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Filter by:Primary Aim: To establish a reliable relationship between oxygen uptake (VO2) at estimated lactate threshold (AT) and CT-derived body composition measurments (e.g. muscle radiation attenuation), and to relate these to post-operative outcomes (i.e. post-operative complications or 1-year survival) in cohort of upper (UGI) and lower (LGI) gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary (HPB) cancer patients undergoing surgery +/- cancer therapies. Rationale:Objectively measured reduction of muscle radiation attenuation (i.e. Computed Tomography (CT) measured indices of muscle wasting) coupled with reduced physical fitness (measured objectively using Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)) will result in worse post-operative surgical outcome and reduced survival. Trial Design: Observational Sample size: See statistical analyses section for individual cohort power calculations Inclusion Criteria: Male or female patients, aged over 18 years old with UGI, LGI or HPB cancer undergoing surgery +/- cancer therapies; WHO performance status 0-2. Exclusion Criteria: Patients will be excluded if they have surgery for benign disease, a diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, patients physically unable to perform a CPET on a cycle ergometer, patients having no surgery performed or interim emergency surgery, patients lacking complete in-hospital morbidity and survival data. Primary Trial Endpoints: UGI patients - 2 year overall survival, LGI and HPB patients - post-operative complications (Calvien-Dindo and Composite Endpoint in pancreaticoduodenectomy)
The aims of this research are to validate and develop of therapeutic strategies for patients with colorectal lesions in real time through pCLE(probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy). Endomicroscopy is a technique for obtaining histology-like images from inside the human body in real-time. Total objections are 311 patients. Specific research topics are as below. 1. Diagnosis and classification of colon polyps through pCLE 2. Evaluation of the depth of invasion of colorectal cancer or lateral growth type tumor through the pCLE 3. Differential diagnosis of colorectal submucosal tumor through the pCLE 4. Differential diagnosis of ileocecal ulcers through the pCLE The study will be conducted to measure sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, amphoteric predict of pCLE diagnosis, and calculate the agreement of prediction compared to the pathological findings of lesions Check diagnostic agreement of technical phrases which are derived, the matching degree between observers, and will develope a new classification method based on this.