Optical biopsy for lung spots
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a new way to look at spots in the outer part of the lung using a special dye and a tiny camera during a bronchoscopy. It may help doctors see if the spot is cancer or not without needing a larger surgery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- A CT scan shows a spot in the outer part of your lung that a doctor wants to check with a small camera through your airway.
- You are willing and able to sign a consent form to participate.
- You are not allergic to a dye called fluorescein.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You do not have any other condition that would make the bronchoscopy procedure unsafe.
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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