Tokyo, Oct. 12 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059375) titled 'A Retrospective Observational Study for Identifying Prognostic Factors in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Esophageal Cancer' on Oct. 11.
Study Type:
Observational
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Wakayama Medical University
Condition:
Condition - Esophageal cancer
Classification by malignancy - Malignancy
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - Radical esophagectomy is an invasive procedure but remains the standard treatment for achieving curative intent in patients with esophageal cancer. However, some patients do not benefit from surgery, such as those who undergo non-curative resection or exper...