Value of Pleural Lavage Cytology in Resectable Esophageal Carcinoma Eastern Cooperative Thoracic Oncology Projects 2005, ECTOP-2005)
Recruiting
Observational Study
Esophageal Cancer
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 385 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Fudan University · Other
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About This Trial
Disease recurrence and metastasis are common after curative treatment for patients with esophageal cancer. Thus, it is important to identify the risk factors to predict disease recurrence and metastasis. Pleural lavage cytology (PLC) is reported to be associated with disease recurrence and patient survival in lung cancer, but the value is unclear in esophageal cancer. The aim of this study is to e…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* esophageal cancer with histological confirmation before treatment.
* resectable esophageal cancer with clinical T1-4a/N0-3/M0 staging
* potential R0 resection
* no history of other malignancies
Exclusion Criteria:
* severe major organ dysfunction (American society of anesthe…
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