Freezing vs surgery for lung spots
Part of Cancer clinical trials.
This trial compares two treatments for slow-growing lung spots (GGNs): freezing the spot (cryoablation) versus removing it with surgery. It's for people whose spots are small, not yet widespread, and who are able to have either procedure.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- Your ground-glass nodule (GGN) is between 8 and 20 mm wide, with less than 25% solid part.
- You have either a confirmed non-small cell lung cancer, or a GGN that has been growing over the last 3 months.
- Your cancer has not spread to lymph nodes, lungs, or other organs.
- You are healthy enough to handle either surgery or ablation, and have not had radiation therapy before.
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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