Early Endobronchial Squamous Cell Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * Patients who received a curative treatment for head-and-neck or lung cancer, including all tumour stages. * Curative treatment > 1year ago * Smoker or ex-smoker * Age > 18 * Written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * Residual cancer or recurrence at the time of screening with standard screening methods. * Contraindications to bronchoscopy, as noted in the Dutch consensus guideline *bronchoscopy* (2003) * Prior bronchoscopy with local treatment in the preceding two years. * Serious non-malignant disease (e.g., congestive heart failure, or active uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infections) or other conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise study objectives. * Uncontrollable bleeding tendency.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome: Identification of lung cancer, esophageal cancer or metastasis by molecular profiling in exhaled breath and endobronchial air as screening method in this high risk population. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome: Prevalence of early (microscopic) lung and esophageal cancer in curatively treated head and neck cancer/ lung cancer patients. Exploratory outcome: Site specific signal of pre-invasive lesions | — |
Countries
Netherlands