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Electric fields zapped before lung surgery in tiny trial
NCT ID NCT06552000
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early study tests whether applying low-intensity electric fields (TTFields) to the chest before lung cancer surgery is safe and affects cancer-related genes. About 18 adults with stage I-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer will wear a non-invasive device for a short time before their planned operation. The main goal is to learn how the treatment changes gene activity, not to cure the disease.
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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 18 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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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22 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: 1. Diagnosis of stage I-IIIA NSCLC planned for surgical resection. 2. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-2 performance status. 3. Willingness and ability to undergo planned correlative studies, including imaging tests. 4. Fresh biopsy diagnostic material obtained from standard of care procedure to perform baseline correlatives (10-15 slides)-if not available, enrollment will be considered on a case-by-case basis after discussion with and approval by the Lead Site PI or Lead Site Co-Principal Investigator. 5. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent. 6. All men, as well as women of child-bearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 30 days following completion of therapy. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. * 6a. A female of child-bearing potential is any woman (regardless of sexual orientation, marital status, having undergone a tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice) who meets the following criteria: * • Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or * • Has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months). 7. Age ≥22 years at time of screening. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Receipt of prior therapy for the current NSCLC. 2. Planned neoadjuvant therapy for the current NSCLC. 3. History of major allergic reactions attributed to adhesive or compounds in TTFields micro-array. 4. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that, in the opinion of the investigator, would limit compliance with study requirements. 5. Pregnant or nursing patients due to the potential for congenital abnormalities and the potential of this regimen to harm nursing infants. 6. Use of electronic devices or prosthetics - i.e., pacemakers, defibrillators, spinal infusion pumps. Specific scenarios can be discussed with the Lead Site PI or Lead Site Co-Principal Investigator.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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