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Esophagectomy: later-stage trial registry
6 of 8 indexed Esophagectomy trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 3-4.
Corpus placement: #2,176 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
8 US clinical trials · 6 currently recruiting · #2,176 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Esophagectomy: 8 US clinical trials tracked, 6 recruiting.
Esophagectomy is the subject of 8 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 6 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 1 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of Pittsburgh, running 2 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition esophagectomy
OPEN 6 | RECR 75% | LATE 2 | EARLY 1 | RANK #2176 | SPON 2
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (75% recruiting · 8 trials)
Esophagectomy lists 6 open slots (75% of 8 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Esophagectomy on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Esophagectomy is recruiting above its size-band peers.
6 of 8 indexed trials (75%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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One sponsor concentrates Esophagectomy research.
University of Pittsburgh accounts for 2 of 8 trials (25%). 7 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Esophagectomy enrolment sits around 170 participants.
Median target enrolment is 170 among the 8 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 3 of those (37.5%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Esophagectomy splits between interventional and observational designs.
4 interventional and 4 observational studies make up this index (50% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
8 total, page 1 of 1
Metachronic Brain Metastases After Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer (METABREC)
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
NCT04654975
Outcomes After Esophagectomy With a Focus on Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy and Quality of Life
University of Pittsburgh
NCT00260559
Mayo Clinic Upper Digestive Disease Survey
Mayo Clinic
NCT02530983
Effectiveness of Methods for Pyloric Drainage in esophagecTomY: Botox vs. Pyloromyotomy
The Cleveland Clinic
NCT06721520
Stellate Ganglion Block
University of Minnesota
NCT06271707
Investigating Outcomes of Elective Robotic Transhiatal Esophagectomy
Northwestern University
NCT05950438
Pyloroplasty Versus No Pyloroplasty in Patients Undergoing Esophagectomy
University of Pittsburgh
NCT03740542
Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation Following Esophagectomy
Indiana University
NCT00420017
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 2 | 1 |
| Phase 4 | 2 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Esophagectomy records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Esophagectomy trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Esophagectomy page
8 registered trials, 6 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 6 Esophagectomy trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- University of Pittsburgh sponsors the most Esophagectomy trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See University of Pittsburgh's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Esophagectomy condition card totals 8 registered trials; most-linked intervention Esophagectomy; top US site state Pennsylvania. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.