Beating Lung Cancer in Ohio Protocol in Improving Survival in Patients With Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This randomized clinical trial studies the Beating Lung Cancer in Ohio protocol in improving survival in patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. The Beating Lung Cancer in Ohio protocol may help in evaluating immunotherapies and targeted therapies that prolong survival, have more favorable toxicity profiles than conventional chemotherapy and impact quality of life.
Checked against the public recordLast updated Jun 17, 2026 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
What this study is about
- Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Interventions being studied
- Other: Best Practice; Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis; Other: Medical Chart Review; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Other: Questionnaire Administration; Behavioral: Smoking Cessation Intervention
How this study is categorized
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Who may be able to participate
Inclusion Criteria: * AIM 1-3 * Pathologically confirmed stage IV NSCLC (with any Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group \[ECOG\] performance status, and any NSCLC - adenocarcinoma, squamous cell, etc.) with available imaging OR patients who do not yet have their staging completed, but in the judgment of the physician are likely to be stage IV; * Patients may be enrolled if the recruiter cannot reach the patient by the first office visit, preferably prior to starting therapy and no later than one month after starting therapy; (NCCN guidelines allow for a switch to targeted therapy from chemotherapy if testing comes back positive after starting chemotherapy) * English speaking; and * Willing to provide access to medical records, insurance and billing data, biospecimens and respond to questionnaires, typically by phone, but possibly to include online or in-person surveys * AIM 3 ONLY * Patients must be current smokers who smoke at least one cigarette most days per week, or recent quitters who smoked at least one cigarette most days per week (\< 3 months); and * Household members must be current smokers, defined as smoking at least one cigarette most days per week * Hearing and vision impairments that would prevent ability to complete consent, interviews, or sample collection Exclusion Criteria: * Being treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy or surgery * Receiving treatment for advanced lung cancer for over one month before enrollment; OR
Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.
U.S. locations
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer CenterColumbus, Ohio
Source and freshness
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