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Lung cancer risk test trial: study design, participant baseline characteristics, bronchoscopy safety, and establishment of a biospecimen repository.
BMC pulmonary medicine - 22 Jan 2016
Crawford E L, Levin A, Safi F, Lu M, Baugh A, Zhang X, Yeo J, Khuder S A, Boulos A M, Nana-Sinkam P, Massion P P, Arenberg D A, Midthun D, Mazzone P J, Nathan S D, Wainz R, Silvestri G, Tita J, Willey J C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Lung Cancer Risk Test (LCRT) trial is a prospective cohort study comparing lung cancer incidence among persons with a positive or negative value for the LCRT, a 15 gene test measured in normal bronchial epithelial cells (NBEC). The purpose of this article is to describe the study design, primary endpoint, and safety; baseline characteristics of enrolled individuals; and establishment of a...
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