Laparoscopic Ultrasound Guided Tissue Sampling in Patients With Cancer of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

Laparoscopic Ultrasound (LUS) is an important part of the pre-treatment evaluation of patients with upper gastrointestinal tract cancer (esophageal, gastric, pancreatic and liver cancer). When a suspect lesion is visualized during LUS a biopsy should be provided in order to differentiate between benign and malignant lesions. A new system for LUS guided biopsy has been developed, but how often these biopsies are clinically relevant (i.e. changing patient management)and how reliable are these biopsies are unknown.

The study hypothesis is that LUS guided biopsies are accurate and clinically relevant in the pre-treatment evaluation of patients with upper gastrointestinal tract cancer.

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Key information

Conditions

Esophageal Cancer Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Endocrine Gland Neoplasms Endocrine System Diseases Esophageal Diseases Esophageal Neoplasms Gastric Cancer Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Head and Neck Neoplasms Liver Cancer Liver Diseases Liver Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic Diseases Pancreatic Neoplasms Stomach Diseases Stomach Neoplasms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Department of Surgery, Odense University Hospital

Odense, 5000, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Biopsy proven upper GI tract cancer
Laparoscopic Ultrasound indicated during pre-treatment evaluation

Exclusion criteria

Patients unfit for surgery

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Odense University Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

Prospective Evaluation of the Impact of Laparoscopic Ultrasound (LUS) Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration or Tru-Cut Biopsy in Patients With Upper GI Tract Cancer

Important dates

Study start: 2007
Primary completion: 2008
Study completion: 2008
First posted: Aug 3, 2007
Registry last updated: May 29, 2008

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