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Optical Biopsy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions
Registration Number
NCT06457087
Lead Sponsor
Shanghai Chest Hospital
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to describe confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) interpretation criteria for different types of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs), with histopathological correlation, and to perform the validation of these criteria.

Detailed Description

CLE is a modern imaging technique that uses an excitation laser light to create real-time microscopic images of tissues. During transbronchial lung biopsy, CLE has the potential to provide real-time non-invasive diagnosis of PPLs ("optical biopsy"). In this study, we will obtain CLE images within the target lesion before taking a biopsy during transbronchial lung biopsy of PPLs. We will compare the results of the "optical biopsy" with the corresponding histopathological results and develop CLE interpretation criteria for different types of PPLs. In addition, we will perform the validation of these criteria to evaluate the ability of CLE to discriminate between benign and malignant PPLs.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patients older than 18 years.
  2. Chest CT shows peripheral pulmonary lesions (peripheral pulmonary lesions are lesions beyond the segmental bronchi that are invisible during bronchoscopy), and transbronchial biopsy is considered necessary and feasible.
  3. Patients who have good compliance and sign informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patients with known allergy for fluorescein.
  2. Pregnant or lactating women.
  3. Patients with contraindications of bronchoscopy.
  4. The investigators believe that patient has other conditions that are not suitable for the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Diagnostic accuracy of CLE in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant PPLs6 months post-procedure

Diagnostic accuracy is defined as the number of lesions correctly identified as malignant or benign using our proposed CLE interpretation criteria divided by the total number of lesions.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of complications1 month post-procedure

Complications mean a composite of procedure related adverse advents during and after the operation.

Sensitivity, specificity of CLE in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant PPLs6 months post-procedure

Sensitivity is defined as the number of lesions correctly identified as malignant using our proposed CLE interpretation criteria divided by the total number of malignant lesions. Specificity is defined as the number of lesions correctly identified as benign using our proposed CLE interpretation criteria divided by the total number of benign lesions.

positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of CLE in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant PPLs6 months post-procedure

The positive predictive value is the percentage of true malignant lesions among all lesions identified as malignant using our proposed CLE interpretation criteria. The negative predictive value is the percentage of true benign lesions among all lesions identified as benign using our proposed CLE interpretation criteria.

Diagnostic accuracy of CLE in differential diagnosis of different types of PPLs6 months post-procedure

Different types of PPLs include different types of common malignant PPLs (e.g., adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, small cell lung carcinoma, etc.) and different types of common benign PPLs (e.g., inflammation, tuberculosis, fungal infection, etc.). Diagnostic accuracy is defined as the number of lesions correctly identified as a specific disease using our proposed CLE interpretation criteria divided by the total number of lesions.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shanghai Chest Hospital

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

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