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NCT Number: NCT05227547

Mapping and Characterization of Alveolar Cells During Smoking and Chronic Obstructive Disease

To evaluate the regenerative capacities of mesenchymal cells composing the microenvironment of alveolar type 2 cells in a population of patients, undergoing thoracic surgery for suspected cancer, who are smokers with and without COPD compared to non-smokers patients

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Rousseau-Bussac, Créteil, France

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About this study

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) have a major public health impact, as evidenced by the 250 million patients affected by these diseases and the 50% 5-year mortality for severe stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). One pathophysiological mechanism of COPD and emphysema is a depletion of alveolar progenitor cells inducing a loss of alveolar-reparation capacities after an aggression. The genesis of these alterations and the mechanisms involved remain unknown. Alveolar type 2 cells (AT2) are the alveolar epithelial progenitor cells. AT2 proliferate and differentiate into alveolar type 1 cells (AT1) which form the alveolar-capillary barrier, along with endothelial cells, through which respiratory gas exchanges take place. The proliferation and differentiation of AT2 into AT1 are under the control of mesenchymal cells and endothelial cells located in close proximity. Together these cells form the alveolar stem cell niche. The characteristics and interactions of the different cell populations have been well described during lung growth, in the normal adult lung or during pulmonary fibrosis; however, participants are poorly described during smoking exposure and chronic obstructive diseases.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 18
  • Patient undergoing lung resection surgery (lobectomy, pneumonectomy, segmentectomy) for cancer or suspected cancer
  • Acceptance to participate in the protocol
  • Affiliated to a social security plan

Exclusion criteria

  • Chronic autoimmune disease
  • Patient under guardianship or curators
  • Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy
  • History of thoracic radiotherapy
  • Pregnant woman
  • Minor patient
  • Person not able to consent
  • Person deprived of liberty

Treatment and study plan

Thoracic resection surgery

Other

Patients undergoing thoracic resection surgery (pneumonectomy, lobectomy, segmentectomy) for cancer or suspected cancer, including smokers (active or ex-smokers) and non-smokers, with COPD and without COPD, and non-smoking patients.

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of alveolar organoids

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    Comparison of the number of alveolar organoids formed 21 days after culture of fibroblasts with alveolar type II cells between smokers with and without COPD and non-smoking patients

Secondary outcomes

  1. Fibroblast proliferation capacity

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    Evaluated by their doubling time, number of cells collected compared to the number of cells seeded

  2. Differentiation into myofibroblasts

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    By immunofluorescence marking: number of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) + cells compared to total cells

  3. Fibroblast migration capacity

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    Evaluated in Boyden chamber

  4. Modulated signaling pathways in isolated fibroblasts between groups

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    Evaluated by Ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing of fibroblasts

  5. Modulated signaling pathways in endothelial cells between groups

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    Evaluated byRibonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing of endothelial cells

  6. Evaluation of cytokines in fibroblasts supernatant

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    Evaluated by Luminex Assay

  7. Tumor progression

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    By studying the migration and invasion of tumor cells

  8. Identification of different cell types on total lung

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    Cell types composing the lung stem cell microenvironment measured by single cell analysis

  9. Severity of pulmonary emphysema,

    Time frame: At inclusion, every year, up to 5 years after surgery

    Change of lung density assessed by computed tomography scan

  10. Type of pulmonary emphysema

    Time frame: At inclusion, every year, up to 5 years after surgery

    Assessed by computed tomography scan :

    [centro-lobular or pan-lobular, para-septal]

  11. Research of pulmonary biomarkers

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    Searched according to the results obtained during cell cultures (immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence)

  12. Identification of biomarkers in the pre and postoperative circulating blood

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    Evaluated in laboratory by metagenomic analysis of 16s Ribonucleic acid (RNA) of bacteria for cluster analysis that correlate with lung injury and could be prognostic markers

  13. Identification of biomarkers in the intestinal microbiota

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    Evaluated in laboratory by metagenomic analysis of 16s Ribonucleic acid (RNA) of bacteria for cluster analysis that correlate with lung injury and could be prognostic markers

  14. Measurement of Forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1)

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    Determine the relationship between respiratory disease phenotype and exercise impact by measurement of Forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1)

  15. Measurement of Forced Vital Capacity (FVC )

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    Determine the relationship between respiratory disease phenotype and exercise impact by measurement of Forced Vital Capacity (FVC )

  16. Measurement of pulmonary diffusion capacity of CO (DLCO)

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    Determine the relationship between respiratory disease phenotype and exercise impact by measurement of pulmonary diffusion capacity of CO (DLCO)

  17. Measurement of CO transfer coefficient (KCO)

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 years

    Determine the relationship between respiratory disease phenotype and exercise impact by measurement of CO transfer coefficient (KCO)

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

JUNG Camille, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

0145175000 ext. +33

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil

Other

Collaborators

  • Henri Mondor University Hospital
  • Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France

Registry information

Acronym: CoStemCells

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2030
Study completion
2030
First posted
Feb 7, 2022
Registry last updated
Sep 2, 2025

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