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Filter by:Protocol Objectives Establish a platform for sharing integrated database of genetic background, clinical information, and therapeutic outcomes in locally advanced and recurrent/metastatic ESCC. To enroll a total of 400 ESCC patients with different ages and stages according to the eligibility criteria defined in section 5 and section 6.To perform NGS analysis of ESCC tumor tissues, and correlated with the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of ESCC patients.To compare the difference of the genetic and molecular profiles among different age groups of ESCC patients.To reveal the evolution changes of genetic and molecular profiles of ESCC by comparing the difference of genetic and molecular alterations between primary and recurrent ESCC and between locally advanced and metastatic ESCC. 。 Study Method, Procedures, and Implementation Status Sample size: 400 patients with ESCC who fit inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria listed in session 6 of the study proposal. 1. To meet the study object of investigating "the difference of the genetic and molecular profiles among different age groups", a minimum of 75 young ESCC patients (with age of ESCC diagnosis at 20-45 years old) and a minimum of 75 elderly ESCC patients (with age of ESCC diagnosis at ≥ 75 years old) will be recruited. 2. To meet the study object of investigating "the evolution changes of genetic and molecular profiles of ESCC", an approximate of 100 recurrent or metastatic ESCC tumors will be included. Centralized Planning Unit and Assisting Unit: Taiwan Cooperative Oncology Group (TCOG), National Health Research Institutes
When using highly conformal radiotherapy techniques, such as proton therapy, a controlled breathing pattern and a minimal breathing amplitude could greatly benefit the treatment of mobile tumors. This reduction in tumor motion may be achieved with the use of a ventilator that is able to regulate and modulate the breathing pattern. CPAP provides a constant level of positive airway pressure. Compared to spontaneous breathing, the use of CPAP increased lung volume and can result in a significant decrease in tumor movement and a significant decrease in both mean lung and mean heart radiation dose. These results were found in patients treated for limited stage disease, it is not clear if this approach is feasible for patients with more advanced stage of disease that undergo radiotherapy with curative intent. With Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP), tidal volume excursions are determined by the pressure difference between the set inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) and the set expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP). This mode of ventilation increases lung volume comparable to CPAP, but also to control tidal volumes and breathing frequency. However, BiPAP has never been studied in the setting of motion mitigation during radiotherapy and BiPAP might be more difficult to adjust to for patients compared to CPAP. Therefore, the current study is proposed to evaluate whether or not CPAP or BiPAP is of benefit in patients that undergo radiotherapy for larger intra-thoracic tumor volumes.
The purpose of this study is to observe and explore the effect of single or combined treatment of arotinib on the survival and prognosis of patients with advanced esophageal cancer in the real world, and to summarize the treatment experience of a wide range of people.
This study aims to development of a database through a web page for epidemiological and clinical research purposes that is accessible to members of the AGAMENON - SEOM group that guarantees a rigorous collection, exploitation and analysis of the data and information contained, increases the knowledge of esophageal and stomach cancer in order to optimize the management, treatment and evolution of patients, the possibility of comparing variables with those of other series or groups, and promotes the quality of scientific publications.
In Canada, the incidence of esophageal cancer has been increasing over time, while surgical standards for esophageal resections have remained unchanged. Currently, the standard of surgical care for this cancer is Open Transthoracic Esophagectomy (OTE), a highly morbid operation that is associated with a complication rate of 60-80%, and a recovery period of many months. While Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (MIE) has been developed it has not been adopted because it is highly complex, technically demanding, and has a longer operative time than OTE. With the advent of robotic platforms, Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (RAMIE) has recently emerged as a novel minimally invasive alternative to OTE. RAMIE utilizes the DaVinci Xi robotic surgical platform which offers superior dexterity, 3D-vision, and wristed surgical equipment. To date, case reports and small case series have demonstrated the safety of RAMIE, however it has not been performed yet in Canada, and there has been no randomized trial that has compared RAMIE to OTE. This study proposes to build the infrastructure for introducing RAMIE to Canada, while laying the foundations for a future randomized controlled trial which will compare it to OTE.
Patients with oesophageal cancer selected for oncological and surgical treatment with curative intent are offered supervised physiotherapy and home-based training before and after surgery.
Inhibitors of the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/PD-L1 immune checkpoint signaling pathway are already approved in the treatment of various tumor entities in relapsed or metastatic stages. Different exploratory trials suggest that the combination of radiotherapy and PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors is highly effective, especially in oligometastatic stages and if all lesions are treated with ablative radiotherapy. In addition, the role of predictive biomarkers is becoming increasingly important for future therapy algorithms. First data, also from our group, indicate clearly that dynamic changes of immune cells and their activation markers in the peripheral blood (immune matrix) can be used as predictive biomarkers. During the planned STICI-02 trial predictive immune matrix derived from the STICI01 trial (NCT03453892) will be validated in the groups of patient suffering from HNSCC (palliative), NSCLC (separately palliative and adjuvant) and "other solid tumors" (including in particular esophageal carcinomas, urothelial and renal carcinomas, small cell bronchial carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin [depending on the current drug approval]). Within the framework of scientific accompanying projects, the predictive value of markers in tumor tissue and of pattern radiomics analyses will be analyzed accompanying the immunophenotyping in peripheral blood. The side effects
Despite enormous advances in thoracic surgery and oncology, two critical issues concern patients undergoing curative-intent surgery for lung, gastric and esophageal cancer: first, a majority (~60%) of patients experience minor and major adverse events occurring during and in the days following surgery; second, patients worry about the significant risk of cancer recurrence and mortality months to years after surgery. These issues, combined with side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, have detrimental effects on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). On a deeper level, there is the problem of an ongoing failure to integrate and evaluate the best of what complementary medicine has to offer surgical oncology care. Too many clinical trials focus on single agent therapies, rather than broad multi-faceted individualized and integrative care interventions that are used in real world settings. The Thoracic POISE project has the overarching goal of improving care for thoracic cancer patients by impacting HRQoL, reducing surgical adverse events, prolonging overall survival and pioneering integrative care delivery.
The aim of the study is to clarify whether octreotide therapy can reduce undesired postoperative weight loss, increase health-related quality of life and improve the appetite after surgery for esophageal or gastric cancer.
This is a Phase I trial evaluating the safety of personalized radiation therapy based on levels of hypoxia identified on FMISO-PET and MRI. All patients will receive a baseline FMISO positron emission tomography (PET) and MRI to identify levels of hypoxia. Patients with tumor hypoxia will receive a higher dose of radiation therapy. Subjects who do not have hypoxic tumors will be treated with the standard-of-care radiation regimen. After fraction 10 of radiation therapy, an additional MRI will be performed. If this interim MRI demonstrates little or no response (as defined in Section 6), an optional boost radiation dose can be administered. Trial enrollment will be conducted in two parts. In Part 1, eight patients will be enrolled. After all eight patients have completed the 30 day dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) period, enrollment will be placed on hold and safety will be evaluated. During the interim analysis, one additional patient will be allowed to be enrolled in the trial. If the trial meets stopping rules as described in Section 11.3, the trial will be re-evaluated by the Data and Safety Monitoring Committee (DSMC) and the Principal Investigator. However, if the rate of DLTs remains below the unacceptable toxicity rate, enrollment will open to the enrollment of eight more patients.