Preoperative evaluation of esophageal tumor invading aorta by measurement the CT level between this tumor - aorta with spine and prone position

Preoperative evaluation of esophageal tumor invading aorta by measurement the CT level between this tumor - aorta with spine and prone position - Preoperative evaluation of esophageal tumor invading aorta by measurement the CT level between this tumor - aorta with spine and prone position

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000016332

Enrollment

Registered

2015-02-01

Start date

2014-09-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Advanced thoracic esophageal cancer

Interventions

If the patients who will undergo chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy, they have to be taken enhanced CT with spine and prone position twice (before and after therapy) If the patients received surgery a

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)cT2-4(TNM UICC ver7)esophageal cancer patients to be performed esophagectomy 2)Histologically-proven esophageal squamous cell carcinoma or adenosquamous carcinoma with no prior treatment 3)Aged 20 to 80 years old 4)ECOG Performance status 0-2 5)Patients that can be supine and prone position 6)Patients who is able to take enhanced CT with organ function especially renal function 7)Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients with severe complications 2)Any patients judged by the investigator to be unfit to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Correlation between Tumor-Aorta distance and diagnosis of T4 by enhanced CT with spine and prone position	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYumiko Tanaka

Department of surgery, Kindai univerisity Department of upper GI surgery

yumikomail1007@surg.med.kindai.ac.jp072-366-0221

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026