Diagnosis of Cancer Using Breath Samples

Technion, Israel Institute of Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01234987

DCHHSGCTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to collect breath samples from healthy and cancer sick patients. The breath, collected to special bags, will be transferred to laboratories in the Technion and analyzed using an electronic nose system developed in Hossam Haick's labs (Chemical Engineering, Technion). The hypothesis is that based on the analysis of the chemical bio-markers present in the exhaled breath, cancer states can be distinguished from healthy subjects or before and after treatment, allowing a technique for diagnosis of cancer and/or cancer treatment.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The cancer is local or homeostatic
• The subject did not undergo surgery for tumor removal, chemotherapy or radiation treatment prior to first sampling
• The subject signed an informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

• The subject is addicted to drugs or alcohol
• The subject smoked in the last hour
• There are communication problems with the subject

Trial design

0 participants in 3 patient groups

Breast cancer

Colon cancer

Lung Cancer