Massive german registry to map real-world cancer care for 1,900 patients
NCT ID NCT04290806
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is a large registry that will collect information from about 1,900 people with advanced cancer of the esophagus or stomach who are receiving palliative treatment in Germany. The goal is to understand what treatments are actually used in everyday practice and how patients fare. No new drug is being tested; instead, the study observes and records real-world care to improve future treatment decisions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,900 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients with metastatic (stage IV) esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC) or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (GEJAC), requiring palliative systemic first-line therapy.
- 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: * Histologically proven stage IV (metastatic) ESCC, EAC, GAC or GEJAC * Planned palliative systemic first-line therapy * Age \>= 18 years * Signed informed consent (IC) * Patients answering questionnaires: IC before first therapy cycle * Patients not answering questionnaires: IC latest 4 weeks after start of first therapy cycle Exclusion Criteria: * No systemic therapy for ESCC, EAC, GAC or GEJAC
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Multiple sites, Gemany
RECRUITINGMultiple Locations, Germany
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