Glowing dye helps surgeons remove stomach cancer while saving healthy tissue
NCT ID NCT06788548
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new surgical approach for early gastric cancer that uses a fluorescent dye to help surgeons see and remove only the cancerous lymph nodes, sparing healthy tissue. About 312 patients will be randomly assigned to either this new technique or standard surgery. The goal is to see if the new method can control the cancer as well as standard surgery while preserving more stomach function and improving quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fluorescence-guided surgery procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a less invasive surgical option for early gastric cancer, preserving more of the stomach and improving quality of life while maintaining cancer control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively early-stage trial with 312 participants, and the technique may not prove as effective as standard surgery in preventing cancer return. There are also risks from the surgery itself, such as infection or complications.
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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 312 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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 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: * 1\) Patients aged 18-80 years, regardless of gender. 2) Patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score ≤ 2 and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score ≤ 2 who are candidates for a curative D2 gastrectomy. 3\) Patients without prior gastrointestinal surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy. 4\) Patients with normal liver, kidney, heart, lung, and bone marrow function (GPT × 109 /L, PLT\>109 /L). 5\) Patients capable of understanding and adhering to the research protocol. 6) Patients who can provide written informed consent, either personally or through legal representative. 7\) Patients with cT1N0M0 gastric cancer or after non-curative ESD resection, according to the UICC TNM staging system, 8th edition. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) Patients with a contraindication for gastroscopy. 2) Patients with uncontrollable diseases, such as coagulation disorders, epilepsy, central nervous system diseases or mental disorders, cardiopulmonary insufficiency, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, a cerebrovascular accident that occurred within 6 months, and other surgical contraindications. 3\) Patients unable to undergo general anesthesia or surgical treatment due to conditions related to other organs, or unwilling to undergo surgery. 4\) Patients with gastric stump cancer, recurrent gastric cancer, multiple primary malignant tumors in the abdominopelvic cavity, or a history of other malignant tumors within the previous 5 years. 5\) Pregnant or lactating women. 6) Participants enrolled in other clinical trials. 7) Patients with undeterminable tracer staining range or contraindications to tracer use. 8\) Patients who fail to receive or fail ESD therapy. 9) Patients who meet the absolute indication of ESD.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100050, China
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