Broncus Anticipates 2019 Completion Of EAST2 Study Of Archimedes Lung-Nodule Navigator

08 Oct 2018

Results from a substudy of EAST2 focused on nodules without a bronchus sign or an airway leading to the nodule shows Broncus' Archimedes system, with proprietary virtual bronchoscopic navigation and "fused fluoroscopy" technology, provides access to nodules located anywhere in the lungs without puncturing the chest wall.

[Broncus Medical Inc.] is confident the EAST2 trial of its Archimedes virtual bronchoscopy navigation system will prove the system can access solitary pulmonary nodules and greatly improve the diagnosis of lung tumors without invasive transbronchial biopsy.

Historically, diagnosing small lung nodules – under 2 cm – in the periphery of the lungs that don't have an...