This is a prospective randomised study investigating the use of chromoendoscopy and confocal laser endomicroscopy for the detection of preneoplastic neoplasm in patients at high-risk of gastric cancer.
This is a prospective randomised study investigating the use of chromoendoscopy and confocal laser endomicroscopy for the detection of preneoplastic neoplasm in patients at high-risk of gastric cancer. Patients are randomised to undergo upper endoscopy using either confocal laser endomicroscopy or standard whitelight endoscopy to investigate for gastric preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions.Results are compared to histopathologic diagnosis made on biopsies obtained during endoscopy.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
National University Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
Diagnostic yield
The diagnostic yield, number of tissue biopsies per patient and percentage of missed lesions for CLE arm will be obtained by analyzing as though only targeted tissue biopsies are taken (CLE-TB), meaning that tissue biopsy is considered to have been performed only if the endoscopist gave the CLE diagnosis of GIM, dysplasia or malignancy. If the CLE diagnosis is normal, targeted tissue biopsy will be analyzed as not having been taken, and the corresponding histology for that site is for documenting any misdiagnosis by CLE in this study.
Time frame: On histopathologic diagnosis, usually 1-2 days after endoscopy
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