Clinical trial NCT06288646: Using Infrared Spectroscopy to Analyze Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in the Breath of Patients With Lung Cancer
Official title: Using Infrared Spectroscopy to Analyze Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in the Breath of Patients With Lung Cancer
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Conditions: Lung Cancer
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Lead sponsor: Breathe BioMedical Inc
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
Collaborators: name: Vitalite Health Network
First posted: 2024-03-01
Enrollment: 12
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 50
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Study participants in all cohorts must meet lung cancer screening criteria as defined by the PLCOm2012 and/or US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) risk criteria. This study will enroll 30 patients from 3 different cohorts (confirmed NSCLS, stable pulmonary nodules, screened and negative controls). Additionally, a second breath sample may be taken from the 30 patients with lung cancer, totalling up to 120 breath samples.

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to compare breath samples from patients with lung cancer, those with stable lung nodules, and individuals without lung cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are whether breath patterns are different in these groups and to see if breath patterns change after treatment in patients with lung cancer.

Participants will be asked to provide one breath sample, and two if they get treated. They will also be asked to fill out a questionnaire about their background and medical history.

Detailed description: Globally, lung cancer accounts for the most cancer deaths in both sexes combined. It is believed to develop slowly through progressive accumulation of genetic mutations, hence the disease allows time for diagnosis and curative surgical treatment. Five year survival rates for non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) can range from 57-61% when detected in the early stages of disease. This is compared with a survival rate of approximately 6% once distant metastases are present. However, disease diagnosis typically occurs when it has progressed to an advanced stage when patients present with signs and symptoms. Therefore, technologies capable of asymptomatic disease detection will significantly impact lung cancer specific mortality. Metabolomic profiling of cancer measures compounds produced as a result of cellular activity including volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath. Infrared spectroscopy is a proven technique for breath analysis that can measure chemical concentrations in the parts per trillion range for certain VOCs. When coupled with machine learning techniques, this has the potential to be a novel approach for disease detection using exhaled breath.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Study participants in the lung cancer and control cohorts must meet lung cancer screening criteria as defined by the PLCOm2012 and/or US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) risk criteria.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients are not eligible if they are currently receiving treatment for lung cancer.
* Patients are not eligible for a second breath sample if it has been less than 6 months since last application of treatment.

Note: Breath sampling technology is sensitive to chemicals produced by tobacco, cannabis and e-cigarettes as well as alcohol (consumed by the subject or used by the operator around the equipment). We ask participants to refrain from:

* Smoking (tobacco, cannabis or e-cigarettes) at least 4 hours before breath sampling;
* Consume alcohol (including mouthwash) at least 8 hours before breath sampling.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Differences in Breath Spectra of Lung Cancer, Stable Pulmonary Nodules, and Controls
timeFrame: 2 years
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Differences in breath spectra of patients with lung cancer before and after treatment
timeFrame: 2 years
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Moncton
country: Canada
facility: Vitalite Health Network
state: New Brunswick
Study officials:
affiliation: Vitalite Health Network
name: Nada Hammami
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Vitalite Health Network
name: Marcel Mallet, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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