Complete Echo-endoscopic staging of lung cancer vs mediastinoscopy: a randomised clinical trial.
Phase 3
- Conditions
- bronchial malignancylung cancer10029107
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON30291
- Lead Sponsor
- eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Inclusion Criteria
Those patients with (suspected) non small cell lung cancer that are candidates
for surgical resction of the lung tumor in whom- according to the national CBO guideline - there is an indication to obtain tissue from the mediastinal lymph nodes.
Exclusion Criteria
Prior chemo/ or radiation therapy for lung cancer
Esophageal strictures
Concurrent other malignant diseases
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Decetion of regional lymph node metastases</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Detection of tumour invasion<br /><br>Complications<br /><br>Costs<br /><br>Futile thoracotomies in both study arms</p><br>