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Cryobiopsy with endobronchial ultrasonography using a guide sheath for peripheral pulmonary lesions and DNA analysis
Ken Arimura1, Etsuko Tagaya2, Hiroyuki Akagawa3
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Women׳s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
Background:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of Cryo with endobronchial ultrasonography using a guide sheath (EBUS-GS) for peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) to assess the volume of specimen, determine DNA sequencing analysis, and evaluate the utility of rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE).
Methods:
Out of 30 patients assessed for eligibility, 23 were enrolled in this prospective study. The histological diagnostic yield of Cryo was evaluated and the volume was compared to that of trans-bronchial biopsy (TBB). DNA analysis of Cryo was performed using next generation sequencing (NGS). ROSE was compared with the final diagnosis.
Results:
The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and diagnostic accuracy rate was 85%, 100%, 100%, 50%, 87% for Cryo and 80%, 100%, 100%, 42.9%, 82.6% for TBB, respectively. The mean volume was 0.078 cm3 for Cryo and 0.003 cm3 for TBB (p < 0.0001). All Cryo specimens provided sufficient quantity and quality of DNA for analysis by NGS. ROSE had a high sensitivity (70%), specificity (100%), PPV (100%), and diagnostic accuracy (73.9%). There were no clinically serious adverse events except mild bleeding in 4 cases.
Conclusions:
Cryo with EBUS-GS for PPLs is a safe and potentially useful diagnostic strategy. It has a high diagnostic yield, and provides significantly larger specimens than TBB. It also provides high quantity and quality of DNA for NGS and high concordance rate between ROSE and the final diagnosis.
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