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Non-Small Cell Lung CancerSGS2606NCT07780591

Septum-guided Segmentectomy for 2-3 cm Clinical Stage IA3 Peripheral Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A study testing septum-guided anatomical segmentectomy in people with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Shanghai Chest Hospital.

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Trial summary

This is a single-center, prospective, single-arm, open-label clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of septum-guided segmentectomy in patients with 2-3 cm clinical stage IA3 peripheral non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a consolidation-to-tumor ratio (CTR) greater than 0.5 and up to 1.0. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
septum-guided anatomical segmentectomy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
100 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Aug 2026to Aug 2034
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age 18 to 80 years, male or female.
  • Clinical stage IA3 non-small cell lung cancer according to the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 9th edition tumor, node, metastasis classification; clinical T1cN0M0; tumor maximum diameter >2 cm and <=3 cm on imaging evaluation.
  • Consolidation-to-tumor ratio (CTR) >0.5 and <=1 on thin-section computed tomography.
  • Peripheral tumor judged by the investigator to be amenable to curative segmentectomy or lobectomy, with an anticipated ability to achieve the protocol-specified surgical margin.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 1.
  • Preoperative pulmonary function adequate for surgery, with forced expiratory volume in 1 second >=60% predicted and single-breath diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide >=60% predicted, unless otherwise documented after multidisciplinary evaluation.
  • Willing to undergo intraoperative lymph node frozen-section biopsy to confirm node-negative status and understands that a positive frozen-section result will lead to conversion to lobectomy as standard treatment and exclusion from the primary efficacy analysis.
  • Able to understand the study and voluntarily sign written informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Intraoperative lymph node frozen-section biopsy confirms N1 or N2 metastasis, or preoperative endobronchial ultrasound-guided biopsy or mediastinoscopy confirms N1, N2, or N3 metastasis, pleural dissemination, or distant metastasis. Patients with positive intraoperative frozen-section results will be converted to lobectomy plus systematic lymph node dissection as standard treatment and recorded as screen failures.
  • Multiple primary lung cancers or multiple pulmonary nodules requiring concurrent resection outside the protocol-defined scope that would affect assessment of the primary endpoint.
  • Prior ipsilateral lobectomy or segmentectomy, or severe pleural adhesions making the study procedure unevaluable.
  • Other active malignancy within 5 years, except cured low-risk tumors.
  • Severe cardiac, cerebral, hepatic, renal, or other disease that would preclude general anesthesia or curative lung cancer surgery.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
  • Any other condition that, in the investigator's opinion, makes the participant unsuitable for this study.

About this study

Official title: Efficacy and Safety of Septum-guided Segmentectomy for 2-3 cm Clinical Stage IA3 Peripheral Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Single-Center, Prospective, Single-Arm Clinical Trial

This is a single-center, prospective, single-arm, open-label clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of septum-guided segmentectomy in patients with 2-3 cm clinical stage IA3 peripheral non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a consolidation-to-tumor ratio (CTR) greater than 0.5 and up to 1.0. All eligible participants will undergo planned septum-guided anatomical segmentectomy or combined segmentectomy after intraoperative frozen-section confirmation of node-negative (N0) lymph node status. The primary endpoint is 3-year recurrence-free survival (RFS).

Read the detailed description

Lobectomy has long been the standard surgical treatment for operable early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Randomized studies such as Japan Clinical Oncology Group 0802/West Japan Oncology Group 4607L (JCOG0802/WJOG4607L) and Cancer and Leukemia Group B 140503 (CALGB 140503) have supported sublobar resection for selected early-stage peripheral NSCLC, but most evidence is concentrated in tumors measuring 2 cm or less. For patients with 2-3 cm, solid-predominant clinical stage IA3 peripheral NSCLC, prospective evidence on the oncologic safety and pulmonary function benefit of segmentectomy remains limited.

septum-guided segmentectomy uses the intersegmental vein and intersegmental septal membrane as anatomical landmarks to standardize the intersegmental plane and achieve reproducible anatomical resection while preserving lung function. This study uses a single-arm objective performance criterion design. The planned enrollment is 100 participants, allowing for approximately 15% unevaluable or lost-to-follow-up participants, with a target evaluable sample of 83.

Before proceeding with segmentectomy, intraoperative frozen-section biopsy of protocol-specified lymph node stations is required to confirm node-negative (N0) disease. A positive frozen-section result will lead to conversion to lobectomy plus systematic lymph node dissection as standard treatment, and the participant will be recorded as a screen failure for the primary efficacy analysis while contributing to safety follow-up as specified in the protocol.

Participants will be followed after surgery at 1, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 months, and annually during years 4 and 5. The primary endpoint is 3-year recurrence-free survival (RFS). Secondary and safety outcomes include pulmonary function changes, perioperative outcomes, microscopically margin-negative (R0) resection, lymph node assessment, local recurrence, overall survival, disease-free survival, quality of life, and postoperative adjuvant therapy.

Being tested
septum-guided anatomical segmentectomy
Keywords
segmentectomy, clinical stage IA3, peripheral NSCLC
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

What participants receive

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

  • septum-guided anatomical segmentectomyProcedure or surgery

    septum-guided anatomical segmentectomy or combined segmentectomy performed for eligible peripheral clinical stage IA3 non-small cell lung cancer. The intersegmental vein and intersegmental septal membrane are used as anatomical landmarks to define the intersegmental plane. Intraoperative lymph node frozen-section biopsy must confirm node-negative (N0) status before segmentectomy proceeds; positive nodal disease leads to lobectomy plus systematic lymph node dissection as standard treatment.

Study groups in NCT07780591
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
septum-guided segmentectomyExperimentalParticipants with 2-3 cm clinical stage IA3 peripheral non-small cell lung cancer and consolidation-to-tumor ratio (CTR) >0.5 to <=1.0 will undergo planned septum-guided anatomical segmentectomy or combined segmentectomy after intraoperative frozen-section confirmation of node-negative (N0) lymph node status.
Receives: Procedure: septum-guided anatomical segmentectomy

What is being measured

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

  1. 3-Year Recurrence-Free Survival

    Recurrence-free survival is defined as the time from surgery to the first imaging- or pathology-confirmed recurrence, metastasis, or death from any cause. The primary analysis will estimate the 3-year recurrence-free survival rate using the Kaplan-Meier method.

    Measured: Up to 3 years after surgery

Secondary outcomes (20)
  1. Change in Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second at 6 Months

    Change in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) from preoperative baseline to 6 months after surgery, reported as absolute and percent predicted values according to pulmonary function testing.

    Measured: Baseline and 6 months after surgery

  2. Change in Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second at 12 Months

    Change in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) from preoperative baseline to 12 months after surgery, reported as absolute and percent predicted values according to pulmonary function testing.

    Measured: Baseline and 12 months after surgery

  3. Change in Forced Vital Capacity at 6 Months

    Change in forced vital capacity (FVC) from preoperative baseline to 6 months after surgery, reported as absolute and percent predicted values according to pulmonary function testing.

    Measured: Baseline and 6 months after surgery

  4. Change in Forced Vital Capacity at 12 Months

    Change in forced vital capacity (FVC) from preoperative baseline to 12 months after surgery, reported as absolute and percent predicted values according to pulmonary function testing.

    Measured: Baseline and 12 months after surgery

  5. Change in Single-Breath Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide at 6 Months

    Change in single-breath diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO SB) from preoperative baseline to 6 months after surgery.

    Measured: Baseline and 6 months after surgery

  6. Change in Single-Breath Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide at 12 Months

    Change in single-breath diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO SB) from preoperative baseline to 12 months after surgery.

    Measured: Baseline and 12 months after surgery

  7. Operative Time

    Operative time measured in minutes from surgical incision to closure, or according to the start and end times recorded in the operative or anesthesia record.

    Measured: Intraoperative

  8. Intraoperative Blood Loss

    Estimated intraoperative blood loss measured in milliliters according to the operative or anesthesia record.

    Measured: Intraoperative

  9. Chest Tube Duration

    Duration of postoperative chest tube placement measured in days from surgery to chest tube removal.

    Measured: From surgery until chest tube removal, assessed up to 30 days

  10. Postoperative Length of Stay

    Length of postoperative hospital stay measured in days from surgery to discharge.

    Measured: From surgery until hospital discharge, assessed up to 30 days

  11. Postoperative Complications

    Incidence and severity of postoperative complications within 30 days after surgery, graded according to the Clavien-Dindo classification.

    Measured: Up to 30 days after surgery

  12. Microscopically Margin-Negative Resection Rate

    Proportion of participants with microscopically margin-negative resection based on the final pathology report.

    Measured: Day of final pathology report, up to 30 days after surgery

  13. Lymph Node Assessment Quality

    Quality of lymph node assessment, including the number and stations of sampled or dissected lymph nodes as documented in the operative and pathology records.

    Measured: Day of final pathology report, up to 30 days after surgery

  14. Surgical Margin Distance

    Distance from the tumor to the surgical resection margin, assessed from operative and final pathology findings.

    Measured: Perioperative period and day of final pathology report, up to 30 days after surgery

  15. Local Recurrence Rate

    Proportion of participants with local recurrence, including recurrence at the surgical margin, ipsilateral thoracic cavity, or hilar or mediastinal lymph nodes.

    Measured: Up to 5 years after surgery

  16. Overall Survival

    Overall survival is defined as the time from surgery to death from any cause.

    Measured: Up to 5 years after surgery

  17. Disease-Free Survival

    Disease-free survival is defined as the time from surgery to recurrence, metastasis, or death from any cause.

    Measured: Up to 5 years after surgery

  18. Global Health Status and Quality of Life Score Assessed by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30

    The global health status and quality of life scale of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 will be reported as one score. The score ranges from 0 to 100; higher scores indicate better global health status and quality of life.

    Measured: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 36 months, and 60 months after surgery

  19. Postoperative Adjuvant Therapy

    Proportion of participants receiving postoperative adjuvant therapy and the type of adjuvant regimen administered during follow-up.

    Measured: Up to 5 years after surgery

  20. Lung Cancer Symptom Burden Summary Score Assessed by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Lung Cancer 13

    Lung cancer symptom burden will be assessed using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Lung Cancer 13. A prespecified summary score will be calculated as the mean of the available questionnaire symptom item or scale scores after linear transformation to a 0 to 100 scale; higher scores indicate worse lung cancer symptom burden.

    Measured: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 36 months, and 60 months after surgery

Timeline

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

  1. First posted21 Aug 2026
  2. Study startAug 2026 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionAug 2032 (estimated)
  4. Study completionAug 2034 (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
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
Single-arm objective performance criterion design. All eligible participants will receive septum-guided segmentectomy after confirmation of node-negative (N0) lymph node status by intraoperative frozen-section biopsy.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
100 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07780591
Sponsor's protocol ID
SGS2606
Acronym
SGS2606
Status last verified
Aug 2026
First submitted
11 Aug 2026
Last updated
21 Aug 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing septum-guided anatomical segmentectomy in people with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Shanghai Chest Hospital.

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 8 inclusion and 7 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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?

3-Year Recurrence-Free Survival (time frame: Up to 3 years after surgery). 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 21 Aug 2026.

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