Status:

UNKNOWN

Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

Conditions:

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) major pulmonary resection with systematic node dissection (SND) for clinical stage IIIA non-small...

Detailed Description

Video-assisted or minimally invasive surgery has become the standard approach for many abdominal surgical operations such as cholecystectomy and fundoplication. With respect to the thorax, video-assis...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (Squamous, adenosquamous, large cell, or poorly differentiated)
  • Stage IIIA (T1-3, N2, M0): N2 disease confirmed by any of the following: Mediastinoscopy; Bronchoscopy with fine-needle aspiration or esophagoscopy; or PET scan
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Hematopoietic: WBC at least 4,000/mm\^3; Platelet count at least 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hepatic: Bilirubin normal; AST/ALT no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN); Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2.5 times ULN
  • Renal: Creatinine clearance greater than 60 ml/min
  • Cardiovascular: Cardiac function normal

Exclusion

  • Severe complications or infections
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women
  • Clinically significant heart disease
  • Uncontrolled hepatitis, chronic liver disease, or diabetes mellitus
  • Another active cancer except properly treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal/squamous cell skin carcinoma

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00862004

Start Date

December 1 2008

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

February 2 2010

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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510120