Erik E Folch, Mark R Bowling, Michael A Pritchett, Septimiu D Murgu, Michael A Nead, Javier Flandes, William S Krimsky, Amit K Mahajan, Gregory P LeMense, Boris A Murillo, Sandeep Bansal, Kelvin Lau, Thomas R Gildea, Merete Christensen, Douglas A Arenberg, Jaspal Singh, Krish Bhadra, D Kyle Hogarth, Christopher W Towe, Bernd Lamprecht, Michela Bezzi, Jennifer S Mattingley, Kristin L Hood, Haiying Lin, Jennifer J Wolvers, Sandeep J Khandhar
INTRODUCTION: Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) is a minimally invasive, image-guided approach to access lung lesions for biopsy or localization for treatment. However, no studies have reported prospective 24-month follow-up from a large, multinational, generalizable cohort. This study evaluated ENB safety, diagnostic yield, and usage patterns in an unrestricted, real-world observational design. METHODS: The NAVIGATE single-arm, pragmatic cohort study (NCT02410837) enrolled subjects at 37 academic and community sites in seven countries with prospective 24-month follow-up...
April 2022: Journal of Thoracic Oncology