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Maximizing Lymph Node Dissection on Fresh and Fixed Lung Cancer Resection Specimens

Brigham and Women's Hospital · NCT06252129

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
160
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
July 26, 2024
Record last updated
March 5, 2026

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What the study is about

Lung cancer patients undergoing upfront surgery, highly benefit from a systematic lymph node dissection in the mediastinum and in the surgical specimens. The latter is performed by the pathologist. Developing a standardized technique to dissect the lobectomy specimen has the potential of maximizing the retrieval of all N1 stations lymph nodes. The investigators believe that the adoption of such technique will improve lung cancer staging and identify a higher number of patients that qualify for adjuvant therapies.

Being studied: Subjects undergoing a lung specimen lymph node dissection; Control group

Conditions: Lung Cancer; Lymph Node Metastasis; Pathologic Processes

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Subjects with a lung nodule or mass who are eligible to undergo a lobectomy.
  • Subject without any metastasis present.
  • Subjects who have peripheral lung nodule location
  • Subjects must be 18 years of age or older.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Subjects who received preoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
  • Subjects who have a lung nodule located in a central location. Central tumors are defined by those infiltrating the lobar airway.

Recruiting US locations

  • Brigham and Womens Hospital

    Boston, MA 02115

    Site contact: Paula Ugalde Figueroa THORACIC SURGEON, MD · 617-794-6491 · pugaldefigueroa@bwh.harvard.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Paula Ugalde Figueroa, M.D. · (617) 732-7696 · pugaldefigueroa@bwh.harvard.edu
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