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Lung Cancer (Diagnosis) clinical trials and research

• 38Clinical trials
• 3NIH research projects
• 16Countries

Newest Lung Cancer (Diagnosis) clinical trials

All recruiting trials (38)

• Risk-based lung cancer screening in COPD patients using ML and clinical models

  This study tests whether a PLCOm2012 risk model plus a machine learning model can spot COPD patients at high risk for lung cancer to see if they benefit from low-dose CT screening.

  Recruiting Vejle Hospital · Vejle, Region Syddanmark · NCT07848815

• AI-Personalized Discharge Education After Lung Cancer Surgery

  This study tests whether an AI-generated, personalized discharge guide helps patients recover better after lung cancer surgery compared with standard discharge education.

  Recruiting Xiamen University · Siping, Jilin · NCT07827183

• Next Generation Delivery System (NGDS) for SBRT in thorax and upper abdomen

  A study tests a new machine to deliver SBRT more quickly and comfortably for adults with thoracic or upper abdominal cancers.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company · St Louis, Missouri and 1 other locations · NCT07824583

• Low-Intensity Endurance Exercise to Help Lung Cancer-Related Fatigue

  This trial tests whether light, regular endurance exercise can help reduce fatigue and improve quality of life for people with lung cancer in addition to their usual care.

  Recruiting Taipei Medical University · Taipei · NCT07806682

• Low-Intensity Endurance Exercise for Lung Cancer-Related Fatigue

  A randomized trial tests whether light, regular endurance exercise can help reduce fatigue and improve quality of life for people with lung cancer.

  Recruiting Taipei Medical University · Taipei · NCT07795580

• Comparing CT-guided Lung Biopsy vs Shape-Sensing Robotic Bronchoscopy for Small Nodules

  This trial tests whether shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy with cone-beam CT can diagnose small lung nodules as well as the standard CT-guided lung biopsy, with a focus on safety.

  Recruiting at 3 sites Phase 4 Intuitive Surgical · Heidelberg and 2 other locations · NCT07761351

• Nitride-based Raman biochip for lung cancer diagnosis and monitoring

  A large observational study in Taiwan will test whether a blood-based nitride-based Raman biochip can help diagnose lung cancer and monitor patients over time.

  Recruiting Taichung Veterans General Hospital · Taichung · NCT07755020

• Clonal Hematopoiesis Effects with Chemo and Radiation in Solid Cancers

  This study tests whether clonal hematopoiesis affects outcomes for adults with solid cancers who are receiving chemotherapy or radiation.

  Recruiting Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, Massachusetts · NCT07675967

• Registry of Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatments Using Spectral Angio-CT Guidance

  This registry collects data from adults undergoing image-guided, minimally invasive cancer treatments to see if spectral angio-CT guidance helps predict outcomes and improve planning.

  Recruiting Leiden University Medical Center · Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and 2 other locations · NCT07636148

• Blood biomarkers to help tell if a lung nodule is cancer or not

  A blood test-based approach is being tested to see if biomarkers can help determine whether a detected lung nodule is malignant or benign in patients referred for further evaluation.

  Recruiting Herlev and Gentofte Hospital · Gentofte Municipality · NCT07623473

• Promoting Radon Testing Among Mothers of Young Children

  This study tests a smartphone radon app to help mothers of kids 4 and under decide to test their home for radon using a free test kit.

  Recruiting at 2 sites University of North Dakota · Bismarck, North Dakota and 1 other locations · NCT07591389

• Blood test and AI to find people with COPD at higher risk of lung cancer

  This project will see if a blood test combined with an AI model can identify people with COPD who are at higher risk of lung cancer so they can be referred for a low‑dose CT scan.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Vejle Hospital · Vejle and 1 other locations · NCT07552584

• Enhanced COPD care for people being checked for lung cancer

  This project will test whether finding and treating COPD early in people being checked for possible lung cancer helps symptoms, lung function, and overall care.

  Recruiting Region of Southern Denmark · Vejle · NCT07543601

• Tislelizumab treatment for people with lung cancer in routine care

  We will see how tislelizumab is used and how patients with resectable, locally advanced, or extensive-stage lung cancer do when treated in everyday clinical care in Germany and Austria.

  Recruiting Institut für Klinische Krebsforschung IKF GmbH at Krankenhaus Nordwest · Sankt Pölten, Lower Austria and 1 other locations · NCT07510724

• Using a blood telomere test to help diagnose lung cancer

  This research will test whether a blood telomere test can tell who has lung cancer among adults 45 and older by comparing newly diagnosed, untreated patients to high‑ and low‑risk controls.

  Recruiting at 12 sites Grupo Español de Investigación en Diagnóstico y Tratamiento Hipertemprano de Enfermedades (GeDiTPhe) · Elche, Alicante and 11 other locations · NCT07465848

• Predicting blood clots after lung cancer surgery

  This project will try to use clinical, surgical, and lab data to predict which adults having lung cancer surgery may develop blood clots after the operation.

  Recruiting The First Hospital of Jilin University · Changchun, Jilin · NCT07439991

• Measuring airway inflammation markers in breath to help detect lung conditions

  This project tests whether a breath test called Inflammacheck® that measures hydrogen peroxide and other inflammation markers can quickly triage adults with suspected or confirmed lung cancer and other respiratory conditions.

  Recruiting Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust · Portsmouth, Hampshire · NCT07426718

• Distinguishing N2a from N2b lymph node spread during EBUS-TBNA and whether changing the needle helps

  It will see if changing the EBUS-TBNA needle between lymph nodes helps doctors tell apart N2a from N2b in people having mediastinal staging for suspected or confirmed lung cancer.

  Recruiting University of Vienna · Vienna · NCT07418450

• EBNK-001 allogeneic NK cell therapy with low-dose IL-15, with or without pembrolizumab, for advanced solid tumors

  This treatment tests an off-the-shelf NK cell product (EBNK-001) given with low-dose IL-15, either alone or with pembrolizumab, in adults with advanced or metastatic solid tumors who have exhausted standard options.

  Recruiting Phase 1/2 Essen Biotech · Beijing, Beijing Municipality · NCT07410676

• Blood test using cfDNA fragment patterns to tell if a lung nodule is cancer

  This project will see if a blood test that analyzes cfDNA fragments can tell adults with CT-detected lung nodules whether the nodules are benign or malignant.

  Recruiting Shanghai Chest Hospital · Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality · NCT07399210

• Apneic oxygenation for the non-ventilated lung during lung cancer surgery.

  This test will see if giving oxygen to the non-ventilated lung during one-lung ventilation reduces inflammation and helps recovery in adults having lung cancer surgery.

  Recruiting Osijek University Hospital · Osijek · NCT07393490

• Immune cells in lung disease and how they could guide immunotherapy

  This project sees if immune cell profiling from blood can explain why people with lung cancer, sarcoidosis, or COPD respond differently to immunotherapy or develop chronic lung inflammation.

  Recruiting Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels · NCT07384897

• Molecular profiling of primary lung cancer and its metastatic site

  This project will compare the DNA of a person’s primary non-small cell lung tumor and a matching metastatic lesion using next-generation sequencing to see if they differ.

  Recruiting European Institute of Oncology · Milan · NCT07325864

• Acupressure for Cough in Lung Cancer Survivors

  This trial tests whether self-administered acupressure can lessen cough and related symptoms in people who have survived lung cancer.

  Recruiting at 2 sites The University of Hong Kong · Shenzhen, Guangdong and 1 other locations · NCT07315672

• Functional Lung-Sparing Planning Guided by Lung Perfusion PET/CT vs. Anatomy for Lung SBRT

  We test whether planning lung SBRT with functional lung information from a PET/CT scan can spare healthy lung tissue and reduce side effects for adult patients with primary or metastatic lung tumors.

  Recruiting Phase 3 University Hospital, Brest · Brest, Finistère and 1 other locations · NCT07289646

• Boosting lung cancer screening for patients seen in the emergency department

  This project will test whether giving eligible emergency department patients a facilitated referral plus text reminders helps more people get lung cancer screening.

  Recruiting University of Rochester · Rochester, New York · NCT07287085

• Boosting lung cancer screening for patients seen in the emergency department

  This project will test whether giving eligible emergency department patients a facilitated referral plus text reminders helps more people get lung cancer screening.

  Recruiting University of Rochester · Rochester, New York · NCT07287085

• Comparing three transthoracic needle biopsy techniques for people with suspected lung cancer

  This project will test three transthoracic needle aspiration methods to see which one yields the best tumor samples in adults with suspected lung cancer.

  Recruiting Gadjah Mada University · Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta · NCT07255950

• Antrodia cinnamomea supplement to improve quality of life during chemotherapy for lung cancer

  This trial will test whether taking a daily Antrodia cinnamomea-containing capsule helps people with lung cancer on platinum chemotherapy feel better by reducing nausea, improving sleep, and easing cancer-related symptoms.

  Recruiting Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH) · Taipei · NCT07241182

• High-throughput tissue processing for clearer 3D images of lung and colorectal cancers

  This project tests a high-throughput tissue-processing and 3D imaging approach to create more detailed tumor images from people with lung or colorectal cancer.

  Recruiting Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University · Guangzhou, Guangdong · NCT07239063

• Preventive lung, breast, and prostate cancer screening at community resource spots

  This program tries community outreach at resource centers to help underserved adults get screening, follow-up diagnosis, and treatment for lung, breast, and prostate cancers.

  Recruiting AdventHealth · Orlando, Florida · NCT07231159

• Using a paravertebral block during thoracic (VATS/RATS) surgery to reduce postoperative complications

  This study will try an intraoperative paravertebral block to see if it lowers postoperative complications in adults having VATS or RATS for lung or mediastinal procedures.

  Recruiting Tongji Hospital · Wuhan, Hubei · NCT07211529

• FlowPath Lung sputum test to detect cancer in people with 6–30 mm lung nodules

  This test will try to detect lung cancer from a sputum sample using the FlowPath Lung assay in high‑risk people aged 50–80 who have a 6–30 mm lung nodule found on CT.

  Recruiting at 11 sites bioAffinity Technologies Inc. · Palo Alto, California and 10 other locations · NCT07168993

• Telehealth collaborative care program for lung cancer-related anxiety and depression

  This project tests whether a more intensive 'high-touch' outreach approach gets more people with lung cancer who have anxiety or depression to join a telehealth collaborative care program than standard outreach.

  Recruiting Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · NCT07102147

• AI and CT-based prediction of immunotherapy response in lung cancer patients

  This project will try to use CT scans and artificial intelligence to predict whether adults with lung cancer will respond to immunotherapy.

  Recruiting Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology · Wuhan, Hubei · NCT07059923

• Multi-omics testing to distinguish benign from malignant lung nodules

  This project will test whether combining blood single-cell data, flow cytometry, and CT image features can tell if a pulmonary nodule is benign or cancerous in people scheduled for nodule surgery.

  Recruiting The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · Suzhou, Jiangsu · NCT07047573

• Evaluating a Virtual Oncology Program for Veterans with Cancer

  This study is testing a virtual cancer care program for veterans to see if it helps them get better treatment and support for lung, colorectal, prostate, and breast cancers.

  Recruiting at 5 sites NYU Langone Health · Brooklyn, New York and 4 other locations · NCT06559059

• Validation of a blood test for early lung cancer detection

  This study is testing a new blood test to see if it can help detect lung cancer early in people who are at high risk.

  Recruiting at 36 sites Freenome Holdings Inc. · Los Angeles, California and 35 other locations · NCT06122077

NIH-funded research (3)

Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.

• Plasma microRNA clues to tell cancer from non-cancer in lung nodules

  A blood test is being developed to help tell whether lung nodules found on CT scans are cancer or not, aiming to spare patients unnecessary procedures.

  NIH research Biotarget Dx LLC · Hanover, United States · NIH-11391299

• Improving the diagnosis of lung cancer by analyzing patient experiences and healthcare systems.

  This study is looking into the challenges people face when getting diagnosed with lung cancer, aiming to find ways to speed up the process and improve outcomes for patients like you.

  NIH research Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, United States · NIH-10984732

• Improving lung cancer diagnosis with advanced bronchoscopy techniques

  This study is looking at how to make bronchoscopy, a test for lung cancer, more accurate by using smart computer technology to help doctors find lung problems better, which could lead to earlier and more effective treatment for patients like you.

  NIH research Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, United States · NIH-10914072

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Quick answers

How many Lung Cancer (Diagnosis) clinical trials are recruiting right now?

38, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 16 countries. The most sites are in United States (10 trials), China (9 trials), Denmark (4 trials), Taiwan (4 trials), Germany (2 trials). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 4: 1, Phase 1/2: 1, Phase 3: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

How do I join one?

Open a study, check the "Is this trial a fit for you?" section, then contact the study team listed on the page. They will ask a few screening questions. Asking is free and does not commit you to anything. Talk it over with your doctor first.

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