NCT07702253Active, not recruiting
O-GlcNAcylation Induced HMGB1 Signalling
O-GlcNAcylation Induced HMGB1 Signaling as a Molecular Switch for Immune Escape in Esophageal Carcinoma
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study investigates how HMGB1 compartmentalisation and O-GlcNAcylation regulate inflammatory signalling, autophagy, and immune escape in cancer. Our research focuses on HMGB1, a key mediator of inflammation and immune regulation. Because extracellular HMGB1 and related cytokines are detectable in blood, circulating plasma biomarkers may serve as systemic surrogates of tumour-immune microenvironment (TIME) biology. Spatial profiling technologies-such as multiplex immunofluorescence (mIF) and GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiling (DSP)-enable precise mapping of HMGB1 localisation, O-GlcNAcylation status, and immune cell organisation within tumour tissues. Integrating these spatial tissue features with plasma cytokine signatures provides a mechanistic and clinically translatable approach for recurrence prediction. This study aims to determine whether baseline and early-on-treatment plasma cytokine profiles can predict recurrence in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), and to evaluate how these circulating immune mediators correspond to spatially resolved TIME features.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 120 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 9 Jul 2026
- Start date
- 1 Apr 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 Mar 2036
- Lead sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Diseases
- Gastric and esophageal cancer
- NCT number
- NCT07702253
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 120
- From 1 Apr 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Mar 2036
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- Irreversible coagulation disorders preventing clinically indicated biopsies.
- With other co-existing malignancy
Other
- Withdrawal of consent.
Who the study is looking for
- Age ≥ 18 years.
- Histologically confirmed ESCC
- Able to provide written informed consent.
- Able to comply with study procedures.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR China | Unknown status |
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