Oesophageal Cancer Trial, Recruiting (NCT04654975)

Oesophageal Cancer Trial, Recruiting NCT04654975 Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven Condition: Oesophageal Cancer

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Who may be able to join

AI generated eligibility summary. Written by an AI model from the official source data and checked on a sample basis. It can contain mistakes, so confirm anything important against the original source. How we use AI

Who might be able to join this trial:

You had surgery for esophageal cancer between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2019.
Your treatment involved any combination of pre-surgery treatment followed by surgery, surgery alone, or rescue surgery after other treatments.
Your cancer was identified as one of two specific types: adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma.

Who may not be able to join:

Your cancer was a different type than adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma.
Your cancer started in the throat area (hypopharynx) and spread into the food pipe (esophagus), requiring removal of the voice box, throat, and food pipe together.
Your cancer was detected at a very early stage (confirm with trial site).
Your surgery was carried out to manage symptoms rather than to try to cure the cancer.

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.

Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.

This is a simplified plain English summary of the eligibility criteria. Full criteria are set by the trial investigators and may include additional requirements not shown here. Never self-exclude from a trial based on this summary. Contact the trial site directly to confirm your eligibility.

Last synced 20 July 2026

This study is not part of the standard drug-approval phase pathway (for example an observational, device, behavioural, or registry study), so a phase success rate does not apply.

Contact this trial

Principal Investigator: Lieven P Depypere, PhD, UZ Leuven

Phone: +32 16 346820

Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.

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Date:

To: My Doctor

Re: Clinical trial enquiry

I am writing to enquire about the following clinical trial which may be relevant to my care:

Trial: NCT04654975

Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Phase: Not Applicable

Status: Recruiting

Condition: Oesophageal Cancer

Trial contact: +32 16 346820

More information: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04654975

Eligibility summary (AI generated)

Written by an AI model from ClinicalTrials.gov eligibility criteria and checked on a sample basis. Please confirm against the original criteria.

Who might be able to join this trial:

You had surgery for esophageal cancer between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2019.
Your treatment involved any combination of pre-surgery treatment followed by surgery, surgery alone, or rescue surgery after other treatments.
Your cancer was identified as one of two specific types: adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma.

Who may not be able to join:

Your cancer was a different type than adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma.
Your cancer started in the throat area (hypopharynx) and spread into the food pipe (esophagus), requiring removal of the voice box, throat, and food pipe together.
Your cancer was detected at a very early stage (confirm with trial site).
Your surgery was carried out to manage symptoms rather than to try to cure the cancer.

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.

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This information was sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov via Voxsanity (data last synced 20 July 2026). It is not medical advice. Please verify the trial's current status directly with the trial site before acting.

Trial details

Status

Recruiting

Phase

Not Applicable

Sponsor

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Registry

ClinicalTrials.gov

Start date

2 June 2020

Est. completion

31 March 2025

Where this trial is recruiting

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States

Primary endpoints

Odds ratio (OR) for brain metastasis

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Expanded access pathways

If this trial is not available to you, other access pathways may exist. In Australia, the TGA Special Access Scheme allows access to unapproved therapeutic goods for individual patients.

TGA Special Access Scheme information

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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 20 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.

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