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NCT06190847

Oral Microbiome is Associated With the Response to Chemoradiotherapy in Initial Inoperable Patients With Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer

Recruiting now Last updated 5 January 2024
What this trial tests

trial testing regular chemoradiotherapy in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in 97 participants. Currently enrolling.

Timeline
1 July 2023
Primary endpoint
1 July 2026
1 July 2026

Quick facts

Lead sponsorAnhui Provincial Hospital
StatusRecruiting now
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment97
Start date1 July 2023
Primary completion1 July 2026
Estimated completion1 July 2026
Sites1 location across China

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Anhui Provincial Hospital

Who can join

Adults 18 to 85, any sex, with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma or Chemoradiotherapy. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Esophageal cancer accounts for more than half of the world, seriously affecting people's health in China. 95% patients are squamous cell carcinoma. Surgery is the preferred treatment for early and middle stage esophageal cancer, but patients with clinical stage T4b or other surgical contraindications have no surgical opportunity. In recent years, radical chemoradiotherapy has played a key role in the treatment of local advanced esophageal cancer with some poor predicting biomarkers. Oral bacteria may play a pathogenic role in cancer and other chronic diseases by producing chemical carcinogens and inflammatory factors through direct metabolism. A large number of studies have also suggested that tooth loss and poor oral hygiene are closely related to upper digestive tract cancer, indicating the possible role of oral microorganisms in the occurrence and development of upper digestive tract cancer, and saliva is the main source of oral flora colonization. Therefore, it is worth further research to explore the interaction between microbial metabolism imbalance and radiotherapy in patients with esophageal cancer. In summary, we intend to conduct a prospective cohort study to explore the role of salivary microbes in radiotherapy in patients with initially inoperable patients with local advanced esophageal cancer.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. The Role of the Microbiome in Cancer Therapies: Current Evidence and Future Directions.
    Chalif J, Goldstein N, Mehra Y, Spakowicz D, et al · · 2025 · cited 5× · PMID 39856008 · DOI 10.1016/j.hoc.2024.12.005

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