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Volatil Organic Compounds in Exhaled Air and Sweat After Thoracic Surgery for Carcinological Resection

Volatil Organic Compounds in Exhaled Air and Sweat After Thoracic Surgery for Carcinological Resection

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03803137
Acronym
Onco-VOC
Enrollment
50
Registered
2019-01-14
Start date
2018-09-20
Completion date
2021-09-30
Last updated
2020-12-19

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Conditions

Lung Cancer, Non-small Cell

Brief summary

Bronchopulmonary cancer, with 39 000 new cases and 30 000 deaths per year, is a main issue in public health in France. It is the leading cause of cancer death in France. A lot of progress in medical care has been made, but surgery remains the most effective treatment, when it is still possible. The goal is to detect and manage the lung cancer as early as possible. Alongside screening strategies by annual thoracic scanner, new approaches with innovative technologies open up for cancer detection and therapeutic follow-up. The study of volatile organic compounds (VOC) detected in exhaled air or in sweat, is an innovative research area for respiratory diseases. The volatolomic analysis can be done either by the technique of the mass spectrometry which allows the identification of each VOC in the exhaled air or by the technique of electronic nose, simpler and faster, which provides an idea of the general profile of the VOC without identifying them. The VOC have shown their interest in some situations, such as diagnostic or prognostic tool in patients followed for thoracic tumorous pathology or bronchial or pulmonary vascular diseases. The composition of VOC in exhaled air and sweat is altered in patients with lung cancer. The VOC analysis and their variation could be used particularly in the follow-up of patients treated for lung cancer. The purpose of this clinical research is to identify the VOCs related to lung cancers by comparing the VOC profiles in exhaled air and in sweat from patients diagnosed with localized lung cancer before and after resection surgery.

Interventions

VOC analysis in exhaled air with e-noses and mass spectrometry

Sponsors

Hopital Foch
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patient aged ≥ 18 years old * Patient with non-small cell lung cancer * Operable grade I or II * No specific treatment before surgery (radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapy) * Patient with healthcare insurance Non Inclusion Criteria: * Treatment with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or neoadjuvant cancer targeted therapy before thoracic surgery * Patient with oxygen therapy or invasive ventilation * Patient unable to perform a slow vital capacity * Dermatological therapy interfering with sweat collection (psoriasis, irritant dermatitis, for instance) * Pregnant women * Patient deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Comparison of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profiles by mass spectrometrychange from baseline profiles at 2 month post-surgeryComparison of variation in Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profiles in exhaled air of patients before and after surgery. The VOC will be identified by their molecular mass (by the mass spectrometry)
Comparison of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profiles in by electronic noseschange from baseline profiles at 2 month post-surgeryComparison of variation in Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profiles in exhaled air of patients before and after surgery. The VOC will be identified by the sensor deflection (by the electronic noses).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Comparison of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profiles in sweat30 days before the surgery and 45 to 75 days after surgeryComparison of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profiles in sweat of patients before and after surgery. The VOC will be identified by their molecular mass (by the mass spectrometry).
Variation of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) and relapse rate30 days before the surgery, 45 to 75 days after surgery and 2 yearsCorrelation between the variation of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) before-after surgery and relapse rate at 2 years
Correlation between Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profiles and relapse rate2 months and 2 years after surgeryCorrelation between the Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profiles 2 months after the surgery and relapse rate at 2 years
Comparison of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profiles in exhaled air and tumoral lung tissue30 days before the surgery, day of surgery and 45 to 75 days after surgeryComparison of Volatil Organic Compound (VOC) profiles in exhaled air of patients and those released ex-vivo by the tumoral lung tissue. The VOC will be identified by their molecular mass (by the mass spectrometry).

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactElisabeth Hullier-Ammar
drci-promotion@hopital-foch.com+33 1 46 25 11 75

Outcome results

None listed

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