Combined robot and keyhole surgery for multiple lung spots
Part of Cancer, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a new way to treat people who have several lung nodules (spots) by combining two procedures: robot-guided ablation (using heat or cold to destroy a nodule) and keyhole surgery (small cuts) to remove the main nodule. The goal is to treat all nodules while saving as much healthy lung as possible.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 85 years old.
- You have multiple lung nodules seen on a CT scan.
- At least one nodule is suitable for removal with keyhole surgery.
- At least one other nodule is better treated with a needle through the skin (ablation) rather than surgery.
- Your health is good enough for surgery and anesthesia (ASA class I-III).
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
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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