Testing Endobronchial ultrasound-guided with Transesophageal ultrasound-guided fine for non-small cell lung cancer
Official title: Chest Lymph Node Sampling in Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer to be Treated With Curative-intent Radiation Treatment
Endoscopic Nodal Staging in Oligometastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Being Treated With Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (ENDO-SABR)
Interventions
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial fine needle aspiration (EBUS-TFNA)
Chest lymph node sampling procedure by EBUS
Transesophageal ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA)
Chest lymph node sampling procedure by EUS
Canadian Sites (2)
London Health Sciences Centre - London Regional Cancer Program
London, Ontario, Canada
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for12 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +Patients with oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including a primary lung tumour (± hilar/mediastinal adenopathy) with up to 5 synchronous metastases
- +Age 18 years or older
- +Patient has undergone staging investigations less than 3 months prior to registration.
- +Positron Emission Tomography (PET) / Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain (CT brain with contrast if contraindication to MRI) OR
- +CT chest/abdomen, radionucleotide bone scan and MRI of brain (CT brain with contrast if contraindication to MRI)
- +Pathologic confirmation of NSCLC
- +Good performance status (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group \[ECOG 0-1) with life-expectancy of at least 6 months as determined by enrolling physician
- +Radical treatment intent to all sites is recommended at multi-disciplinary tumour board or by discussion by medical oncologist and radiation oncologist and/or surgeon.
Exclusion
- −Contraindication to Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) / Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
- −Unable to provide consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more → for EBUS/EUS
- −Contraindication to chest radiotherapy
- −Pregnant or lactating women
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a treatment for a condition.
This study is not organised into the usual phase numbers — that is common for device, behavioural, and diagnostic research.
What is being given or done in this study: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial fine needle aspiration (EBUS-TFNA), Transesophageal ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA).
From the trial registry
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How the study is run
There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
There is one group in this study.
From the trial registry
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Who the study is looking for
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
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- eligibilityModule.sex
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How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 29 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around May 2025.
The main measurement is taken over: 2 years.
From the trial registry
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- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Changes to treatment intent and/or plan — measured over 2 years.
From the trial registry
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- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT04852588 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial fine needle aspiration (EBUS-TFNA)Procedure
Chest lymph node sampling procedure by EBUS
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About Transesophageal ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA)Procedure
Chest lymph node sampling procedure by EUS
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a procedure is here: A surgery, technique or clinical procedure being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: 2 years.
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2025-05-31.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 29 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists 2 locations, including: London, Ontario, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
This study will investigate the role of sampling suspicious chest lymph nodes with a procedure called endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial fine needle aspiration (EBUS-TFNA) or transesophageal ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in patients planned to receive radical dose radiation. This study will use Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) for treatment methods. SABR is a newer radiation treatment that delivers high-dose, precise radiation to small tumors and can be delivered more accurately than with older radiation treatment methods. It is considered a standard treatment for small lung cancers, and select cancers that have spread to the brain. The purpose of this study is to compare if the lymph node sampling procedure is valuable for determining the extend of nodal disease in metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) compared to imaging alone.
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