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NCT06979869Recruiting

Investigating Multigene Methylation Dynamics in Treatment Response Surveillance for Esophageal Carcinoma

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Aug 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The primary objective is to determine whether pretreatment-to-posttreatment changes in circulating multigene methylation levels correlate with objective response rates (ORR) assessed by contrast-enhanced CT/MRI and levels of serum tumor markers. Secondary endpoints include: (a) time-dependent association between methylation fluctuation patterns and progression-free survival (PFS), (b) comparative diagnostic accuracy of methylation indices versus conventional biomarkers, and (c) feasibility of using methylation thresholds to guide adaptive therapy modification.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
300 (estimated)
First submitted
23 Apr 2025
Start date
26 May 2025
Primary completion date
1 Mar 2030
Lead sponsor
Xijing Hospital
NCT number
NCT06979869

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Planned participants: 300
  • From 26 May 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 Mar 2030
  • 9 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • Life expectancy \<6 months (as assessed by ECOG score ≥4 or Palliative Performance Scale ≤30%) Cognitive/psychiatric conditions: a. Legally incapacitated individuals without legal guardians, b. Active psychotic disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) or dementia (MMSE score \<24) Investigator-determined exclusions

Who the study is looking for

  • Age at initial diagnosis: 18-75 years (inclusive) Confirmed diagnosis: Histologically proven esophageal carcinoma with complete medical records, including (a) definitive pathological diagnosis report, (b) TNM staging per AJCC 8th edition criteria Cancer history: No prior malignancies at other anatomical sites (excluding cured non-melanoma skin cancers/carcinoma in situ) Metastasis status: Radiologically confirmed absence of distant metastases in liver, lungs, or other organs via contrast-enhanced CT/MRI and whole-body bone scan within 4 weeks before enrollment Treatment-naïve status: No previous exposure to (i) esophageal resection surgery, (ii) systemic chemotherapy, (iii) thoracic radiation therapy (\>10 Gy), or (iv) PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors

Age in the registry: 18 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (9)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
General Hospital of Western Theater Command, People's Liberation Army (PLA)
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ChengduChinaRecruiting
Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shantou University Medical College
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ShantouChinaNot yet recruiting
The First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
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TaiyuanChinaNot yet recruiting
Gansu Wuwei Cancer Hospital
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WuweiChinaRecruiting
Xijing hospital
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Xi'anChinaRecruiting
Tangdu Hospital
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Xi'anChinaNot yet recruiting
The First Affiliated Hospital of Yan'an University
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Yan’anChinaNot yet recruiting
Zhaoqing Gaoyao District People's Hospital
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ZhaoqingChinaRecruiting
Henan Cancer Hospital
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ZhengzhouChinaRecruiting

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