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Scientists to map tumor changes after cancer combo therapy
NCT ID NCT07482774
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will look at tumor samples from 12 people with esophageal cancer before and after they receive standard chemotherapy plus immunotherapy followed by surgery. Using advanced techniques like single-cell analysis, researchers aim to understand how the tumor environment changes and why some patients respond better. This is an observational study, meaning it does not test a new treatment but gathers information to guide future research.
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 reveal why some patients respond better to chemo-immunotherapy, pointing toward more personalized treatments for esophageal cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early observational study (12 people) that does not test a new treatment. It may not lead to direct patient benefits or apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 12 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 2027
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.
Who is studied
This study will enroll adults with pathologically confirmed, potentially resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who are scheduled to receive standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy followed by surgery. Participants will be recruited from routine clinical practice at a single center. Tumor tissue will be collected before treatment and again at the time of surgical resection, and peripheral blood samples may also be collected when feasible for translational analyses of tumor microenvironment changes associated with pathological response and clinical outcomes.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- 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: Age 18 to 80 years; Pathologically confirmed esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; Potentially resectable disease and planned to receive standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy followed by surgery; ECOG performance status 0 to 2; Adequate major organ function as judged by the investigator; Willing to provide tumor tissue samples at baseline and at the time of surgery; peripheral blood samples may also be collected when feasible; Written informed consent provided; Exclusion Criteria: Prior treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors; Active infection, immunodeficiency, or autoimmune disease requiring systemic immunosuppressive therapy; Pregnancy or breastfeeding; Contraindications to study-related tissue sampling or planned surgery; Inability to comply with study procedures or follow-up;
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