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RecruitingNCT07615374Updated Sep 14, 2026

Laparoscopic-endoscopic Surgery Assisted Sentinel Lymph Node Navigation Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer

An interventional study of Laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) Assisted Sentinel Lymph Node Navigation Surgery in Early Gastric Cancer, sponsored by Jilin University. Recruiting at 2 sites in China. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-14.

Sponsored by Jilin University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started May 2026; still recruiting 6 months later.

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Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
36
Allocation
Not applicable
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 1,183 studies in Stomach Neoplasms with a site in China — 480 open to participants now, 556 under way, 50 of them phase 3. Stomach Neoplasms · China.

Planned enrollment
692nd of 880
36 · median 87
Started
2026
with 91 others
No phase
221 of 1,183
95 open now
Primary completion
2028-12
later than 495 of 555 live
Registered
1,133rd of 1,183
by date

Among the 1,183 studies in Stomach Neoplasms with a site in China, this one is the 692nd largest by planned enrollment of the 880 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 92 that started in 2026, is one of 221 with no phase, reaches primary completion later than 495 of the 555 other live ones, and was the 1,133rd registered.

Stomach Neoplasms

3,401 studies on the registry are indexed under Stomach Neoplasms; 993 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

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Who these studies take

Of the 704 Stomach Neoplasms studies recruiting now, 376 (53%) set no upper age limit and 194 (28%) stop at 75 or younger; 28 take children under 18; 69 take healthy volunteers.

This study: all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

This study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of dual-endoscope assisted sentinel lymph node navigation surgery for early gastric cancer (EGC).

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Conditions studied

  • Early Gastric Cancer

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Keywords

  • Laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Navigation
  • Early Gastric Cancer
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Preoperative assessment indicating that the tumor was confined to the mucosa or submucosa, consistent with the diagnosis of early gastric cancer.
  • Patients who required additional surgical intervention following initial endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) based on postoperative pathological evaluation.
  • Patients and their families fully understood the procedure, requested dual-endoscope assisted sentinel lymph node navigation surgery, agreed to participate in this clinical study, and signed the form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Preoperative assessment indicating suspected lymph node or distant .
  • History of complex abdominal surgery rendering laparoscopic treatment infeasible.
  • Participation in another clinical trial within 4 weeks prior to enrollment or currently participating in another trial.
  • History of severe psychiatric disorders.
  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • Uncontrolled infection prior to surgery.
  • Presence of other or comorbidities that may significantly affect survival.
  • Any other conditions deemed by the investigators as unsuitable for participation, or refusal by the patient or family to enroll.
  • Cardiopulmonary, hepatic, and renal functions were unsufficient to tolerate the surgery.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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Metastases

Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
36 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Sentinel Lymph Node Navigation Surgery

    Laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) Assisted Sentinel Lymph Node Navigation Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer

    Procedure: Laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) Assisted Sentinel Lymph Node Navigation Surgery

Interventions

  • ProcedureLaparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) Assisted Sentinel Lymph Node Navigation Surgery

    After preoperative assessment and confirmation of eligibility, patients received general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation. Indocyanine green (ICG) was injected submucosally around the lesion in four quadrants to trace the sentinel lymph node (SLN) basin. Laparoscopic marking of the SLN basin was performed. Endoscopy assisted laparoscopy in marking the primary lesion border (ensuring a margin of \>0.5 cm). Laparoscopic sentinel lymph node dissection was performed, followed by endoscopic/laparoscopic full-thickness resection of the lesion. Gastric wall defects were closed laparoscopically. SLNs were harvested and sent for intraoperative frozen section pathology. If positive, a standard radical gastrectomy was performed; if negative, an abdominal drainage tube was placed to complete the procedure.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of perioperative complications.

    Postoperative complications comprised hemorrhage, obstruction, gastrointestinal motility disorders, and fistulas. The overall complication rate was calculated as the number of patients with complications divided by the total number of patients in the cohort.

    Time frame: One month after surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of retrieved lymph nodes.

    The number of lymph nodes retrieved from all resected specimens.

    Time frame: One week after the surgery.

Other outcomes

  1. the number of postoperative hospital stay in days.

    Time from surgery to discharge was recorded in days.

    Time frame: One month after the surgery.

  2. the number of time to first resumption of liquid diet in days

    Time to first resumption of liquid diet was recorded in days.

    Time frame: One month after surgery.

  3. R0 resection rate

    The R0 resection rate was defined as the proportion of patients with histopathologically confirmed complete resection and negative margins among all enrolled patients.

    Time frame: One month after surgery.

  4. the total number of Hospitalization costs in Chinese Yuan (CNY).

    Total hospitalization costs were calculated in Chinese Yuan (CNY).

    Time frame: One month after surgery.

  5. Number of patients requiring further therapy

    Number of patients requiring further therapy (e.g., standard radical gastrectomy or chemotherapy).

    Time frame: Three month after surgery.

  6. the rate of positive cytological examination results of peritoneal lavage fluid.

    Cytological examination of the irrigation fluid from the surgical field was performed postoperatively. A finding of tumor cells was considered positive.

    Time frame: One week after surgery.

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Study locations

1 of 2 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started May 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2028, 31 months after the start.

Of 356 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Stomach Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 36 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 17 and three quarters within 66. This study's planned 31 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 367 studies reached it within 36 months; a quarter within 17 and three quarters within 63.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
May 22, 2026
First posted
May 29, 2026
StartActual
May 12, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Dec 31, 2028
CompletionEst.
Dec 31, 2029
Last update
Sep 14, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 14, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07615374
Lead sponsor
Jilin University
Responsible party
Dong Yang (Principal Investigator, Jilin University) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 29, 2026
Start date
May 12, 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 14, 2026

Study contacts

Quan Wang, Professor
Contact
wquan@jlu.edu.cn
15843073207

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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