Status:

UNKNOWN

Three Field Radical Esophagectomy Versus Two Field Esophagectomy - a Prospective Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Tata Memorial Hospital

Conditions:

Cancer of Esophagus

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Surgery is the standard treatment for esophageal (food pipe) cancer. Esophageal cancer is known to spread to the lymph nodes (glands) adjacent to the esophagus. The extent of lymph nodes that need to ...

Detailed Description

Three field radical esophagectomy versus two field esophagectomy - a prospective randomized controlled trial Background Esophageal cancer is a common problem worldwide and is associated with poor pro...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with biopsy or cytology proven (squamous or adenocarcinoma) esophageal cancer
  • Patients with staging investigations showing operability
  • Surgical plan of total transthoracic esophagectomy

Exclusion

  • Patients with low performance status (ECOG score\>1)
  • Past history of malignancy
  • Staging investigations indicating advanced disease
  • Patients medically unfit for surgical resection
  • Patients with pulmonary reserve inadequate to undergo thoracotomy and extensive mediastinal lymphadenectomy
  • Patients considered for salvage surgery after definitive (radical)chemoradiotherapy
  • Patients with supracarinal lymph node enlargement on CT scan and/or EUS
  • Patients intraoperatively detected to have grossly enlarged supracarinal lymph nodes
  • Patients with Siewert's type III CO junction growths
  • Patients above the age of 70 years
  • Patients unreliable for follow up

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

December 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

700 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00193817

Start Date

January 1 2005

End Date

December 1 2015

Last Update

February 7 2006

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Tata Memorial Hospital

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400012