New study seeks best way to remove stomach tumors without major surgery

NCT ID NCT07411118

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compares two endoscopic procedures—EFTR and STER—for removing small gastric GIST tumors (1.0–3.5 cm). About 136 adults from Hong Kong, mainland China, India, and Japan will be randomly assigned to one method. The goal is to see which technique achieves complete tumor removal with fewer complications.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

gastrointestinal stromal tumor

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

GIST SMALL SIZE GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS

Contacts and locations

Locations

Asian Institute of Gastroenterology
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Hyderabad, India
Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Shanghai, China
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
RECRUITING

Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Osaka International Cancer Institute
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Osaka, Japan

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