SERS-Based Serum Molecular Spectral Screening for Benign and Malignant Pulmonary Proliferative Nodules

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Serum Raman spectroscopy intelligent diagnostic system: 1. Screening interested participants should sign the appropriate informed consent (ICF) prior to completion any study procedures. 2. The investigator will review symptoms, risk factors, and other non-invasive inclusion and exclusion criteria. 3. The following is the general sequence of events during the 3 months evaluation period: 4. Completion of baseline procedures Participants were assessed for 3 months and completed all safety monitoring.

Study summary

Pulmonary nodules are often an early indicator of lung cancer. With the widespread adoption of chest CT scans in routine physical examinations, an increasing number of pulmonary nodules are being detected, including a variety of small nodules such as inflammatory lesions, benign tumors, and malignant tumors. Currently, there is no unified international consensus on the diagnostic and treatment strategies for pulmonary nodules, as outlined by various global guidelines. Developing and implementing a comprehensive lung nodule and lung cancer screening program within public health management systems remains a complex and challenging endeavor. Advancing research and proposing lung cancer screening technologies that are highly sensitive, highly specific, simple, accessible, and cost-effective is an essential and pressing priority in modern healthcare.

Raman spectroscopy (RS), as a non-invasive and highly specific molecular detection technique, can be obtained at the molecular level to sensitively detect changes in biomolecules composed of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and sugars related to tumor metabolism in biological samples. The surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) developed based on this technology is one of the feasible methods for high-sensitivity biomolecule analysis. Although SERS technology has shown good diagnostic efficacy in lots of preclinical studies in multiple tumors, it is limited to a generally small sample size and lacks external validation. There for, a clinical study of Raman spectra for tumor diagnosis is needed, which meets the following requirements: 1.An objective, fast and practical application of Raman spectral data processing is needed and deep learning method may be the best classification method; 2. It requires multicenter and large clinical samples to train deep learning diagnostic model, and verify its true efficacy through external data of prospective study.

In preliminary research, the investigators collected serum Raman spectroscopy data from a cohort of 191 patients with pulmonary nodules and developed an intelligent diagnosis system for distinguishing between benign and malignant pulmonary nodules using a machine learning model. The system achieved an accuracy of 89.7%. In order to obtain the highest level of clinical evidence and truly realize clinical transformation, this prospective, multi-center clinical study is designed to verify the intelligent diagnostic system for early diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Postoperative pathological results — through study completion, an average of 1 year
  After undergoing surgical resection of pulmonary nodules, the final pathological nature of the pulmonary nodules was determined through pathological examination.
• Diagnostic accuracy — through study completion, an average of 1 year
  Determine whether there is hematogenous metastasis in enrolled lung cancer patients through RAMAN intelligent diagnostic system

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