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Systematic Sampling of Lymph Nodes vs. Lymphadenectomy According to Intraoperative Frozen Pathology for Pulmonary Invasive Adenocarcinoma With Ground-glass Opacity

A Prospective and Multi-center RCT Study of Lymphadenectomy Based on Intraoperative Frozen Pathology for Pulmonary Invasive Adenocarcinoma Presenting With Ground Glass Opacity

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03322826
Enrollment
600
Registered
2017-10-26
Start date
2017-12-08
Completion date
2023-10-28
Last updated
2017-12-19

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Conditions

Lymph Node Excision

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of systematic sampling of lymph nodes vs. lymphadenectomy on outcome according to intraoperative frozen pathology for pulmonary invasive adenocarcinoma with ground-glass opacity (GGO) after VATS lobectomy.

Detailed description

On HRCT screening, early lung adenocarcinoma often contains a nonsolid component called ground-glass opacity (GGO). In 2011, pulmonary adenocarcinomas were classified into atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH), adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS), minimally invasive carcinoma (MIA) and more extensively invasive adenocarcinoma (IAC) \[1\]. Early adenocarcinomas with GGO-dominant always mean low-grade malignancy and have an extremely favorable prognosis \[2-5\]. Previous studies have shown that patients with AAH, AIS and MIA have excellent survival rates (5-year survival rate is approximate 95%) after resection, and only 0.83% - 2.91% patients have lymph node metastasis \[6-9\]. At present, lymphadenectomy is always undergone in patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma with ground-glass opacity. However, for MIA patients (especially in T1a-b stage), the appropriate use of lymphadenectomy continues to be debated. Nowadays, intraoperative frozen pathology is widely used during operation. However, whether sampling of lymph nodes or lymphadenectomy should be performed for GGO lesions according to intraoperative pathological diagnosis is unclear. The aim of this prospective study is to evaluate whether there are any trends regarding the impact of subtypes of invasive adenocarcinoma according to intraoperative frozen pathology in sampling of lymph nodes vs. lymphadenectomy.

Interventions

PROCEDUREsystematic sampling of the lymph-node

Systematic Sampling of lymph nodes

PROCEDURElymphadenectomy

Routine lymph nodes dissection in lung cancer

Sponsors

Changhai Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Shanghai 10th People's Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Ruijin Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
RenJi Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. A peripheral nodular lesion; 2. The maximum diameters of whole GGO lesions and solid components on lung windows were no more than 3 cm (T1 stage); 3. VATS lobectomy 4. 25%≦Consolidation/Tumor ratio ≦50% 5. ECOG performance status 0-2; 6. Without distant metastasis; 7. Intraoperative frozen pathology confirmed invasive or minimally invasive adenocarcinoma. 8. No operation contraindication 9. Cardiovascular: Cardiac function normal 10. Renal: Creatinine clearance greater than 60 ml/min 11. The expected survival after surgery ≥ 6 months 12. Must be able to sign written informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

1. Age less than 18 years old 2. Known hereditary bleeding disorder with history of post-operative hemorrhage 3. Patients maintained on chronic anticoagulation (eg Coumadin therapy) 4. Known hematogenous disorder 5. Known primary or secondary malignancy 6. Pregnant or breast-feeding women; 7. Clinically significant heart disease; 8. Patients who are unwilling or unable to comply with study procedures; 9. Receiving immunosuppressive therapy; 10. HIV/AIDS. 11. Multiple lesions in lung

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
recurrence-free survivalfive years after surgeryrecurrence-free survival status of patients after surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall Survivalfive years after surgerysurvival status of patients after surgery
Morbidity rateup to 30 days after surgerythe rates of complications related to treatment during perioperative period
Mortality rateup to 30 days after surgerythe rates of death related to treatment during perioperative period

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactChang Chen, M.D. Ph.D.
chenthoracic@163.com13816869003

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026