A study looking for a new way of detecting lung cancer in people who are at high risk (MEDLUNG)

This study is trying to find a new way of screening for lung cancer in people who are having tests for lung cancer .

Doctors usually diagnose lung cancer after somebody develops symptoms or has an abnormal chest X-ray. But by that time, it can be quite advanced. Researchers are looking for ways to screen people who are at high risk of getting lung cancer. If it can be found earlier, treatment is more likely to be successful.

A biomarker is a substance in the body that doctors can measure, which helps them to see if a disease is developing. In this trial, researchers are trying to find biomarkers that show lung cancer is developing before there are any symptoms. They will look at samples of sputum to try and find changes in the cells.

The aim of this study is to find a biomarker that doctors may be able to use in the future to screen people for lung cancer.

Please note - taking part in this study will not affect any treatment you have if you are diagnosed with lung cancer. The results may lead to the development of a new screening tool and help people who have lung cancer in the future.

Recruitment

Start 01/07/2006

End 30/06/2015

Phase

Other

Who can enter

You can enter this trial if your doctor thinks that you may have lung cancer and you are going to have a test called a bronchoscopy .

Trial design

The researchers will take 1 or 2 samples of your sputum.

If you are diagnosed with lung cancer, you will have the standard treatment.

Hospital visits

Whether or not you are diagnosed with lung cancer, you will have a follow up appointment once a year for 5 years as part of this study. The researchers may ask you to give more sputum samples at these appointments.