Cancer Respiratory Bronchogenic Carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1- Histologically-diagnosed primary lung cancer either central lung cancer diagnosed with bronchoscopic biopsies or peripheral lung cancer diagnosed with CT or ultrasound ¿ guided biopsies. 2- Patients who are candidates for chemotherapy either because of the cell type as small cell lung cancer or advanced stage non -small cell lung cancer or early stages of lung cancer but not candidates for surgical treatment because of poor cardiopulmonary status or refusal of surgery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with one or more of the following: 1. Pulmonary metastasis from extrathoracic primary tumor. 2. Patients unfit for FOB. 3. Patients who are candidates for surgical resection. 4. Patients who refuse the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cathepsin B level and expression ;histopathological changes;electron microscopic changes;clinical presentation;tumor volume on radiology | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Matrix metalloproteinases-9 level and expression;Safety of the procedure | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Lecturer of Chest Medicine- Faculty of Medicine ¿ Mansoura University