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Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

NCT number NCT01858805
Other study ID # CTC-EC
Secondary ID 184
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received May 14, 2013
Last updated November 17, 2014
Start date April 2010
Est. completion date April 2014

Study information

Verified date November 2014
Source Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Despite the availability of several preoperative diagnostic techniques, accurate pretreatment staging of esophageal cancer (EC) remains challenging. Therefore, The investigators evaluated the prognostic significance of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in patients with EC.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 123
Est. completion date April 2014
Est. primary completion date April 2014
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- > 18 years

- resectable esophageal cancer

Exclusion Criteria:

- < 18 years

- esophageal cancer with preoperative distant metastases

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective


Intervention

Procedure:
esophagectomy


Locations

Country Name City State
Germany University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf Hamburg

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary overall survival 2 years Yes
Secondary recurrence-free survival 2 years Yes
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