VA launches major trial to settle debate: surgery or radiation for lung cancer?

NCT ID NCT02984761

Summary

This study aims to find out if surgery or a targeted, high-dose radiation treatment is better for people with early-stage lung cancer. It will enroll 670 veterans and other patients who are healthy enough for either treatment. Researchers will follow participants for at least 5 years to see which group lives longer and has a better quality of life.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

    RECRUITING

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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  • Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Pay Pines, FL

    RECRUITING

    Bay Pines, Florida, 33744-0000, United States

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  • Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI

    RECRUITING

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53295-0001, United States

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  • Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

    TERMINATED

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-4551, United States

  • Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC

    RECRUITING

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705-3875, United States

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  • Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL

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    Hines, Illinois, 60141-3030, United States

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  • Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA

    TERMINATED

    Richmond, Virginia, 23249, United States

  • Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

    RECRUITING

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-1702, United States

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  • Miami VA Healthcare System, Miami, FL

    RECRUITING

    Miami, Florida, 33125, United States

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  • Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX

    RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030-4211, United States

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  • Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

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    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417-2309, United States

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  • Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN

    RECRUITING

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-2884, United States

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  • VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

    RECRUITING

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105-2303, United States

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  • VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02130-4817, United States

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  • VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA

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    West Los Angeles, California, 90073-1003, United States

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  • VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA

    RECRUITING

    Long Beach, California, 90822, United States

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  • VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA

    TERMINATED

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15240, United States

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