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Effects of Preoperative Enteral Immunonutrition for Esophageal Cancer Patients Given Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy

Is NCT04513418 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 3 trial studies non-drug interventions for esophageal neoplasms.

Phase 3RecruitingHecheng Li M.D., Ph.DNCT04513418Data as of May 2026

This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effects of preoperative enteral immunonutrition in esophageal cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy. The purpose of this study is to determine whether preoperative immune-modulating diet before surgery can improve the rate of complications and other perioperative outcomes.

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Esophageal Carcinoma

Disease stage

Required: Stage CT2N0M0 WITH HIGH-RISK LESIONS (LYMPHOVASCULAR INVASION, ≥3CM, POORLY DIFFERENTIATED), CT1B-2N+M0, CT3-4AN0-3M0 (clinical TNM)

Staging as cT2N0M0 with high-risk lesions (lymphovascular invasion, ≥3cm, poorly differentiated) / cT1b-2N+M0 / cT3-4aN0-3M0 with the need of neoadjuvant therapy before radical esophagectomy

Performance status

ECOG 0–2(Ambulatory, capable of self-care)

Prior therapy

Cannot have received: thoracic or abdominal surgery

History of previous thoracic or abdominal surgery

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