About this trial
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate whether confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) can improve the real-time diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients undergoing bronchoscopic biopsy for suspected lung tumors. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Can a high-specificity CLE-based score accurately identify NSCLC during endoscopic procedures? * Can CLE imaging criteria improve biopsy yield and help differentiate histological subtypes (e.g., squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, carcinoid tumors)?
Participants will:
* Undergo standard bronchoscopic navigation procedures with additional real-time imaging using CLE and biopsy * Have CLE findings compared with standard histopathological analysis of biopsy samples
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patient for whom endobronchial navigation-guided biopsy is indicated
Complete medical data (CLE images and histopathological results)
Disqualifiers
Individuals under 18 years of age
Adult persons subject to legal protection measures (guardianship, curatorship, or judicial protection)
Adult persons unable to express their consent
Persons deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, and persons receiving psychiatric care under Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- bronchoscopic navigation with CLE