# Evaluation of Cell Changes in Blood and Tissue in Cancers of the Lung, Esophagus and Lung Lining

> **NCT00242723** · — · RECRUITING · sponsor: **National Cancer Institute (NCI)** · enrollment: 1559 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Malignant Pleural Mesotheliomas NOS
- Esophageal Cancers NOS
- Lung Cancer NOS
- Thoracic Cancers
- Cancers of Non Thoracic Origin With Metastases to the Lungs or Pleura

## Interventions

_None listed._

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00242723
- **Lead sponsor:** National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- **Sponsor class:** NIH
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2005-11-09
- **Primary completion:** —
- **Final completion:** —
- **Target enrollment:** 1559 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-01


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00242723

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00242723, "Evaluation of Cell Changes in Blood and Tissue in Cancers of the Lung, Esophagus and Lung Lining". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00242723. Licensed CC0.

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