Combined robot-guided ablation and surgery for multiple lung spots
Part of Cancer, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a new approach that combines two procedures in one session to treat multiple lung spots: one removed by a small surgery (VATS) and another destroyed using a needle guided by a robot and CT scan. It aims to save lung tissue while treating all spots at once.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be 18 to 85 years old.
- You must have two or more lung spots (nodules) seen on a CT scan, with at least one that can be removed by surgery and another that is better treated with a needle-guided heat or cold procedure.
- You must be healthy enough for surgery that doesn't require a breathing tube (non-intubated VATS) and for a robot-assisted CT-guided procedure.
- You cannot have bleeding problems, take blood thinners that can't be stopped, or be pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Nodules cannot be in risky locations near large blood vessels, airways, or the heart, and very small pure ground-glass nodules (under 6 mm) are not included.
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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