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RecruitingNCT07699861LUCINAEUpdated Oct 21, 2026

LUCINAE Registry: Thoracic Cancers During Pregnancy

An observational study in Lung Cancer, Thoracic Cancer and Cancer During Pregnancy, sponsored by Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland. Recruiting at 4 sites in Switzerland. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-21.

Sponsored by Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Apr 2026; still recruiting 6 months later.
Updated Oct 21, 2026Start date movedGo to Updates ↓
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
100
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 98 studies in Lung Neoplasms with a site in Switzerland — 26 open to participants now, 32 under way, 11 of them phase 3. Lung Neoplasms · Switzerland.

Planned enrollment
15th of 20
100 · median 294
Started
2026
with 4 others
Observational
20 of 98
6 open now
Primary completion
2035-12
later than 31 of 31 live
Registered
96th of 98
by date

Among the 98 studies in Lung Neoplasms with a site in Switzerland, this one is the 15th largest by planned enrollment of the 20 observational ones that give a count, is one of 5 that started in 2026, is one of 20 observational ones, reaches primary completion later than 31 of the 31 other live ones, and was the 96th registered.

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Of the 996 Lung Neoplasms studies recruiting now, 683 (69%) set no upper age limit and 142 (14%) stop at 75 or younger; 45 take children under 18; 142 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

The LUCINAE Registry is an international, multicenter observational study collecting data on patients with thoracic cancers (including lung cancer) who are expecting a child. This includes women diagnosed during pregnancy, women who become pregnant during or after cancer, and men receiving cancer treatment at the time their partner conceives.

Because thoracic cancers during pregnancy are rare, there is limited information to guide clinical decisions. This registry aims to describe patient characteristics, diagnostic approaches, treatments, and maternal and fetal outcomes. Data are collected retrospectively and prospectively from participating centers.

The results of this registry are expected to improve understanding of thoracic cancers in this setting and support the development of future clinical recommendations.

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The LUCINAE Registry (LUng and thoracic Cancers In pregNAncy rEgistry) is an international, multicenter registry with retrospective and prospective (ambispective) data collection.

The incidence of cancers in younger individuals is increasing, and due to delayed maternal age and other factors, more patients are diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy or become pregnant during or after cancer treatment. Thoracic cancers during pregnancy are rare events, but they are associated with high maternal morbidity and mortality and may have important implications for fetal outcomes.

Currently, there is a lack of specific clinical guidelines for the management of thoracic cancers during pregnancy, and limited data are available regarding the safety and outcomes of anticancer treatments in this setting. Existing registries are not specific for thoracic malignancies, and available evidence is based on a limited number of reported cases.

The LUCINAE Registry aims to collect comprehensive data on biologically female and male patients with thoracic cancers who are expecting a child. The primary objective is to describe clinical and biological characteristics, family history, treatments, and maternal and fetal outcomes.

The study includes two cohorts:

Cohort A (retrospective): patients included after death, with data collected from medical records.

Cohort B (prospective): patients currently treated or diagnosed during the enrollment period, with longitudinal follow-up and periodic data updates.

Eligible participants include women diagnosed with thoracic cancer during pregnancy, women who become pregnant during active disease or within 5 years after treatment, and men receiving active oncological treatment at the time their partner conceives.

Data collected include patient characteristics (demographics, medical history, genetic information), tumor characteristics (stage, histology, biomarker status), diagnostic procedures, treatment details (including systemic therapies, surgery, and radiotherapy), pregnancy characteristics, complications, and maternal and fetal outcomes. Follow-up data are collected at multiple timepoints up to 5 years after delivery, when available.

Analyses will be primarily descriptive and will evaluate clinical and biological characteristics, treatment patterns, and outcomes. Correlation analyses between treatments and outcomes will also be performed. The study does not impose any intervention, and all treatment decisions are made by the treating physicians.

The registry is intended to improve understanding of thoracic cancers in the context of pregnancy, to support future research, and to contribute to the development of clinical management strategies for this patient population.

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Conditions studied

  • Lung Cancer
  • Thoracic Cancer
  • Cancer During Pregnancy

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Keywords

  • thoracic cancers during pregnancy
  • Lung cancer during pregnancy
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

The study will include all pregnant biological female patients, of any ethnicity, with a diagnosis of thoracic cancer at any stage and men with a diagnosis of thoracic cancer who were undergoing active oncological treatment at the time their partner conceived their child.

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Inclusion criteria

  • 1. All patients with a diagnosis of thoracic cancer (including lung cancer, mesothelioma, thymic epithelial tumors, neuroendocrine tumors or sarcoma of the thorax and other rare thoracic entities) and pregnancy (positive pregnancy test) including:

    1. Patients receiving a diagnosis of thoracic cancer during pregnancy
    2. Patients who became pregnant while having active thoracic cancer
    3. Patients previously treated for a thoracic cancer and becoming pregnant in the 5 years following end of treatment OR Men with a diagnosis of thoracic cancer (including lung cancer, mesothelioma, thymic epithelial tumors, neuroendocrine tumors or sarcoma of the thorax and other rare thoracic entities), who were undergoing active oncological treatment at the time their partner conceived their child.
  • 2. Available information about pregnancy outcomes
  • 3. Age ≥ 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1. Patient missing data about thoracic cancer stage and diagnosis
  • 2. For retrospective patients, documented refusal to the use of clinical data for research purposes
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Cohort A

    Retrospective patients: patients who are included in the registry only after death.

  • Cohort B

    Prospective patients: patients who are currently treated at the participating site or will be diagnosed during the enrollment

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Timing of diagnosis

    Timing of cancer diagnosis with respect to the onset of pregnancy.

    Time frame: At the moment of patient enrolment

  2. Modality of diagnosis

    Method used for cancer diagnosis.

    Time frame: At the moment of patient enrolment

  3. Duration of treatment

    Duration of the treatment received during the pregnancy

    Time frame: Throughout study participation, up to 5 years after delivery.

  4. Maternal outcome

    Survival of the mother at the end of gestation.

    Time frame: At the conclusion of pregnancy.

  5. Fetal outcome

    Survival of the fetus at the end of gestation.

    Time frame: At the conclusion of pregnancy.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Parental overall survival

    Overall survival of biologically female and male thoracic cancer patients included in the registry, defined as time from thoracic cancer diagnosis to death from any cause.

    Time frame: From thoracic cancer diagnosis until 5 years after delivery.

  2. Offspring's overall survival

    Overall survival of the offspring of enrolled parents, defined as time from birth to death from any cause.

    Time frame: From birth until 5 years after birth.

  3. Pregnancy complications

    Incidence of complications associated with the pregnancy.

    Time frame: From pregnancy diagnosis to 1 month after delivery.

  4. Gestational age at delivery

    Gestational age of the fetus at the moment of delivery.

    Time frame: At the conclusion of pregnancy.

  5. Congenital abnormalities

    Proportion of newborns diagnosed with congenital abnormalities.

    Time frame: From birth to 30 days after birth.

  6. Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission

    Proportion of newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care unit after birth.

    Time frame: From birth to 30 days after birth.

  7. Apgar score

    Measurement of Apgar score to assess the newborn's vital signs and immediate need for medical intervention.

    Time frame: Measured 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth.

  8. Oncologic treatment exposure

    Type, timing, and toxicity of anticancer treatments administered during and after pregnancy.

    Time frame: Throughout pregnancy until 5 years after delivery.

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Study locations

4 of 4 sites recruiting
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Timeline

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedDate before it movedWhere the date was before it movedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Apr 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2035, 116 months after the start.

Of 591 non-industry observational studies under Lung Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 65 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 25 and three quarters within 162. This study's planned 116 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 681 studies reached it within 57 months; a quarter within 25 and three quarters within 135.

Start moved once since we started tracking on Sep 25, 2026: Jun 2026 → Apr 2026, on Oct 21, 2026.

Earlier changes are on the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
May 11, 2026
First posted
Jul 13, 2026
StartActual
Apr 23, 2026was Jun 2026
Primary completionEst.
Dec 2035
CompletionEst.
Dec 2035
Last update
Oct 21, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
Start date
Jun 2026→Apr 23, 2026 (actual)
Oct 21, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Oct 21, 2026
    Start date Jun 2026→Apr 23, 2026 (now actual)

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07699861
Lead sponsor
Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland
Collaborators
Clinical Trial Unit Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 13, 2026
Start date
Apr 23, 2026
Primary completion
Dec 2035 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2035 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 21, 2026

Study contacts

Martina Imbimbo
Contact
Martina.Imbimbo@eoc.ch
+41918119631
Luigi Tortola
Contact
luigi.tortola@eoc.ch
+41 91 811 96 68

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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