Pulmonary Neoplasms

Identifying and treating COPD in patients undergoing lung cancer evaluation is crucial. Early intervention could lead to better management of both diseases, improving health status, reducing healthcare costs, and potentially increasing survival rates. This study aims to assess the impact of early diagnosis and optimal treatment of COPD on clinical outcomes in patients under evaluation for lung cancer. The study will combine information through an open-label RCT at the Lung Cancer Investigation Unit at Lillebaelt Hospital Vejle. The findings could inform clinical practice by emphasizing the importance of integrated care approaches for patients with coexisting COPD and lung cancer, ultimately leading to better health outcomes.

In this feasibility study, bronchoscopy will be combined with fluorescence molecular imaging using the near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) tracer bevacizumab-800CW for assessment of pulmonary lesions and/or lymph nodes considered to be malignant.

The overarching goal of the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care program is to reduce the burden of lung cancer by offering an innovative survivorship care approach that improves lung cancer quality of life, overcomes lung cancer stigma, and helps survivors engage with care. The project involves a two-group parallel randomized clinical trial comparing the impact of the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care program (KLCLCSC) among lung cancer survivors (N=300) against an enhanced usual care condition (bibliotherapy+assessment) on quality of life outcomes.