carcinoma of the oesophagus oesophageal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Planned to undergo neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy according to CROSS, followed by surgical resection for histologically proven oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma - Age >= 18 - Written, voluntary informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Dementia or altered mental status prohibiting the understanding and giving of informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary endpoint • Correlation between the clinical response during CRE-I and CRE-II (CRE= clinical response evaluation) and the final pathological response in the resection specimen as measured by the modified tumour regression grading system of Chirieac (Cancer 2005). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoints • Serious complications during endoscopic and endosonographic tissue sampling (conventional biopsies and FNA). • R0-resection rates for all included patients that undergo resection. Other important measurements that will be registered Further details per individual diagnostic modality will be registered and correlated with pathological findings in the resection specimen • Endoscopic examinations • Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) examinations • PET-CT • Analysis of (cyto)histological biopsies | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed