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The Safety and Feasibility of Costal Bone Marrow Aspiration During Thoracic Surgery

Phase I Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety and Feasibility of Bone Marrow Aspiration From Ribs During Thoracic Surgery

Status
Terminated
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05251805
Enrollment
4
Registered
2022-02-23
Start date
2023-03-20
Completion date
2024-12-31
Last updated
2025-06-08

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Conditions

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Brief summary

This pilot trial is designed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of obtaining bone marrow from costal aspiration during surgery. The investigators hypothese that sufficient bone marrow-derived HSPC's (which represent only 0,1% of the total bone marrow fraction) can be derived by rib bone marrow aspiration for ex vivo single-cell evaluation, optimization of a 3D BMN platform and preclinical ex/in vivo assessment in patient-derived organoids and murine xenograft models.

Detailed description

This pilot trial is designed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of obtaining bone marrow from costal aspiration during surgery. Previous trials demonstrated the feasibility of micro-metastasis detection in rib marrow aspirate. This procedure appears safe since no adverse events were documented during previous trials. The investigators hypothesize this technique can be used to obtain sufficient bone marrow-derived HSPC's (which represent only 0,1% of the total bone marrow fraction) for ex vivo single-cell evaluation, optimization of a 3D BMN platform and preclinical ex/in vivo assessment in patient-derived organoids and murine xenograft models. The use of rib marrow eliminates the need for extra incisions because the cuts made for trocar placement or the thoracotomy can be re-used. Therefore, the investigators hypothesize that the patients undergoing costal bone marrow aspiration during surgery will not experience extra discomfort. Every patient undergoing thoracic surgery is treated according to ERAS protocols with a major emphasis on pain control. If the feasibility and safety of bone marrow aspiration are confirmed by this pilot trial, the investigators plan to conduct a large-scale study in which they will collect and bank blood, bone marrow and tumor per NSCLC patient. With this unique autologous biological material collection, the investigators aspire to conduct innovative research into the current resistance mechanisms of NSCLC to immunotherapy;

Interventions

PROCEDUREBlood, bone marrow and lung tumor tissue collection

Blood sampling: 12ml of blood will be collected during the routine pre-operative blood collection Bone marrow aspiration during thoracic surgery: following the surgical intervention, bone marrow aspiration will be performed through the incisions made for the thoracic procedure. The ribs lying directly above and below the trocar incision will be exposed. A bone marrow needle will be advanced into the periost until the needle tip reaches the bone marrow. After removing the stylet a 2ml syringe will be attached to the aspiration needle and 0.5ml to 2ml of bone marrow will be aspirated before removing the needle. This procedure will be repeated twice for every trocar site, for a maximum of 3 trocar sites, or until 5ml of bone marrow aspirate is obtained. Lung tumor collection: all surgical samples will be analyzed by our anatomopathological department. Viable and fresh material, not used for the diagnostic purposes, will be sent to the LMCT.

Sponsors

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patient undergoing thoracic surgery for a confirmed or suspected lung cancer

Exclusion criteria

* Uncertainty of pre-operative diagnosis, exception is per-op frozen section analysis confirming malignity * ASA ≥ 3 * Bleeding disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The Occurrence of Adverse Events Following Costal Bone Marrow Aspiration Classified by Calvien Dindo7 days following surgeryAll adverse events will be classified by the Clavien Dindo classification. The study will be closed prematurely if 2 patients experience a grade 3 adverse event directly related to the bone marrow aspiration

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Measurement of the Amount of HPSC's That Can be Obtained From Costal Bone Marrow7 days following aspiration from the bone marrowa minimum of 2x106 Lin- CD34+ HPSC are required to allow single cell sequencing, 3D bone marrow cultivation and transplantation in immunodeficient mice.

Countries

Belgium

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Costal Bone Marrow Aspiration
10 NSCLC patients undergoing surgery from which blood samples, bone marrow aspirate and lung tumor tissue will be collected Blood, bone marrow and lung tumor tissue collection: Blood sampling: 12ml of blood will be collected during the routine pre-operative blood collection Bone marrow aspiration during thoracic surgery: following the surgical intervention, bone marrow aspiration will be performed through the incisions made for the thoracic procedure. The ribs lying directly above and below the trocar incision will be exposed. A bone marrow needle will be advanced into the periost until the needle tip reaches the bone marrow. After removing the stylet a 2ml syringe will be attached to the aspiration needle and 0.5ml to 2ml of bone marrow will be aspirated before removing the needle. This procedure will be repeated twice for every trocar site, for a maximum of 3 trocar sites, or until 5ml of bone marrow aspirate is obtained. Lung tumor collection: all surgical samples will be analyzed by our anatomopathological department. Viable and fresh material, not used for the diagnostic purposes, will be sent to the LMCT.
4
Total4

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicCostal Bone Marrow Aspiration
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
1 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
3 Participants
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected— Participants
Region of Enrollment
Belgium
4 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
4 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 4
other
Total, other adverse events
4 / 4
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 4

Outcome results

Primary

The Occurrence of Adverse Events Following Costal Bone Marrow Aspiration Classified by Calvien Dindo

All adverse events will be classified by the Clavien Dindo classification. The study will be closed prematurely if 2 patients experience a grade 3 adverse event directly related to the bone marrow aspiration

Time frame: 7 days following surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)
Costal Bone Marrow AspirationThe Occurrence of Adverse Events Following Costal Bone Marrow Aspiration Classified by Calvien Dindo6 total of adverse events
Secondary

Measurement of the Amount of HPSC's That Can be Obtained From Costal Bone Marrow

a minimum of 2x106 Lin- CD34+ HPSC are required to allow single cell sequencing, 3D bone marrow cultivation and transplantation in immunodeficient mice.

Time frame: 7 days following aspiration from the bone marrow

Population: the HPSC's couldn't be measured as the bone marrow aspiration stayed unsuccesfull. hPSC's needed to be extracted from the costal bone marrow. However, since the bone marrow aspiration from the costal bone marrow stayed unsuccesfull, no hPSC's could be extracted and thus the amount could not be measured.

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