Malignant lung tumors
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Peripheral primary or metastatic lung tumors larger than 2 cm. 2. Tumors located near lung hilum including less than 2 cm. 3. Tumor local control is not expected by surgery, chemotherapy or conventional radiation therapy. 4. Patients who request cryoablation after radiation therapy, even if tumors could be cured by surgery. 5. Patients who request cryoablation after proton beam therapy rather than cryoablation after stereotactic radiation therapy. 6. Patients with multiple lung metastases whose prognosis could be prolonged by a part of tumors is treated by cryoablation after proton beam therapy. 7. Patients who give informed consent for risk and prognosis after cryoablation after proton beam therapy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with moderate interstitial pneumonia. 2. Patients who suffered radiation pneumonia after proton beam therapy. 3. Patients with another primary tumors.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Complications after treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Local control and overall survival more than 2 years after treatment. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kameda Medical Center General thoracic surgery