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Brierley, Rachel C; Gaunt, Daisy; Metcalfe, Chris; Blazeby, Jane M; Blencowe, Natalie S; Jepson, Marcus; Berrisford, Richard G; Avery, Kerry N L; Hollingworth, William; Rice, Caoimhe T; Moure-Fernandez, Aida; Wong, Newton; Nicklin, Joanna; Skilton, Anni; Boddy, Alex; Byrne, James P; Underwood, Tim; Vohra, Ravi; Catton, James A; Pursnani, Kish; Melhado, Rachel; Alkhaffaf, Bilal; Krysztopik, Richard; Lamb, Peter; Culliford, Lucy; Rogers, Chris; Howes, Benjamin; Chalmers, Katy; Cousins, Sian; Elliott, Jackie; Donovan, Jenny; Heys, Rachael; Wickens, Robin A; Wilkerson, Paul; Hollowood, Andrew; Streets, Christopher; Titcomb, Dan; Humphreys, Martyn Lee; Wheatley, Tim; Sanders, Grant; Ariyarathenam, Arun; Kelly, Jamie; Noble, Fergus; Couper, Graeme; Skipworth, Richard J E; Deans, Chris; Ubhi, Sukhbir; Williams, Robert; Bowrey, David; Exon, David; Turner, Paul; Daya Shetty, Vinutha; Chaparala, Ram; Akhtar, Khurshid; Farooq, Naheed; Parsons, Simon L; Welch, Neil T; Houlihan, Rebecca J; Smith, Joanne; Schranz, Rachel; Rea, Nicola; Cooke, Jill; Williams, Alexandra; Hindmarsh, Carolyn; Maitland, Sally; Howie, Lucy; Barham, Christopher Paul
BMJ open, 11/2019, Volume: 9, Issue: 11Journal Article
IntroductionSurgery (oesophagectomy), with neoadjuvant chemo(radio)therapy, is the main curative treatment for patients with oesophageal cancer. Several surgical approaches can be used to remove an oesophageal tumour. The Ivor Lewis (two-phase procedure) is usually used in the UK. This can be performed as an open oesophagectomy (OO), a laparoscopically assisted oesophagectomy (LAO) or a totally minimally invasive oesophagectomy (TMIO). All three are performed in the National Health Service, with LAO and OO the most common. However, there is limited evidence about which surgical approach is best for patients in terms of survival and postoperative health-related quality of life.Methods and analysisWe will undertake a UK multicentre randomised controlled trial to compare LAO with OO in adult patients with oesophageal cancer. The primary outcome is patient-reported physical function at 3 and 6 weeks postoperatively and 3 months after randomisation. Secondary outcomes include: postoperative complications, survival, disease recurrence, other measures of quality of life, spirometry, success of patient blinding and quality assurance measures. A cost-effectiveness analysis will be performed comparing LAO with OO. We will embed a randomised substudy to evaluate the safety and evolution of the TMIO procedure and a qualitative recruitment intervention to optimise patient recruitment. We will analyse the primary outcome using a multi-level regression model. Patients will be monitored for up to 3 years after their surgery.Ethics and disseminationThis study received ethical approval from the South-West Franchay Research Ethics Committee. We will submit the results for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.Trial registration numberISRCTN10386621.
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