IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna at 1 site in Italy.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

With the risen popularity of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for lung cancer screening, many patients present with peripheral pulmonary ground-glass nodules (GGNs) with a suspicious solid part. The appropriate diagnostic and management strategy for those lesions can be questionable. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Tornado (Cook)
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
5 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
1 Oct 2024to 31 Oct 2025
How long will I take part?
12 Months
Phase
Observational
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

Study population: In this study, all patients over the age of 18 will be selected in case of finding of lung GGNs with the presence of a solid part inside > = 6 mm or with a solid part even less than 6 mm but with an increase in size. These must be subject to surgical treatment for both diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

Who may be able to join

  • all patients over the age of 18;
  • lung GGNs with the presence of a solid part inside > = 6 mm or with a solid part even less than 6 mm but with an increase in size;
  • subjects evaluated for surgical treatment during multidisciplinary tumor board.

Who cannot join

  • Patients not eligible for surgery

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Gian Piero Bandelli, MD contact

+390512149121

gianpiero.bandelli@hotmail.it

Italy1 site
  • Gian Piero Bandelli

    Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40133

    Gian Piero Bandelli, MD, +390512149121, gianpiero.bandelli@aosp.bo.it

    Niccolò Daddi, MD, PhD, +390512149049, niccolo.daddi@unibo.it

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About this study

With the risen popularity of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for lung cancer screening, many patients present with peripheral pulmonary ground-glass nodules (GGNs) with a suspicious solid part. The appropriate diagnostic and management strategy for those lesions can be questionable. If malignancy is suspected, a surgical biopsy with the guidance of various localization methods available is recommended.

Each localization method has its advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it may not be possible to establish a gold standard for localizing indeterminate lung nodules since comparative clinical trials are lacking.

Read the detailed description

The management of pulmonary ground-glass nodules (GGNs) may be different. If GGN is an incidental finding through LDCT, the lesion should be followed according to the current guidelines. It is recommend a multidisciplinary team discussion to be initiated if a new solid component develops or the solid portion size grows on follow-up CT as the risk of malignancy is high. Attempts to preoperatively biopsy solid components in part-solid GGNs are often not feasible and not helpful in clinical settings. Currently, if malignancy is suspected, a surgical biopsy with the guidance of various localization methods is recommended. If malignancy is confirmed, sub-lobar resection may provide an excellent oncologic outcome.

The LungVision system is a novel augmented-fluoroscopy-based real-time navigation and guidance technology for bronchoscopy that can enable real-time visualization and localization of pulmonary nodules.

In this study, all patients over the age of 18 will be enrolled in case of finding of lung GGNs with the presence of a solid part inside> = 6 mm or with a solid part even less than 6 mm but with an increase in size. These must be subject to surgical treatment for both diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. These nodules must have a bronchus sign inside. In these patients, a bronchoscopy under general anesthesia with oro-tracheal intubation with LungVision system and r-EBUS will be performed to select the area to mark with fiducial marker. After fiducial marker placement, a CT scan will be performed to control the position of fiducial marker compared to the lesion. Patients will subsequently undergo surgical treatment by using intraoperative ultrasonography to detect the position of fiducial marker in the completely deflated lung. The correct positioning of the fiducial marker compared to the lesion and the complete surgical excision of the target lesion will be evaluated on the surgical specimen.

Being tested
Tornado (Cook)
Keywords
Ultrasound, Marker, Fluoroscopy, Lung, Cancer, Bronchoscopy
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • Tornado (Cook)Device

    Fiducial marker endobronchial positioning under augmented fluoroscopy to mark ground glass opacities.

What is being measured

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

  1. Rate of adverse events

    Rate of complications due to endobronchial positioning of fiducial markers under augmented fluoroscopy to mark ground glass opacities.

    Measured: 12 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Number of fiducial markers completely removed

    Number of fiducial markers placed under augmented fluoroscopy completely removed (margins free from disease) after surgical removal of ground glass opacities in the lung

    Measured: 12 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted6 Apr 2023
  2. Study start1 Oct 2024 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion31 Oct 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Oct 2025 (estimated)

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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
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
5 participants (estimated)
Target duration
12 Months
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05801406
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRCSS AOU Bologna
Acronym
Vortex_US
Status last verified
Jul 2024
First submitted
25 Mar 2023
Last updated
30 Jul 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Lung Cancer and Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, run by IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna at 1 site in Italy.

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 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Jul 2024. 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 Italy. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Gian Piero Bandelli, MD (+390512149121, gianpiero.bandelli@hotmail.it), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Rate of adverse events (time frame: 12 months). 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 30 Jul 2024.

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