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Using E-Nose Technology to Track Treatment Response in People With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Electronic Nose (E-nose) Technology to Assess Pathologic Response and Post- Treatment Progression for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: a Phase II Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07218601
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-10-20
Start date
2025-10-10
Completion date
2027-10-01
Last updated
2026-03-23

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Keywords

E-Nose Technology, 25-124

Brief summary

The researchers are doing this study to test the ability of a new technology called breathprinting, or electronic nose (E-Nose), to measure changes in certain chemicals in the breath before and after standard neoadjuvant therapy in people with NSCLC.

Interventions

Cohort 1: patients undergoing neoadjuvant treatment (stages II to IIIB) will undergo breath sampling (1) at baseline before any treatment, (2) 2 weeks after neoadjuvant therapy, (3) 2 weeks after surgery, (4) 6 months after surgery, and (5) every 6 months for the first 2 years. Cohort 2: patients who are planned to undergo upfront surgery will undergo breath sampling (1) at baseline before upfront surgery, (2) 2 weeks after surgery, (3) 6 months after surgery, and (4) every 6 months for the first 2 years.

Cohort 1: Blood sample collections will coincide with the breath collection schedule.

Sponsors

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥18 * Untreated clinical stage I NSCLC amenable to upfront surgery * Untreated stage II to IIIB NSCLC amenable to neoadjuvant treatment followed by surgery * ECOG Performance Status of ≤2 Of note, the E-nose is a completely noninvasive technology (only breath samples are collected). Therefore, this intervention would have no effects on a developing human fetus. There are therefore no requirements for the study population related to contraception or pregnancy testing.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
pathological response (Cohort 1: stages II to IIIB)up to 2 yearsobtained using E-nose technology, all patients who have pre-neoadjuvant treatment E-nose testing, pre-surgery E-nose testing, 2 week post-surgery E-nose testing, and E-nose testing every 6 months for 2 years will be considered evaluable for the primary endpoint of Major Pathologic Response (MPR). Patients with MPR confirmed on pathologic analysis will be considered to have had an MPR, whereas all other evaluable patients will be considered to have not had an MPR, in accordance with the intention-to-treat analysis.
progression (Cohort 1: stages II to IIIB)up to 2 yearsDifferences in VOC expression between time-point assessments will be calculated in terms of VOC percentage change from baseline to assess the magnitude of change among patients with and without progression, particularly at earlier time points. Here, progression is considered as a binary endpoint, where progression includes recurrence, disease progression, or death within 2 years.
progression (Cohort 2: Stage I)up to 2 yearsDifferences in VOC expression between time-point assessments will be calculated in terms of VOC percentage change from baseline to assess the magnitude of change among patients with and without progression, particularly at earlier time points. Here, progression is considered as a binary endpoint, where progression includes recurrence, disease progression, or death within 2 years.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORGaetano Rocco, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

CONTACTDavid Jones, MD
212-639-6428
CONTACTGaetano Rocco, MD
roccog@mskcc.org212-639-3478

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 24, 2026