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Transbronchial Biopsy Assisted by Robot Guidance in the Evaluation of Tumors of the Lung

Transbronchial Biopsy Assisted by Robot Guidance in the Evaluation of Tumors

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04182815
Acronym
TARGET
Enrollment
691
Registered
2019-12-02
Start date
2019-12-10
Completion date
2023-12-15
Last updated
2025-02-28

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Conditions

Lung Cancer, Pulmonary Nodule

Keywords

Bronchoscopy, Robotic bronchoscopy, Lung Lesions, Peripheral lesions, Lung Cancer, Monarch

Brief summary

This study is designed to evaluate clinical safety and diagnostic accuracy of the robotic-assisted bronchoscopy with biopsy performed with the Monarch™ Endoscopy Platform in a broad range of patients with pulmonary lesions.

Detailed description

Despite technological advancements in guided bronchoscopy such as electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy and radial probe endobronchial ultrasound, successful biopsy of peripheral pulmonary lesions remains a challenge due to a number of factors, one of which may be the ability to gain access to peripheral lesions due to the size and maneuverability of conventional bronchoscopes. The diagnostic yield of conventional bronchoscopic approaches for peripheral lesions remains suboptimal. A novel robotic assisted bronchoscopy procedure now exists for patients with lung nodules. This procedure is performed using the Monarch™ platform (Auris Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA). This study is expected to enroll up to 1200 patients at up to 30 investigative sites.

Interventions

Robotic assisted bronchoscopy of peripheral airways in human subjects for the purpose of biopsying peripheral lung lesions.

Sponsors

Auris Health, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Over 21 years of age; 2. Capable and willing to give informed consent; 3. Acceptable candidate for an elective, non-emergent bronchoscopic procedure; 4. Lung lesions, 8 mm to 50 mm in size, requiring bronchoscopic diagnosis which were identified on thin slice CT scan within 28 days of the intended bronchoscopy

Exclusion criteria

1. Medical contraindication to bronchoscopy as assessed by the investigator 2. Presence of uncorrectable bleeding disorders 3. Medical devices interfering with electro-magnetic navigation, including but not limited to pacemaker 4. Patients with the target lesion having endobronchial involvement seen on chest CT 5. Lack fitness to undergo flexible bronchoscopy as determined by the bronchoscopist prior to procedure, 6. Participation in any other clinical trial within 30 days of enrollment that would interfere with this study; 7. Uncontrolled or irreversible coagulopathy; 8. Female subjects who are pregnant or nursing at the time of the procedure or those of child-bearing potential refusing a pregnancy test prior to the procedure; 9. CT scan done greater than 28 days before the bronchoscopy procedure.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence of device or procedure related complicationsup to 7 days post procedureThe primary endpoint is a composite that includes pneumothorax requiring intervention rated as \> Grade 1 according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) scale, bleeding requiring medical intervention, rated as \> Grade 1 according to the CTCAE scale, and respiratory failure, rated as \> Grade 3 according to the CTCAE scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Rate of all pneumothoraxesup to 7 days post procedure
Total procedure timeDuring the procedure
Rate of conversion to conventional bronchoscopic procedureDuring the procedure
Rate of device or procedure related complicationsup to 7 days post procedureIndividual components of the primary endpoint
Rate of adverse events unrelated to device or procedureup to 7 days post procedure
Diagnostic yieldup to 24 months post procedureDiagnostic yield for all robotic-assisted procedure performed for suspicion of lung cancer will be evaluated based on histopathological assessment of acquired tissue samples
Sensitivity for malignancyup to 24 months post procedure
Rate of post-bronchoscopy infectionsup to 7 days post-procedure
Stage at diagnosisup to 24 months post procedureStage at diagnosis (if applicable) will be evaluated for all robotic-assisted bronchoscopy procedures performed for suspicion of lung cancer

Countries

Canada, China, United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026