Clinical Research Directory

Evaluation of Platelet Aggregability in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Carcinomas

Cancer patients are at greater risk of experiencing events thrombotic, arterial or venous, during the course of the disease. Specifically in lung cancer, patients are seven times more prone to developing venous thrombosis, when compared to general population. Platelets influence cancer progression and Tumor microenvironment facilitates platelet activation. Therefore, the main objective of this project is to evaluate platelet aggregation analyzed by aggregometry optics with the use of AggRAM® equipment in patients diagnosed recent non-small cell lung carcinomas, prior to any oncological treatment. Among the secondary objectives, it stands out analyze the primary objective using the PPAnalysis® method (method in developed by our group in partnership with the University of Readings (UK), Plateletworks® and Chrono-log. This is a case-control study, with groups differentiated by the presence or absence of malignant lung neoplasia and matched by age, sex and presence or absence of smoking in the previous 6 months to inclusion. Patients diagnosed with non-cell lung carcinoma Small children without prior treatment will be candidates for participation in the study. It is expected that at the end important aspects related to aggregation platelet disease are better characterized in this neoplasm, the most important cause of death from cancer in the world, and therapeutic strategies to improvement in morbidity and mortality in the disease can be developed.