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Sputum Cytometry Analysis in Lung Cancer Screening After Professional Asbestos Exposure

Phase 3
Conditions
Lung Neoplasms
Interventions
Other: low-dose CT-scan AND induced sputum sample AND blood test
Registration Number
NCT01687647
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Caen
Brief Summary

Workers exposed to asbestos are at high risk of lung cancer. Medical follow-up of this population relies on repeated CT-scans which are more accurate for detection of peripheral lesions, and expose to X-rays and to risk of false-positives. Analysis of sputum using automate cytometry may be of interest in this population, alone or in combination with CT-scan.

An ancillary study will evaluate the interest of blood predictive biomarkers.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1000
Inclusion Criteria
  • High professional asbestos exposure
  • Member of a former cohort recruited between 2000 and 2006 in Caen, Rouen and Le Havre (inclusion criteria: 50-75 years at the time of initial recruitment, high intermittent asbestos exposure >= 1 year, or high discontinuous asbestos exposure >=10 years). All the living members of the cohort will be contacted: a maximum of 1000 subjects is expected, probably less.
  • Informed consent signed
Exclusion Criteria
  • Personal history of lung cancer
  • Refusal of the study protocol
  • Uncontrolled asthma or lung failure

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Screeninglow-dose CT-scan AND induced sputum sample AND blood testPaired-design: low-dose CT scan, sputum sample and blood test will be performed on all subjects.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Risk of false positivewithin 3 months

Ratio of false positives (RFP) for detection of lung cancer in reference to conventional cytology analysis of sputum

detection of lung cancerwithin 3 months

Ratio of sensitivities for detection of lung cancer in reference to conventionnal cytology analysis of sputum

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sensitivity for lung cancer detection compared with CT-scanwithin 3 months

Ratio of sensitivity (RSN) for lung cancer detection in reference with CT scan.

Interest of the combination "cytometry + CT-scan" compared with CT-scan alone will also be evaluated.

Specificity for detection of lung cancerwithin 3 months

Ratio of false positives (RFP) of automated cytometry analysis compared with CT-scan screening.

The combination "automated cytometry + CTscan" will also be evaluated compared with CT scan alone.

Predictive BiomarkersAnnually during a maximum of 5 years

Frequency of specific biomarkers at the time of screening. Links between lung cancer during 5 years of prospective follow-up.

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Rouen University Hospital

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Rouen, France

Caen University Hospital

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Caen, France

Le Havre Hospital

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Le Havre, France

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