New stent aims to help cancer patients eat again without surgery

NCT ID NCT06174805

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a special stent placed using an endoscope to connect the stomach to the small intestine in people whose stomach is blocked by advanced cancer. The goal is to help them eat and drink more easily without major surgery. The study plans to enroll 67 participants and will check how safe and effective the stent is over 30 days.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

AXIOS stent (a tube placed via endoscopy to connect the stomach to the small intestine)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a less invasive way to help people with advanced cancer eat and drink again by relieving stomach blockages.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early study (67 people) and is currently suspended. The stent may cause serious side effects like infection or bleeding, and it may not work for everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

pyloric stenosis

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Asian Institute of Gastroenterology

    Hyderabad, India

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo

    São Paulo, 01246-092, Brazil

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • McGill University Health Care

    Montreal, H3Z 2E9, Canada

  • New York Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Shanghai Changhai Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200433, China

  • UZ Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

  • University of Pittsburg Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • Virginia Mason Medical Center

    Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States