Characteristics of Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma (BAC) in NLST

Principal Investigator

Name
Paul Pinsky

Institution
NCI

Position Title
Researcher

Email
pp4f@nih.gov

About this CDAS Project

Study
NLST (Learn more about this study)

Project ID
NLST-12

Initial CDAS Request Approval
Mar 13, 2013

Title
Characteristics of Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma (BAC) in NLST

Summary
Project will summarize characteristics of Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma (BAC) in NLST. Characteristics include trial arm, method of detection, treatment, stage, progression and survival.

Aims

1. To characterize BAC in NLST, including method of detection, treatment, stage, progression and survival.

2. To compare deaths and advanced stage BAC cases across trial arms.

3. To examine subjects with BAC plus another histological type of lung cancer.