circulating tumour cells (CTC) Non small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) Diagnostic leukapheresis (DLA) tumour heterogeneity circulerende tumor cellen (CTC) niet kleincellig long carcinoom (NSCLC) diagnostische leukopherese (DLA) tumor heterogeniteit
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with a histologically proven pulmonary malignancy (all disease stages) Performance status 0-2 Patients using anticoagulants such as fraxodi or acenocoumarol are allowed, unless they have hemorrhagic events Signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with insufficient peripheral venes to undergo leukapheresis Haemorrhagic diathesis: recent CVA, major bleeding, ulcus duodeni Cardiac failure, LVEF<40% No growth factors are allowed
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of CTC's and percentage of patients who had CTC's detected. And comparing the CTC detection percentage per disease stage (stage I-IV). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| survival and mutations measured in the CTC's and the original tumour. | — |
Contacts
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Department of Pulmonary Disease, Box 30001