Genetic risk profiles could change how we monitor Barrett's esophagus
NCT ID NCT07455422
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether sharing genetic risk information with Barrett's esophagus patients can improve their quality of life and reduce cancer worry. Researchers will collect tissue samples and use genetic analysis to create risk profiles. Half of the 266 participants will learn their risk profile, while the other half will not. The goal is to see if this approach leads to better, more cost-effective surveillance.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more personalized and cost-effective surveillance for Barrett's esophagus patients, reducing unnecessary procedures and anxiety.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study, not testing a treatment. The risk model may not prove accurate enough to change practice, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 266 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with known BE undergoing endoscopy for possible treatment by EMR or ESD due to suspicion of T1 oesophageal Barrett cancer * Capable of receiving informed consent and of giving permission * Age 18 and upward Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with current known malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract other than the esophageal lesion * Patients refusing randomization and corresponding follow-up intervals based on biomarker profile * Patients with severe co-morbidity that prohibits endoscopic therapy under sedation or conscious sedation (such as severe cardiac or pulmonary disease) * Esophageal varices * Uncontrollable coagulation disorders * Undergoing/planned chemotherapy or immunotherapy or received chemotherapy \< 6 months prior to endoscopy * Undergoing/planned radiotherapy within the esophageal region or received radiotherapy \< 6 months prior to endoscopy * WHO score \>3
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
10 sites in 7 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AZ Delta
Roeselare, Belgium, 8800, Belgium
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Antwerp University Hospital
Edegem, Antwerpen, 2650, Belgium
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CHU LILLE - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille
Lille, 59000, France
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Ghent University Hospital (UZ Gent)
Ghent, Belgium, 9000, Belgium
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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, Milano, 20132, Italy
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Karolinska University Hospital
Solna, SE-171 76, Sweden
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Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Sint-Augustinus Hospital (ZAS)
Wilrijk, Antwerpen, 2610, Belgium
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St James's Hospital
Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland
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University Hospital Leipzig
Leipzig, Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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