LDCT Screening in Non-smokers in Taiwan

Summary

This study utilizes the low dose computed tomography(LDCT) to detect the occurrence of early lung cancer among non-smokers in Taiwan. Subjects who have family history of lung cancer or have high risk exposures to lung cancer will be recruited to participate LDCT screening and followed up for their possible occurrence of lung cancer.

Conditions

• Lung Cancer

Interventions

OTHER

LDCT

LDCT at enrollment, annually for two years and biennially for 6 years if no lung cancer is detected

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Taiwan Lung Cancer Society

  collaborator OTHER

• National Taiwan University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Tri-Service General Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Taichung Veterans General Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Chung Shan Medical University

  collaborator OTHER

• Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.

  collaborator OTHER

• Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• China Medical University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan

  collaborator OTHER

• Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Academia Sinica, Taiwan

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Pan-Chyr Yang, M.D., Ph.D. · National Taiwan University

Eligibility

Max Age

75 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-10-31

Primary Completion

2027-07-31

Completion

2028-07-31

Countries

• Taiwan

Study Locations