Can artificial intelligence make lung cancer staging more accurate?
NCT ID NCT06540196
First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests an artificial intelligence platform called NodeAI that analyzes ultrasound images in real time during a lung cancer staging procedure. The goal is to see if the AI can predict whether lymph nodes contain cancer more accurately than a surgeon's visual assessment. About 600 adults with suspected or confirmed non-small cell lung cancer will take part. If the AI works well, it could help doctors make better treatment decisions and reduce the need for repeat procedures.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an artificial intelligence software called NodeAI that analyzes ultrasound images during a lung cancer staging procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, NodeAI could make lung cancer staging faster and more accurate, helping doctors choose the right treatment sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility trial, so the AI may not yet be reliable enough for routine use. The technology must prove it can match or beat the skill of experienced surgeons.
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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 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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18 years and older
- 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 ≥ 18 years of age diagnosed with suspected or confirmed NSCLC based on CT and PET scans that are referred for chest staging by EBUS-TBNA * CT and PET scans completed Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with cN0 disease AND peripheral tumors AND tumors \< 2 cm in diameter (those do not require chest staging)
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
RECRUITINGHamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6, Canada
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