Lymph node clues may predict immunotherapy response in esophageal cancer
NCT ID NCT07533357
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This observational study will enroll 158 adults with advanced or recurrent esophageal cancer who plan to receive PD-1 inhibitor immunotherapy. Researchers want to see if a high level of a specific immune cell type (precursor exhausted T cells, or Tpex) in cancer-free lymph nodes can better predict survival than current methods. The study does not test a new treatment but aims to improve how doctors forecast treatment success.
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 lead to a better way to predict which patients will benefit from immunotherapy, helping doctors choose the right treatment earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly improve outcomes. The findings may not apply to all patients or be confirmed in larger studies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 158 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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.
Who is studied
Advanced or recurrent esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients
- 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: * Aged ≥18 years * Histologically confirmed esophageal carcinoma * Clinical stages IV based on the 8th AJCC TNM classification, or recurrent esophageal cancer * plan to treated with PD-1 immunotherapy * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group(ECOG) performance status: 0-2 Exclusion Criteria: * Esophageal perforation or hematemesis * Any active autoimmune disease or a history of autoimmune disease * Disease progression occurs within 3months after PD-1 immunotherapy. * Allergic to macromolecular protein preparations, or to any of the ingredients in PD-1 inhibitors for injection. * Uncontrolled heart diseases or clinical symptoms * Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency (such as HIV infection); active hepatitis B (HBV-DNA≥104 copy number/ml) or hepatitis C (positive hepatitis C antibody, and HCV-RNA is higher than the detection limit of the analytical method); active tuberculosis.
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Conditions
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