Status:

COMPLETED

Open Versus Laparoscopically-assisted Esophagectomy for Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Lille

Conditions:

Esophageal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To compare laparoscopically-assisted gastric mobilization versus open gastric mobilization in Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, with open thoracic approach in the 2 arms.

Detailed Description

Open Versus Laparoscopically-assisted Esophagectomy for Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Squamous cell or adenocarcinoma of the thoracic esophagus T1, T2, T3, N0-N1, M0, before any treatment
  • Middle or lower third esophageal carcinoma, junctional tumor Siewert type I
  • Patients who underwent or not neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiation
  • Tumor deemed to be resectable in a curative intent at the preoperative setting
  • Age less than 75 years old, OMS status 0, 1 or 2
  • Patient who can undergo one or the other surgical modality
  • Written informed consent form
  • Possible follow-up

Exclusion

  • General criteria: PO2 ≤ 60 mmHg; PCO2 \> 45 mmHg; FEV ≤ 1000 ml/sec
  • Hepatic cirrhosis
  • Recent myocardial infarction (in the previous 6 months) or progressive coronary disease
  • Distal arteritis (Leriche-Fontaine stage II upwards)
  • Concomitant cancer, other than subcarinal esophageal cancer
  • Disease-related factors
  • Invasion of subclavicular lymph nodes in a clinical examination or on biospy
  • Lymph nodes near the origin of the celiac artery with a diameter ≥ 1 cm on CT or that appear to be suspect on endoscopic ultrasound (to differentiate them from the paracardial or left gastric lymph nodes, which does not constitute an exclusion criterion)
  • Recurrent nerve palsy
  • Evidence of extension to the tracheobronchial tree
  • Signs of mediastinal invasion (vertebral contact, aortic contact ≥ 90°, or invasion of nonresectable neighboring organs such as the aorta, trachea, main bronchi, etc.)
  • Distant metastasis
  • Laparoscopy-related factors
  • Patient presenting a general contraindication to laparoscopy
  • A history of median or subcostal laparotomy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 7 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

207 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00937456

Start Date

October 7 2009

End Date

October 1 2015

Last Update

June 26 2018

Active Locations (11)

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Hopital Du Haut Leveque

Bordeaux, France, 33604

2

Hopital Ambroise Pare Ap-Hp

Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 92 100

3

Hotel Dieu

Clermont-Ferrand, France, 63 058

4

Hopital Louis Mourier

Colombes, France, 92 701