Stratifying Risk in Barrett*s Esophagus: A Pilot Study for Biomarker-Based Patient Management
- Conditions
- Barrett's esophagusesophageal cancer10017990
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON41809
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
1) Able to read, comprehend, and complete the consent form.
2) Aged 18 to 80.
3) Diagnosed with at least 3 centimeters (>3cm) of Barrett*s esophagus AND no dysplasia or low grade dysplasia per review by pathologist.
1) Pregnant women.
2) Current use of blood thinners such as coumadin, warfarin, heparin and/or low molecular weight heparin (requires discontinuation of medication 5 days prior to and 6 days after EGD).
3) Known bleeding disorder.
4) Status post partial or complete esophageal resection.
5) Current or past diagnosis of invasive esophageal cancer (previous intramucosal cancer is allowable, if removed by endoscopic mucosal resection with histologically confirmed negative lateral and deep margins).
6) Prior ablative therapy of the esophagus including prior radiofrequency ablation (RFA), photodynamic therapy (PDT), spray cryotherapy, and other ablation therapies. Prior endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is acceptable.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The endpoints for the study consist of:<br /><br>1) Time taken to produce biomarker results,<br /><br>2) Consistency of biomarker prevalence between the centers (Europe and the<br /><br>U.S.), and,<br /><br>3) Proportion of patients falling into the high risk category based on<br /><br>biomarker analysis.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Not applicable</p><br>