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New trick before surgery may prevent deadly leaks in esophageal cancer patients

NCT ID NCT07449208

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study is testing whether a procedure called gastric preconditioning—done before esophageal cancer surgery—can lower the risk of a serious complication called an anastomotic leak. The procedure uses a tiny tube to redirect blood flow in the stomach, which may help the surgical connection heal better. The study will include 40 high-risk patients and track how many develop leaks after their main surgery.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
percutaneous angioembolization (a procedure to redirect blood flow in the stomach before surgery)
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could reduce the risk of serious post-surgery complications (anastomotic leaks) in patients undergoing esophageal cancer removal.
What could go wrong
This is a small early-phase study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The procedure itself carries risks like bleeding or infection.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Anastomotic Leak esophageal cancer neoplasm of esophagus

As listed by the trial registrant

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

ANASTOMOTIC LEAK ESOPHAGEAL MALIGNANT NEOPLASM PRIMARY

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)

    RECRUITING

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)

    RECRUITING

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)

    RECRUITING

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)

    RECRUITING

    Rockville Centre, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk - Commack (All Protocol Activities)

    RECRUITING

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All protocol activities)

    RECRUITING

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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