The current typical pathway for patients with enlarged lymph glands is to undergo a fine needle aspirate (FNA) under ultrasound, which is then reported by histopathology, typically within one week. If it's suspicious for a lymphoma, when the patient returns to clinic, a core/ excision biopsy is arranged. The current waiting time for a biopsy, either surgically or via radiology, is 2-4 weeks. After the biopsy has been performed, the HODS (Haemato-Oncology Diagnostic Service) turn-around time for lymph node biopsy is 2 - 3 weeks (urgent, or routine samples, according to key performance metrics). It is therefore challenging to achieve a 28-day faster diagnosis for lymphoma patients.
The purpose of this project is to perform flow cytometry for immunophenotyping on FNA samples to rapidly screen and potentially identify patients who have lymphoma.
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Patients unable to consent
Patients aged <18
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additional research sampling and flow cytometric analysis
Diagnostic testParticipants undergoing routine diagnostic investigation for suspected lymphoma will provide an additional sample at the time of standard-of-care fine needle aspiration (FNA) or core biopsy. The additional sample will undergo flow cytometric immunophenotyping to evaluate its ability to rapidly identify lymphoma and improve diagnostic pathway outcomes.
Time to lymphoma diagnosis
Time from sample collection to diagnostic result and completion of the diagnostic pathway. Time Frame: Up to 18 months (or as specified in the final analysis plan). The protocol states the project aims to shorten the diagnostic pathway and improve the 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS
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