Freezing small lung tumors with a robot-guided tube
Part of Cancer, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a new way to freeze and kill lung tumors using a thin tube (bronchoscope) guided by a robot. It's for people with small tumors in the outer part of the lung who aren't having surgery or radiation, and it offers another treatment option.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 or older.
- You have a lung cancer tumor that is 3 cm or smaller (about the size of a walnut), and you have no more than 3 tumors.
- The tumor is in the outer part of the lung, and your doctor can reach it with a bronchoscope (a thin tube with a camera).
- You are not having surgery or radiation, or you've already tried chemo/radiation and it didn't work or you can't have it.
- Your cancer hasn't spread to the lymph nodes in the center of your chest or to other organs.
- You are generally healthy enough to have the procedure, with no severe bleeding disorders or serious health conditions.
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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