New, less invasive surgery for early stomach cancer shows promise in small trial
NCT ID NCT07295002
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a less invasive surgical approach for people with early gastric cancer who need additional treatment after an initial endoscopic removal. The procedure uses a special dye to guide removal of nearby lymph nodes, with or without removing a small part of the stomach. The trial will include 10 participants and focus on safety and complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Indocyanine Green (ICG) dye injection and laparoscopic surgery
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a less invasive surgical option for early gastric cancer patients, reducing recovery time and complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early trial with only 10 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The procedure still carries risks like bleeding or infection.
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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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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: * EGC previously treated with ESD according to current guidelines (differentiated adenocarcinoma, not ulcerative, of any size, differentiated adenocarcinoma ulcerative \</=3cm, undifferentiated adenocarcinoma not ulcerative \</=2cm) * Non curative resection * Lymphovascular invasion * Non-radical resection vertical margin * deep submucosal invasion * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Location within 2 cm from cardia or pylorus * Non-curative resection with only non-radicality horizontal margin * Inoperative because of severe comorbidities * Previous radiotherapy to the upper abdomen * Pregnancy * Allergy to ICG * Inability to provide informed consent due to cognitive impairment, language barrier, or other reasons impairing understanding and autonomous decision-making.
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge
Stockholm, 141 57, Sweden
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