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Weight loss could be key to spotting lung cancer sooner

NCT ID NCT06717334

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looks at whether people with unexplained weight loss who are at high risk for lung cancer are more likely to develop the disease. Researchers will use low-dose CT scans and blood tests to screen 409 participants over one year. The goal is to see if adding weight loss to current screening guidelines helps find lung cancer at an earlier, more treatable stage.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Low Dose CT imaging, blood draws, screening questionnaire
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that adding unexplained weight loss to screening criteria helps catch lung cancer earlier, potentially improving survival.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not prove that screening changes outcomes, and results may not apply to all smokers.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 409 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2024

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Potential research subjects will be identified at MSKCC largely through survivorship clinics.

Ages

50 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Eligible for American Cancer Society lung cancer screening, as follows as per the discretion of the screening team: * Age 50-80 years old * At least 20-pack year history of smoking * Weight loss of 3-10%, defined as UWL, within any timeframe over the past in the 18 months prior to enrollment, that cannot be attributed to an underlying medical condition at the discretion of the enrolling investigator * Note that patients who have 3-10% weight may still be enrolled if the enrolling investigator does not conclude that the weight loss can be attributed to the patient's intentional efforts. * Documented weight loss can be self-reported or extracted from weights obtained during physician visits. However, if self-reported weight loss is contradicted by weight loss documented in the medical record (e.g. a patients states that (s)he lost 10 lbs in the past 6 months, but a weight documented in the medical record does not support that history), the measured and quantified weight change will be used to ascertain eligibility * Life expectancy greater than 1 year, per assessment of the treating clinician. Exclusion Criteria: * Currently pregnant or trying to become pregnant via self-report * Prior history of recent CT scan of the chest either through LDCT screening or with a scan of the chest (standard, not LDCT) performed within the past 12 months * Prior history of NSCLC ○ Note that patients with a history of diagnosis of non-lung cancers are eligible for the study. * Currently undergoing or referred for diagnostic evaluation due to clinical suspicion for malignancy (e.g., referred to a medical or surgical oncologist, or scheduled for biopsy on the basis of a suspicious imaging abnormality). * Patients with a germline pathogenic genetic variant who have undergone whole body MRI within the past 12 months * Unable to comply with study procedures

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)

    RECRUITING

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)

    RECRUITING

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)

    RECRUITING

    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (All Protocol Activities)

    RECRUITING

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)

    RECRUITING

    East White Plains, New York, 10604, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)

    RECRUITING

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Montefiore Health Systems (Montefiore Medical Center)

    RECRUITING

    The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

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