Real-world Evaluation of the Implementation of LC-OCT in Daily Clinical Practice

Condition(s) studied

Study summary

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer in the Netherlands, with incidence rates continuing to rise. The current diagnostic standard combines clinical evaluation and dermoscopy, while biopsy followed by histopathological examination remains the gold standard when uncertainty about the diagnosis persists. However, biopsy is invasive, time-consuming, and costly. Line-field confocal optical coherence tomography (LC-OCT) is a non-invasive imaging technique that has emerged as a promising alternative to biopsy for BCC suspected lesions.

This retrospective study aims to evaluate the real-world clinical performance of LC-OCT in routine dermatological practice, where it has been integrated into the diagnostic work-up for BCC-suspect lesions.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Tumor free survival — From enrollment to end of treatment at 6-12 months.
  Tumor-free survival rate at 6-12 months follow-up among patients with lesion(s) clinically suspicious for BCC, who were treated based on an LC-OCT-guided diagnosis, with treatment success defined as the absence of residual or recurrent tumor.

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