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Brief Title: Study of Biologic Materials From the Mediastinal Lymph Nodes From Patients With Lung Disease.
Official Title: Evaluation of the Mediastinal Lymph Nodes With Endobronchial-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Individuals With Lung Diseases
Study ID: NCT02168036
Brief Summary: The purpose of this protocol is to obtain biologic materials from the mediastinal lymph nodes from patients with lung disease and mediastinal lymph node involvement in order to: (1) develop a better understanding of the cause and development of lung disorders involving the mediastinal lymph nodes; (2) identify biologic parameters that help diagnose and predict the behavior of human lung diseases; and (3) identify individuals who will be suitable candidates for other protocols such as those involving investigational new drugs.
Detailed Description: This study will use bronchoscopy with endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) as part of their diagnostic work up as recommended by the treating physician. The procedure will be performed as standard of care, either under general anesthesia in the operating room or in the bronchoscopy suite under moderate sedation and analgesia. Bronchoscopy with EBUS-TBNA is normally an ambulatory procedure. During the procedure, biopsy needle will be passed through the tube and a small sample will be taken for both diagnostic and research purposes. Samples collected for diagnostic purposes will be sent to the Department of Pathology. Additional biopsy samples will be collected for research purposes. The subject is observed after the bronchoscopy, including vital signs and level of consciousness, until they are back to baseline. All subjects will be discharged with an escort as per Hospital policy. An overnight stay would be required for ambulatory individuals only if the individual is not, in the judgment of the treating attending physician, safe to be discharged as is standard practice.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Weill Cornell Medical College and Weill Cornell Medical Center, Department of Genetic Medicine, New York, New York, United States
Name: Ben-Gary Harvey, MD
Affiliation: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR