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This is a clinical trial from Eastern Cooperative Thoracic Oncology Project (ECTOP), numbered as ECTOP-2001. Esophageal carcinoma is an aggressive disease with a poor prognosis. Surgical resection remains the basic method of management of this malignancy. Although different approaches have been described for the surgical resection of esophageal cancer, there is no statistical evidence based on large scale prospective randomized trials with regard to the issue that which is the optimal surgical approach for esophageal cancer. The purpose of this study is to test two different approach of transthoracic esophagectomy (Right Side Thoracotomy plus Midline Laparotomy Approach: Ivor-Lewis Procedure and Left Side Thoracotomy Approach: Sweet Procedure) in middle or lower third intrathoracic esophageal cancer. This research is being done to see whether one approach is superior than the other approach with better long-term outcome and acceptable postoperative short-term outcome or not.


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Background : Esophageal carcinoma is an aggressive disease with a poor prognosis. Surgical resection remains the basic method of management of this malignancy. Although different approaches have been described for the surgical resection of esophageal cancer, there is no statistical evidence based on large scale prospective randomized trials with regard to the issue that which is the optimal surgical approach for esophageal cancer. In middle or lower third intrathoracic esophageal cancer, a great number of thoracic surgeon preferred the Ivor-Lewis Procedure(Right Side Thoracotomy plus Midline Laparotomy Approach), and believe that this approach can get better exposure for the upper mediastinal node dissection so can get the better long-term survival. But some others preferred the Sweet Procedure(Left Side Thoracotomy Approach),especially in china, more than two of the third unit performed the left side approach esophagectomy routinely and the long-term survival was reported equal to even better than the right side approach. The purpose of this study is to conduct a large scale prospective randomized Phase Ⅲ clinical trial to test that based on the long-term outcomes(overall survival and disease free survival )and postoperative short-term outcomes(mortality, morbidity),whether one approach is superior than the other approach or not. Objectives: 1. To compare overall survival after right side approach and left side approach esophagectomy 2. To compare locoregional recurrence, disease free survival after right side approach and left side approach esophagectomy 3. To compare postoperative morbidity and mortality in the two groups 4. To evaluate short and long term quality of life after the two procedures Design: Prospective randomized controlled Setting: Fudan University Cancer Center, Shanghai, China. Patients and methods : All patients with biopsy proven carcinoma of the middle or lower third of the esophagus presenting to our hospital will be considered for the study. Staging investigations will be standard and will include 1. Computed Tomography (CT) scans in all patients 2. Esophagogastroscopy 3. Barium swallow 4. Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS) wherever possible 5. PET-CT scan wherever possible Randomization: Block randomization will be done using a computer generated sheet. Randomization will be performed 3 days to 1 week before the operation. All surgeries will be performed under general anesthesia with epidural analgesia. The surgery will be either performed by or under the direct supervision of consultant thoracic surgeons with experience in esophageal surgery. Operative time, blood loss, blood product replacement and all intraoperative details will be recorded in the proforma. Patients will be shifted postoperatively to the intensive care unit (ICU) for observation and subsequently to the recovery or high dependency ward once stabilized. Postoperative details including period of postoperative ventilation, hemorrhage, pulmonary and cardiac complications, arrhythmias, thoracic duct leak, anastomotic leak, wound infection and recurrent laryngeal nerve paresis or palsy will be recorded. Postoperative mortality will be defined as 30-day mortality plus death before discharge after surgery. The total duration of ICU stay and hospital stay will also be recorded. Follow up: Patients will be followed up three monthly for the first two years and six monthly for the third to fifth years and annually thereafter. A detailed history and clinical examination and CT scan, barium swallow and ultrasound will be done routinely on every follow up. Data management: All collected data will be entered into a statistical software package for subsequent analysis Main research variables: Primary end point: Disease free survival in the two arms Secondary endpoints: 1. Overall survival 2. Locoregional recurrence 3. Postoperative morbidity and mortality 4. Quality of life : assessed with EORTC QLQ-C30 scale and EORTC QLQ- OES18 scale. ;


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NCT number NCT01047111
Study type Interventional
Source Fudan University
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date May 2010
Completion date July 2017

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