Clinical trial · Interventional
Pre-operative MRI of Esophagus Cancer
Prospective Evaluation of MRI in Pre-operative Staging of Esophagus Cancers
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The role of MRI in the management of esophageal cancer remains unclear and poorly studied. Recent technical advances suggest that MRI may become a powerful technique for the initial assessment of esophageal cancer, but also for the evaluation of response to neo-adjuvant treatment before surgery. This imaging study will be performed prospectively and consecutively in 60 patients included over a 18-month period in patients wîth newly diagnosed esophageal cancer. The aim of this study is to assess the accuracy of MRI to visualize esophageal tumors, to assess tumor burden and potential contact with adjacent structures as well as associated lymph nodes. If chemotherapy or radio-chemotherapy treatment is indicated before surgery, we will also evaluate whether MRI helps us to better evaluate the response to this treatment in comparison to PET-scan or echo. endoscopy which are the examinations currently performed to evaluate the effectiveness of these treatments. The images of the MRI exams will be interpreted by 1 expert radiologist with no knowledge of the other imaging modalities and transmitted to the doctors in charge for possible consideration for the treatment. Patients will then be followed for one year according to clinical management standards to study the data on treatment complications and cancer progression at one year. The main risk is the administration of a gadolinium chelate-based MRI contrast product used routinely. There is also a risk that the results of the MRI may influence the treatment initially planned for example by canceling a surgical procedure.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnoses Disease | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Esophagus Cancer | Esophageal Neoplasm | PROBABILISTIC | 0.70 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRI | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- oesophagus cancer MRI
- description
- Diagnostic test
- interventionNames
- Diagnostic Test: MRI
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- diagnostic performance for staging
- timeFrame
- 18 months
- description
- TNM staging
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Diagnostic performance for staging
- timeFrame
- 18 months
- description
- Assessment of rate of Under and overstaging
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Any pathologically proven oesophagus cancer Exclusion Criteria: * MRI contraindication * Pregnant women * cervical esophagus cancer
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