The purpose of this study is to describe and validate confocal laser endomicroscopy(CLE) and rapid on-site evaluation(ROSE) interpretation criteria for different types of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy.
This is a single-arm, single-center and prospective study. Approximately 150 patients with intrathoracic lymphadenopathy will be included to receive CLE and ROSE for the diagnosis of the lesions. CLE is a modern imaging technique that uses an excitation laser light to create real-time microscopic images of tissues. During transbronchial biopsy, CLE has the potential to provide rea-lime non-invasive diagnosis of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy ('optical biopsy'). Rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) is an important auxiliary technology for transbronchial biopsy, providing rapid cytopathological evaluation of specimens during operation and feedback on specimen quality and preliminary diagnosis of lesions. In this study, we will obtain CLE images and ROSE images of the target lesion . We will compare the results of the 'optical biopsy' and cytological evaluation with the corresponding histopathological results and develop CLE and ROSE interpretation criteria for different types of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy. In addition, we will perform the validation of these criteria to evaluate the ability of CLE and ROSE to discriminate between benign and malignant intrathoracic lymphadenopathy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
150
All patients undergo white light bronchoscopy after general anesthesia to rule out abnormalities in the lumen and clear the airways. After locating the target lymph node using convex probe endobronchial ultrasound (CP-EBUS), the target lymph node is routinely explored using the grayscale, blood flow and elastography modes CP-EBUS. Puncture is performed using a puncture needle under the guidance of CP-EBUS, and then the CLE probe is inserted into the target lymph node through the puncture needle. Sodium fluorescein is intravenously injected before CLE imaging. Under the guidance of CP-EBUS, the CLE probe is slowly moved to examine the target lesion. According to the real-time CLE images, the ideal biopsy location is identified. After the CLE examination is completed, cryobiopsy is performed at the ideal biopsy location confirmed by CLE under the guidance of CP-EBUS. After sampling, ROSE of the samples is performed.
Shanghai Chest Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Diagnostic accuracy of CLE combined with ROSE in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant intrathoracic lymphadenopathy
Diagnostic accuracy is defined as the number of lesions correctly identified as malignant or benign using our proposed CLE and ROSE interpretation criteria divided by the total number of lesions.
Time frame: 6 month post-procedure
Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of CLE combined with ROSE in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant intrathoracic lymphadenopathy
Sensitivity is defined as the number of lesions correctly identified as malignant using our proposed CLE and ROSE interpretation criteria divided by the total number of malignant lesions. Specificity is defined as the number of lesions correctly identified as benign using our proposed CLE and ROSE interpretation criteria divided by the total number of benign lesions. The positive predictive value is the percentage of true malignant lesions among all lesions identified as malignant using our proposed CLE and ROSE interpretation criteria. The negative predictive value is the percentage of true benign lesions among all lesions identified as benign using our proposed CLE and ROSE interpretation criteria.
Time frame: 6 months post-procedure
Accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of CLE alone in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant intrathoracic lymphadenopathy
Accuracy is defined as the number of lesions correctly identified as malignant or benign using our proposed CLE interpretation criteria divided by the total number of lesions. Sensitivity is defined as the number of lesions correctly identified as malignant using our proposed CLE interpretation criteria divided by the total number of malignant lesions. Specificity is defined as the number of lesions correctly identified as benign using our proposed CLE interpretation criteria divided by the total number of benign lesions. The positive predictive value is the percentage of true malignant lesions among all lesions identified as malignant using our proposed CLE interpretation criteria. The negative predictive value is the percentage of true benign lesions among all lesions identified as benign using our proposed CLE interpretation criteria.
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Time frame: 6 months post-procedure
Accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of ROSE alone in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant intrathoracic lymphadenopathy
Accuracy is defined as the number of lesions correctly identified as malignant or benign using our proposed ROSE interpretation criteria divided by the total number of lesions. Sensitivity is defined as the number of lesions correctly identified as malignant using our proposed ROSE interpretation criteria divided by the total number of malignant lesions. Specificity is defined as the number of lesions correctly identified as benign using our proposed ROSE interpretation criteria divided by the total number of benign lesions. The positive predictive value is the percentage of true malignant lesions among all lesions identified as malignant using our proposed ROSE interpretation criteria. The negative predictive value is the percentage of true benign lesions among all lesions identified as benign using our proposed ROSE interpretation criteria.
Time frame: 6 months post-procedure
Diagnosis accuracy of CLE combined with ROSE in differential diagnosis of different types of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy
Different types of common malignant intrathoracic lymphadenopathy include pulmonary adenocarcinoma, squamous cell lung carcinoma, small cell lung carcinoma and so on. Different types of common benign intrathoracic lymphadenopathy include tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, fungal infection and so on.
Time frame: 6 months post-procedure
Diagnosis accuracy of CLE or ROSE alone in differential diagnosis of different types of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy
Different types of common malignant intrathoracic lymphadenopathy include pulmonary adenocarcinoma, squamous cell lung carcinoma, small cell lung carcinoma and so on. Different types of common benign intrathoracic lymphadenopathy include tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, fungal infection and so on.
Time frame: 6 months post-procedure
Incidence of complications
Complications mean a composite of procedure related adverse advents during and after the operation
Time frame: 1 month post-procedure