Evaluation of Clinical Utility of a Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) and CTC clusters-based test (â??TruCheckâ??) for early detection of malignant Lung Lesions in heavy smokers

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•Inclusion Criteria for Cohort A (Heavy Smokers)
•1.Male or female volunteer aged 40 years and above
•2.Heavy (e.g., >20 pack-year) smoking history including current smokers or those have quit smoking within the past 15 years.
•3.Agreeing to participate in the study by giving written informed consent
•Inclusion Criteria for Cohort B (High Risk, but not Heavy Smokers)
•1.Male or female volunteer aged 40 years and above
•2.Less than 20 pack-year smoking history, including current smokers or those who have quit smoking within the past 15 years.
•3.Agreeing to participate in the study by giving written informed consent
•4.Having at least one of the following risk factors:
•i) Family history of lung cancer in first degree relatives, in which case younger patients (30 years and above) could be recruited
•ii) Environmental (passive) tobacco smoking history for past
•iii) Chronic lung disease, namely, tuberculosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Emphysema, Interstitial lung disease, such as pulmonary fibrosis
•iv) Occupational and environmental exposures, such as asbestos, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, coal smoke, diesel fumes, nickel, silica, and soot
•v) High levels of radon exposure

•Exclusion Criteria (Common for Cohort A and Cohort B)
•1.Inability to provide Informed Consent
•2.Inability to undergo LDCT scans
•3.Prior diagnosis of any cancer
•4.Being pregnant
•5.Having previously undergone radiation therapy to the chest
•6.Conditions which may interfere in the interpretation of CT (e.g., metallic implants on chest wall, cardiac pacemakers)
•7.Patients who have undergone CT chest within the last 18 months
•8.Comorbidities which may hamper feasibility of lung biopsy
•9.History of removal of any portion of the lung, excluding needle biopsy
•10.Subjects that do not meet all of the enrollment criteria may not be enrolled. Any violations of these criteria must be reported in accordance with IEC Policies and Procedures.
•Subjects that do not meet all of the enrollment criteria may not be enrolled. Any violations of these criteria must be reported in accordance with IEC Policies and Procedures.

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