Clinical Trials for Esophagus Disorders

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov — U.S. National Library of Medicine — A database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies conducted around the world (U.S. National Library of Medicine, public domain).

This page lists clinical trials related to Esophagus Disorders from the ClinicalTrials.gov database.

Trial Summary

• Total studies: 50
• Recruiting: 33
• Active, not recruiting: 8
• Completed: 1
• Other: 8

Results are refreshed periodically and may not reflect the most current information available from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Recruiting Trials

NCT00242723 — Evaluation of Cell Changes in Blood and Tissue in Cancers of the Lung, Esophagus and Lung Lining

Background:

• Chromatin is is the structural building block of a chromosome. It is found inside the nucleus of the cell and consists of a complex of DNA and protein.
• Cancers of the lung, pleura (lung lining) and esophagus show profound changes in chromatin structure that may affect the course of disease in patients.
• A better understanding of these diseases and the genetic changes associate…

NCT03980886 — Characteristics and Inflammatory Markers in Children With Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)

Single center observational and specimen banking study for children with eosinophilic esophagitis EoE to gauge natural history and inflammatory markers

NCT04389632 — A Study of Sigvotatug Vedotin in Advanced Solid Tumors

This trial will look at a drug called sigvotatug vedotin (SGN-B6A) alone and with pembrolizumab, with or without chemotherapy, to find out whether it is safe for people who have solid tumors. It will study sigvotatug vedotin to find out what its side effects are. A side effect is anything the drug does besides treating cancer. It will also study whether sigvotatug vedotin works to treat solid t…

NCT05183126 — Pharmacokinetic Study of Skeletal Muscle Area-based Paclitaxel Infusion in Patients With Cancer

The primary objective of this pharmacokinetics study is to compare the maximum concentration level of paclitaxel in patients with low/sarcopenic skeletal muscle area (SMA), at the end of a 2-3 hour paclitaxel infusion, to the maximum level in patients with normal SMA at the end of a standard 1-hour infusion with the goal of determining whether lengthening the infusion in patients with low/sarco…

NCT05334069 — Collecting Blood Samples From Patients With and Without Cancer to Evaluate Tests for Early Cancer Detection

This study collects blood and tissue samples from patients with cancer and without cancer to evaluate tests for early cancer detection. Collecting and storing samples of blood and tissue from patients with and without cancer to study in the laboratory may help researchers develop tests for the early detection of cancers.

NCT05581004 — A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Activity of Enzelkitug as a Single Agent and in Combination With Checkpoint Inhibitor in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

This is a first-in-human study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and anti-tumor activity of enzelkitug when administered as a single agent and in combination with atezolizumab or pembrolizumab in adult participants with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors, including non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), melanoma, tr…

NCT05496998 — Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Symptomatic Mitral Regurgitation - APOLLO-EU Trial

Evaluate the safety and efficacy of Medtronic Intrepid™ TMVR TF System in patients with moderate-to-severe or severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation, or moderate symptomatic mitral regurgitation combined with mitral stenosis in the presence of MAC who, by agreement of the local site multidisciplinary heart team experienced in mitral valve therapies, are unsuitable for treatment with approved t…

NCT04695600 — Onabotulinum Toxin A (Botox) in the Treatment of Pharyngo-esophageal Dysphagia

Dysphagia in patients with stroke, multiple sclerosis, parkinsonism or dystonia can occur due to relative hypertonia of the cricopharyngeus muscle. In the resting state, muscle is contracted and relaxes only during deglutition. Treatment of dysphagia by injecting botulinum toxin in the cricopharyngeus was described by Schneider et al. in 1994. More than 100 cases have been described after that,…

NCT06123338 — A Study of Pembrolizumab With Trastuzumab and Chemotherapy in People With Esophagogastric Cancer

The purpose of this study to find out whether adding trastuzumab and pembrolizumab to standard chemotherapy is an effective treatment for resectable HER2+ esophagogastric cancer.

NCT07224750 — A Noninvasive and Screening miRNA Signature for Gastrointestinal Cancer

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers remain a major global health burden, largely due to the lack of effective and accessible early screening strategies. Current diagnostic approaches-including endoscopy, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-are either invasive, resource-intensive, or insufficiently sensitive for detecting early-stage disease, and are therefore not suitable f…

NCT06465069 — A Study of LY4052031 in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer or Other Solid Tumors

The purpose of this study is to find out whether the study drug, LY4052031, is safe, tolerable and effective in participants with advanced, or metastatic solid tumors including urothelial cancer. The study is conducted in two parts - phase Ia (dose-escalation, dose-optimization) and phase Ib (dose-expansion). The study will last up to approximately 4 years.

NCT06445972 — Substudy 06D: Combination Therapies in Second Line (2L) Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma (MK-3475-06D/Keymaker-U06)

This is a phase 1/2 multicenter, open-label umbrella platform study that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of sacituzumab tirumotecan (MK-2870) plus paclitaxel versus ramucirumab plus paclitaxel, and HER3-DXD plus ramucirumab versus ramucirumab plus paclitaxel for the treatment of participants with advanced or metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma…

NCT06535607 — Study of Volrustomig as Monotherapy or in Combination With Anti- Cancer Agents in Participants With Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors

eVOLVE-02 study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of volrustomig as monotherapy or in combination with anti-cancer agents in participants with advanced/metastatic solid tumors.

NCT07687628 — Camera-based Endoscopy Allows Spontaneous Breathing Diagnostic Management in Neonates With Tracheoesophageal Fistula

The investigators aim to compare rigid tracheoscopy versus flexible tracheo-video-endoscopy in neonates requiring diagnostic assessment before undergoing a congenital tracheoesophageal fistula repair.

NCT07266363 — Integrated Cf-miRNA and Exosomal miRNA Signature for Early Detection of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains a highly lethal cancer worldwide, largely due to late diagnosis. Current screening methods such as upper endoscopy are invasive, operator-dependent, and limited in their ability to detect early-stage lesions.

To address this clinical need, the SYNERGY study seeks to develop a non-invasive, blood-based biomarker assay that integrates cell-free m…

NCT06760819 — A Study to Learn More About How Well Treatment With Sevabertinib (BAY 2927088) Tablets Works and How Safe it is in Participants Who Have a Solid Tumor With Mutations of the Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)

Researchers are looking for a better way to treat people who have solid tumors with HER2-activating mutations. Before a treatment can be approved for people to take, researchers do clinical trials to better understand its safety and how it works.

In this trial, the researchers want to learn how well BAY2927088 (sevabertinib) works in people with different types of solid tumors with HER2 mutati…

NCT06710756 — Lead-212 PSV359 Therapy for Patients With Solid Tumors

Phase I/IIa image-guided, alpha-particle therapy study of [203Pb]Pb-PSV359 and [212Pb]Pb-PSV359 in patients with solid tumors that are known to be Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP)-positive.

NCT07063901 — Multimodal Deep Learning for Predicting Treatment Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy in Esophageal Cancer

This observational study aims to investigate a clinical cohort of patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy. By integrating multimodal clinical data-including demographic characteristics, medical history, imaging studies, pathological findings, and laboratory tests-and employing deep learning algorithms, the study seeks to develop predictive mode…

NCT06995898 — The Vanguard Study: Testing a New Way to Screen for Cancer

The Vanguard Study is a feasibility study to explore several aspects of evaluating multi-cancer detection (MCD) tests in a future definitive randomized controlled trial. An MCD test measures markers in the blood in order to screen for multiple cancers simultaneously. There is a need to understand how MCDs may work as cancer screening tools. The goal of cancer screening is to reduce the burden o…

NCT06780111 — Substudy 06E: Umbrella Study of Combination Therapies in Esophageal Cancer (MK-3475-06E/KEYMAKER-U06)

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). ESCC is a type of cancer that starts in certain cells that line the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that connects the throat to the stomach. This study will look at ESCC that is either locally advanced unresectable, which means it has spread into tissue near where it started and cannot be completely re…

NCT07114601 — A Study of LY4257496 in Participants With Cancer (OMNIRAY)

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate safety, tolerability, and efficacy of LY4257496 alone and as part of relevant standard of care (SOC) combination therapy in participants with Gastrin-releasing Peptide Receptor (GRPR)-positive advanced cancer, including but not limited to breast, colorectal, prostate, endometrial, esophageal, gastroesophageal (GE) junction, and gastric cancer. The s…

NCT07213791 — A Study of LY4337713 in Participants With FAP-Positive Solid Tumors

This is a study of LY4337713 in participants with certain types of cancer that is advanced or has spread. Participants must have cancer with high levels of a protein called fibroblast activation protein (FAP). The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety, side effects, and efficacy of LY4337713. In addition, this study will evaluate how much LY4337713 gets into the bloodstream, how it is bro…

NCT07112378 — A Study of Dupilumab in Small Children With an Allergic Condition of the Esophagus (Food Pipe): Eosinophilic Esophagitis

This study is researching an experimental drug called dupilumab (called “study drug”). The study is focused on children with active eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE; an inflammatory disease of the esophagus) which impacts feeding and nourishment.

The aim of the study is to see how safe, tolerable, and effective the study drug is when given for 24 weeks to children with active EoE.

The study is l…

NCT07217171 — A Study Evaluating the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of EVOLVE104 in Participants With Advanced Urothelial and Squamous Cell Carcinomas

The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of EVOLVE104 in participants with advanced urothelial and squamous cell carcinomas who have previously taken standard treatment options, have declined or have been ineligible for treatment with these medications. Participants with advanced or metastatic cancer who meet all eligibility criteria may be eligible to participate in t…

NCT07291700 — Study on Hydrotalcite for Relief of Acid Symptoms Due to Acid Rebound After Stopping Long-Term PPI Therapy

This observational study aims to explore the effectiveness of hydrotalcite, marketed as Talcid, in alleviating acid-related symptoms that occur due to an acid rebound after discontinuing a non-/no-longer-indicated long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy. PPIs are commonly prescribed to reduce stomach acid to alleviate symptoms such as heartburn and for the treatment of, for example, duode…

NCT07059884 — Distance-Based Exercise to Preserve Function and Prevent Disability

This clinical trial studies whether an exercise program can be successfully delivered to patients receiving treatment for cancer through virtual sessions and allow patients to exercise in their own home. Treatments for cancer can cause side effects such as fatigue and loss of strength. These side effects can make it difficult to work, take care of family, and do other things the patient wants t…

NCT07367516 — Clinical Trial Evaluating TQB6411 Injection in Participant s With Esophageal Cancer

The Phase Ib stage of this study primarily aims to evaluate the tolerance and safety of TQB6411 Injection in participants with recurrent or metastatic Esophageal cancer who have previously failed treatment with PD-1/PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies combined with platinum-based chemotherapy. The Phase II stage primarily aims to evaluate the efficacy of TQB6411 Injection in this same participants popu…

NCT07283939 — Studying the PAGODA Algorithm for Chemotherapy Dose Changes to Prevent Unplanned Treatment Delays

This study seeks to learn whether using the PAGODA algorithm to guide chemotherapy dosing will lower the chance of unplanned delays during chemotherapy for cancer in the gastrointestinal system compared to usual care.

NCT07277413 — A Study of IDE892 as Monotherapy and Combination in MTAP-deleted Advanced Solid Tumors

This is a multicenter clinical study to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of IDE892 as monotherapy and in combination with other agents including IDE397 in participants with methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP)-deleted advanced solid tumors within indications of interest.

NCT07403136 — Becotatug Vedotin ± Anti-PD-1 in Pretreated Advanced ESCC

This study will test a new potential treatment for advanced esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) for patients whose initial treatment has stopped working. Currently, the standard second-line treatment for this cancer is PD-1 inhibitors or chemotherapy alone, which is not very effective, allowing the cancer to grow again after just 1.6 to 3.4 months on average. Therefore, there is a strong nee…

NCT07451028 — Effect of an Oral Neuromuscular Training Device on Dysphagia

Dysphagia is a frequent complication following stroke, with an estimated prevalence of 42%. One training modality which have been implemented in both hospitals and municipalities for alleviating dysphagia are oral neuromuscular training devices. These devices are hand-held acrylic devices which are inserted between the lips and teeth by the patient or an assistant and pulled forward against lip…

NCT07027826 — The Esophageal String Test as a Diagnostic Screening Tool for Eosinophilic Esophagitis Among Africans With Dysphagia in Mali and the United States

Background:

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a disease that causes inflammation in the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach. Diagnosing EoE currently requires a specialized tool called an endoscope. The esophageal string test (EST) is another test; the EST collects fluid from the upper digestive tract. An EST is simpler and cheaper than an endosco…

NCT04383262 — Fosamprenavir for Laryngopharyngeal Upper Airway Tissue Treatment and Enzyme Reduction

Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR) is a common condition that causes symptoms like chronic cough, throat clearing, hoarseness, and trouble swallowing. If not treated, LPR can lead to long-term throat damage and may increase the risk of throat cancer. More than 20% of the people in the United States are estimated to have LPR, yet there is no effective medication approved to treat it. Drugs called pr…

Active, Not Recruiting

NCT02465060 — Targeted Therapy Directed by Genetic Testing in Treating Patients With Advanced Refractory Solid Tumors, Lymphomas, or Multiple Myeloma (The MATCH Screening Trial)

This phase II MATCH screening and multi-sub-trial studies how well treatment that is directed by genetic testing works in patients with solid tumors, lymphomas, or multiple myelomas that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) and does not respond to treatment (refractory). Patients must have progressed following at leas…

NCT04400292 — Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Esophageal Cancer Using ICG Dye and NIR Imaging

The purpose of this study is to find out whether sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping with ICG dye and NIR imaging can be used to identify esophageal or esophagogastric junction cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes. If SLN mapping is successful in these types of cancer, surgeons in the future could identify the sentinel lymph nodes and only remove these instead of removing all the lymph nodes…

NCT04253392 — RETHINK REFLUX Registry

The RETHINK REFLUX Registry is a post-market prospective, multi-center, observation, single arm, long-term safety surveillance registry of subjects implanted with the LINX device. The primary objective of the study is to confirm the long-term safety profile of the LINX device and procedure (implant/explant) up to 10 years post-implant.

NCT05329766 — A Safety and Efficacy Study of Treatment Combinations With and Without Chemotherapy in Adult Participants With Advanced Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Malignancies

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and preliminary clinical activity of treatment combinations with and without chemotherapy in participants with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric, GEJ, and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Chemotherapy will consist of FOLFOX (oxaliplatin, leucovorin, fluorouracil).

NCT06165380 — Cardenilimab Combined With Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The goal of this trial is to test the efficacy and safety of cardenilimab combined with chemotherapy in the conversion therapy of locally advanced unresectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

type of study: clinical trial

NCT07023731 — A Study to Evaluate ARV-806 in Adults With Advanced Cancer That Has the KRAS G12D Mutation

This is a study to evaluate the safety and potential anti-tumor activity of an investigational agent called ARV-806 in Adults with Advanced Cancer having a specific Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) mutation. This is an open-label study which means that participants and study staff will know that all participants will receive ARV-806.

Researchers think that ARV-806 can work by …

NCT07118176 — Determining the Biodistribution of an Imaging Tracer (68Ga-FAPi-46) in Patients With Solid Tumors or Hematologic Cancers

This phase I trial is evaluating a new imaging tracer (68Ga-FAPi-46) with positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) to determine where and to which degree the tracer (68Ga-FAPi-46) accumulates in normal and cancer tissues (the biodistribution) in patients with solid tumors or hematologic (blood) cancers. PET is an established imaging technique that utilizes small amounts of ra…

NCT07682376 — Low-Dose Radiotherapy With Retlirafusp Alfa and Chemotherapy as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Resectable Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant low-dose radiotherapy combined with Retlirafusp alfa and chemotherapy in the treatment of resectable locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Not Yet Recruiting

NCT07686471 — Short Versus Long Submucosal Tunneling in Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Type II Achalasia.

this study is prospective , randomized and interventional ,will be performed on 50 patients to compare the clinical utility , safety profile and postoperative recovery metrics between short and long per-oral endoscopic myotomy , patients will be divided randomly into two equal groups one will do short myotomy and the other group will do long myotomy , each group will contain 25 patients methodo…

NCT07688291 — A Phase II Study of PD-1/IL-2α-bias Bispecific Antibody Fusion Protein Monotherapy in Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Failure of Prior ICI Plus Platinum-Based Chemotherapy

Effective later-line treatment options remain an unmet medical need for patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) whose disease has progressed after prior immunotherapy, particularly given the widespread use of immunotherapy in the first-line setting. This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of PD-1/IL-2α-bias bispecific antibody fusion protein monothera…

NCT07685938 — Pharmacologic Therapies to Mitigate Radiation- Associated Heart Disease

Radiation therapy is an essential treatment for tumors in the chest area, including breast, lung, esophageal, mediastinal cancers, and spine metastases. Although technical advances have reduced treatment-related illness and death, radiation exposure to the heart can still cause substantial rates of radiation-induced heart disease (RIHD) among survivors.

For example, about 21% of non-small cell…

NCT07679191 — Topical Application of Sucralfate in Promoting Healing of Esophageal Ulcers After Esophageal Varices Ligation

Patients with EV bleeding often suffered from hematemesis, Tarry stool, and blood loss. Standard treatment for bleeding esophageal varices includes hemodynamic stabilization, pharmacological control, and endoscopic intervention. For endoscopic intervention, endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is the first-line therapy with 95% initial hemostasis success rate. However, after variceal ligation, es…

NCT07684105 — Treatment of Dysphagia in Patients With Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa With Budesonide: a Retrospective Bicentric Study Nice - Paris St Louis / Necker (EBUDE Study)

Budesonide is an anti-inflammatory medication that works by decreasing the immune system’s overreaction. In the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis, especially with Jorveza or a preparation made in a pharmacy, it reduces the production of substances responsible for inflammation in the esophagus. This action reduces the accumulation of certain inflammatory cells (eosinophils) and thus improves…

NCT07686926 — Becotatug Vedotin Plus Tislelizumab and Low-Dose Lenvatinib for Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Phase II

Immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy has become the first-line standard of care for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), significantly improving patient survival. However, with the widespread adoption of first-line immunotherapy, most patients eventually develop immune resistance. After first-line treatment failure, there is currently no established standard effective therapy…

NCT07168395 — Pre-emptive RTO for An Early Detected Gastric Varices in CT/MR Angiogram Trial

A number of treatment modalities are currently in use for gastric variceal bleeding (GVB). Balloon-occluded, plug-assisted, and coil-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (RTO) procedures are described in the literature as treatments for GVB after a bleeding episode occurs. Preliminary data suggests that prophylactic treatment of gastric varices may improve patient outcomes compared to c…

Completed Trials

NCT06501274 — Capsule Sponge Study in Eosinophilic Oesophagitis

Open pragmatic, descriptive single site study in adult patients with non-stenotic eosinophilic oesophagitis.

To assess the clinical value of Capsule sponge in the assessment of treatment response in patients with known non-stenosing eosinophilic oesophagitis, as an alternative to gastroscopy in a real world setting.

To assess patient preference for Capsule sponge or gastroscopy. All patients …

Other (Terminated)

NCT06317675 — Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease

To evaluate the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment in patients affected by symptoms related to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD)