LUMINIST : Non-Interventional

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  LUMINIST: LUng cancer Molecular Insights Non Interventional STudy

• IRAS ID

  167462

• Contact name

  Fiona Blackhall

• Contact email

  Fiona.Blackhall@christie.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Astra Zeneca

• Duration of Study in the UK

  2 years, 10 months, 26 days

• Research summary

  This is a non-interventional study which is collecting data to build a database containing valuable clinical data looking at the survival of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) under routine clinical practice. The patients are idenified from being a screen failure for a current oncology study so will be followed in thier routine medical care.
  The collection of this data will enable linkage with other datasets such as a biomarkers database. This will provide valuable information to doctors and scientists involved in medical research. A biomarker is anything (substance, cell, protein, process etc) that can be used to measure the progress of a particular disease and/or the effects of treatment.

• REC name

  East Midlands - Nottingham 2 Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/EM/0097

• Date of REC Opinion

  29 Apr 2015

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion