Surgery with or without heat ablation for multiple lung cancer
Part of Cancer, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study compares two ways to treat multiple lung cancer tumors that are all on the same side of the chest. One way is surgery alone, and the other is surgery plus a heat-based treatment that destroys the additional tumor(s). The goal is to see if combining the two approaches removes the cancer more completely while preserving as much healthy lung as possible.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 to 80 years old.
- You have been diagnosed with more than one lung cancer tumor in the same lung (same side).
- The main tumor can be removed with surgery, and the additional tumor(s) are suitable for both surgical removal and a treatment that uses heat to destroy the tumor (radiofrequency ablation).
- You are in generally good health with no major heart or lung problems.
- You have not had lung surgery before, and your cancer has not spread to lymph nodes or other parts of the body.
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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