SWOG clinical trial number
S0424
Molecular Epidemiology Case-Series Study of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Smoking and Non-Smoking Women and Men
Closed
Phase
Accrual
100%
Research committees
Lung Cancer
Molecular Epidemiology
Eligibility Criteria Expand/Collapse
Pts must have newly diagnosed, primary, histologically confirmed Stage I, II, IIIA or IIIB (T4 or N3, excluding patients w/ malignant pleural effusion) NSCLC; Pts w/effusion are eligible if: a)fluid tapped is benign cytology and all physicians concur that it is from a benign etiology, b) fluid present after mediastinoscopy or thoracotomy, but not before, c) fluid deemed too small to tap under CT or U/S guidance; May be registered concurrently to a therapeutic study but not required to be on a therapeutic study; Must have tumor block/slides available and willing to provide tissue and blood sample for testing; Must have specific tissue specimens available as outlined in Section 4.2; Able and willing to complete the Lung Cancer Epidemiology Questionnaire and able to read and understand English; Must be identified and registered w/in 120 days of diagnosis; Must be willing to provide smoking history; Pts must not have diagnosis by cytology alone; Pts must not have malignant pleural effusion; Pts must not have other prior malignancy except for treated basal cell (or squamous cell) skin ca or in situ cervical ca; Pts must not have prior systemic chemotherapy or RT for cancer; Pts must not have pericardial effusions-if CT shows effusion then a negative echo must be confirmed OR effusion must be from a recent sx or other documented benign cause. NOTE: Pts registered concurrently to therapeutic trials must have blood and tissue obtained PRIOR to administration of ANY therapeutic agent(s).
0.5 Cancer Control Credits
0.5 Cancer Control Credits
Publication Information Expand/Collapse
2018
PMid: PMID29346580 | PMC number: PMC6037104
2010
KRAS and EGFR mutations in the molecular epidemiology of NSCLC: Interim analysis of S0424
2009
Biomarkers of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-DNA damage and cigarette smoke exposure
Molecular epidemiology of lung cancer
Role of EGFR pathway activation in never smoking patients with lung cancer
2008
Molecular epidemiology to better predict lung cancer risk
PMid: PMID18621624 | PMC number: Review article not within scope of Public Access Policy
Cooperative group research efforts in lung cancer: focus on early stage non-small cell lung cancer
PMid: PMID18282352 | PMC number: (Reviews are not within the scope of the Public Access )