Utility of magnifying endoscopy for diagnosing superficial esophageal cancer: A single-center prospective observational study

Utility of magnifying endoscopy for diagnosing superficial esophageal cancer: A single-center prospective observational study - Utility of magnifying endoscopy for diagnosing superficial esophageal cancer: A single-center prospective observational study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000049921

Enrollment

198

Registered

2022-12-27

Start date

2022-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Superficial esophageal cancer, Squamous intraepithelial neoplasia

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients in whom upper endoscopy revealed an esophageal lesion with a 7-mm or larger border. 2.Lesion with enlarged, well-aligned, dilated vessels on NBI magnification.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients who cannot undergo a biopsy, such as receiving multiple anti-thrombotic medications 2.Patients with a previous, histological diagnosis of esophageal cancer 3.Patients in whom a histological diagnosis cannot be made on the basis of a biopsy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The positive predictive value of regular and irregular microvascular alignment for the diagnosis of superficial esophageal cancer and squamous intraepithelial neoplasia.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactRyogo Minami

Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital Department of Gastroenterology

minami373323@gmail.com03-3823-2101

Outcome results