esophageal cancer oesophageal carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Histologically confirmed carcinoma of the esophagus or esophagogastric junction (i.e. tumors involving both cardia and esophagus on endoscopy) - Potentially resectable tumor (cT1b-4a N0-3 M0) - Undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiation according to CROSS-regimen - Age >18 years - No history of other cancer or previous radiotherapy or chemotherapy - Signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients who meet exclusion criteria for MRI at 1.5T following the protocol of the Radiology department of the UMC Utrecht - Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) of
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Exploration of the diagnostic value of anatomical and functional MRI and PET-CT in the evaluation of treatment response to nCRT for patients with esophageal cancer, as compared to the pathological specimen as gold standard. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Assessment of the optimal (MRI and PET-CT) imaging parameters that correlate best with pathological response. - Assessment of the optimal timing for the imaging series. - Assessment of the diagnostic value of MRI for post-nCRT restaging of T- and N-stage as compared to histopathology. - Assessment of the experienced burden for the patient associated with extra MRI and PET-CT scanning in the clinical work-up for esophageal cancer. | — |
Countries
Netherlands