Gender gap in stomach cancer care revealed in massive german study
NCT ID NCT06902337
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study examines whether men and women with gastric cancer receive different care in Germany. Researchers will analyze data from 75,000 patients treated between 2017 and 2021, looking at survival rates, complications, and treatment approaches. The goal is to identify gender-based disparities and help make cancer care more personalized and fair.
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 study could help doctors tailor gastric cancer treatment based on gender, potentially improving survival and quality of care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study using past data, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to other countries or healthcare systems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 75,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
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
A) Cases from the DRG statistics for the years 2017-2021 with inclusion criteria minimum age 18 years, full inpatient hospital treatment in the years 2017-2021, ICD-10-GM code C16, C16.1 - C16.9 B) Cases recorded in a clinical cancer registry from 2017-2021 with ICD-10-GM code C16, C16.1-C16.9
- 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: Gastric adenocarcinoma ICD-10-GM code C16, C16.1 - C16.9 Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical School Brandenburg
Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg, 14770, Germany
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