AI could spot lung cancer in Non-Smokers with family history
NCT ID NCT06295497
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether an artificial intelligence program can help detect lung cancer early in non-smokers aged 50 to 75 who have a close family member with lung cancer. About 3,000 participants will get a low-dose CT scan of their chest, and the AI will analyze the images for suspicious nodules. If the AI finds a nodule, doctors will follow up to check if it is cancer. The goal is to see if AI can make lung cancer screening practical and accurate for this high-risk group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Artificial intelligence software (Lung-SIGHT) to analyze low-dose CT scans
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical, AI-driven screening method to detect lung cancer early in non-smokers with a family history, potentially saving lives through earlier treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study with no control group, so results may not prove the AI is better than standard care. The AI might miss some cancers or flag too many false alarms, leading to unnecessary procedures.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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50 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Patients are eligible to be included in the study only if all of the following criteria apply: 1. Age 50-75 years old 2. Non-smoker (defined as less than 100 cigarettes in lifetime) 3. Having a first-degree family history of lung cancer 4. Physically fit for curative treatment if early-staged lung cancer is found 5. Able to provide written informed consent 6. Consent to follow up visits and follow up CT scan if indicated 7. Consent to blood taking for translational research Exclusion Criteria: Patients who meet any of the following exclusion criteria at screening are not eligible to be enrolled in this study: 1. History of malignancy 2. Smoking history (defined as more than 100 cigarettes in lifetime) 3. Clinical symptoms suspicious for lung cancer e.g. haemoptysis, chest pain, weight loss 4. Medical comorbidities that preclude curative treatment (surgery) for lung cancer, such as severe heart disease, acute or chronic respiratory failure, home oxygen therapy, bleeding disorder 5. Pregnant ladies or ladies planning for conception 6. History of tuberculosis or interstitial lung disease 7. Pneumonia requiring antibiotic treatment within the last 12 weeks 8. CT thorax or chest performed within 2 years (including LDCT, PET-CT, MRI thorax or suspicious of lung cancer) 9. Unable or unwilling to provide written informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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