Lung Cancer Screening Program in Mexico
Recruiting · NCT06535451 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia de Mexico
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Screening
What this trial is about
This prospective study aims to detect early-stage lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) in Mexicans aged 50 or older who are current or former heavy smokers, non-smokers exposed to significant wood smoke, or diagnosed with COPD. Annual LDCT, spirometry, and serum biomarker tests will be conducted over 3 years, and a follow-up lasting up to 10 years.
Who can take part
Age range
50 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not specified
Study type
Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Eligible participants over fifty years old and one of the next criteria:
- Current smokers (\>20 pack-years)
- Former smokers (\>20 pack-years) who have quit within the past 15 years,
- Non-smokers exposed to wood smoke more than 100 hours/year
- Patients diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Exclusion criteria
- Subjects who cannot be examined by tomography due to physical limitations such as weight.
- History of any type of cancer within the last five years, except non-melanoma skin cancer.
- Symptoms consistent with some malignant neoplasm.
- People with a poor physical-emotional condition that reduces their life expectancy or does not ensure adherence to the study.
- Elimination Criteria
- Withdrawal of informed consent
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia (INCan) Mexico - Mexico City, Tlalpan, Mexico