FEASIBILITY OF ENDOSCOPY GUIDED FIDUCIAL MARKER PLACEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH ESOPHAGEAL TUMORS

Completed

• Conditions: esophageal cancer; 10017991

• Registration Number: NL-OMON38822
• Lead Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 11 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

esophageal cancer
referred for curative radiotherapy

Exclusion Criteria

signs of perforation
signs of esophageal infections
coagulopathy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- feasibility and toxictiy of endoscopic placement of goldmarkers in the<br /><br>oesophageal wall<br /><br>- utility of the markers for delineation of the tumortargetvolume<br /><br>- utility of the markers for positional verification and correction during<br /><br>external radiation (image guided radiotherapy)</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- analysis of tumor deformation during radiotherapy<br /><br>- analyses of effect of breathing on tumormobility during radiotherapy</p><br>