Ablation treatment for lung ground-glass nodules that don’t go away
Part of Cancer, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This Phase 2 trial studies whether a procedure called “ablation” is safe and effective for certain lung cancers that appear as ground-glass spots on CT scans and do not improve after 3 months. It may help people who cannot fully have surgery for their condition.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 to 85 years old
- Your lung CT shows a ground-glass nodule (GGO) that did not shrink after 3 months
- The nodule is bigger than 8 mm and smaller than 3 cm
- Your nodule has shown clear growth, or the solid part is at least 2 mm (if it’s a single GGO)
- You either cannot tolerate surgery, have multiple nodules, can’t fully remove them surgically, or had surgery on the same side before
- You can understand the study and sign consent
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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