Family history lung cancer screening study launches in hong kong
NCT ID NCT05762731
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is looking at whether low-dose CT scans can find lung cancer early in people who have a parent, sibling, or child with lung cancer. The study includes 1,520 people aged 50 to 75, both smokers and non-smokers. Researchers want to see how many cases of lung cancer are found through screening and at what stage the cancer is detected.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,520 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 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.
Who is studied
Subjects with lung cancer and to invite them to participate by (i) naming their first degree relatives to be further invited for the following study procedures, and (ii) provide a blood and urine sample as detailed below for archival and future analysis of relevant biomarkers. The patients' first degree relatives will be contacted by PA's research team and invited for study participation with the following study procedures.
- Ages
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50 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 50-75, men or women, smokers or non-smokers * Being first degree relatives (Siblings, children, and parents) of lung cancer subjects * Having no known lung cancer before Exclusion Criteria: * Non-Chinese * Mentally incompetent to give informed consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Hong Kong
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