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APPENDICES - NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme

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Appendix 17<br />

Study details Population details Treatment details Results Interpretation<br />

Authors’ conclusions In poor<br />

surgical candidates with superficial<br />

oesophageal carcinoma PDT<br />

and EMR achieved outcomes<br />

comparable to oesophagectomy in<br />

good surgical candidates. PDT and<br />

EMR are reasonable alternatives to<br />

oesophagectomy for selected patients<br />

Brief study appraisal This small<br />

study was available only as an abstract<br />

and few methodological details were<br />

reported. The study populations for the<br />

different interventions did not appear<br />

to be comparable at baseline with PDT/<br />

EMR patients chosen if suboptimal for<br />

surgery. In addition no statistical tests<br />

were carried out to verify the findings,<br />

the results of this study may therefore<br />

not be reliable<br />

The authors’ conclusions do not follow<br />

from the results reported<br />

Mortality Not assessed<br />

Morbidity Eradication of lesions was<br />

achieved in 9/12 (75%) PDT, 5/6 (83%)<br />

EMR and 18/19 (95%) oesophagectomy<br />

patients<br />

QoL and return to normal activity<br />

Not assessed<br />

AEs Stricture occurred in 6/12<br />

(50%) PDT, 0/6 EMR and 10/19<br />

(53%) oesophagectomy patients.<br />

≥ 3 dilatations occurred in 4/12<br />

(33%) PDT, 0/6 EMR and 7/19 (37%)<br />

oesophagectomy patients. Other<br />

complications were reported for small<br />

numbers of patients<br />

Resource use Not assessed<br />

Trial treatments PDT vs EMR vs<br />

Oesophagectomy<br />

Intervention PDT: No details<br />

reported<br />

Comparator EMR: No details<br />

reported<br />

2nd comparator Oesophagectomy:<br />

No details reported<br />

Treatment intention<br />

Curative<br />

Type(s) of cancer<br />

and histology<br />

Superficial oesophageal<br />

cancer<br />

Main eligibility<br />

criteria Superficial<br />

oesophageal cancer<br />

determined by EUS<br />

and CT including HGD,<br />

carcinoma in situ or<br />

intramucosal carcinoma<br />

Patient<br />

characteristics Mean<br />

age: PDT, 76; EMR, 73;<br />

oesophagectomy, 65<br />

Thirty-six<br />

adenocarcinomas, one<br />

SCC<br />

Concomitant<br />

treatment Not stated<br />

Authors Scotiniotis et al.<br />

(2000) 110<br />

Data source Abstract<br />

Country USA<br />

Language English<br />

Study design Non-RCT<br />

No. of participants<br />

Total: 37<br />

Intervention: 12 (PDT)<br />

Comparator: Six EMR<br />

2nd Comparator: 19<br />

(oesophagectomy)<br />

No. of recruiting centres<br />

Not stated<br />

Follow-up period and<br />

frequency Mean FU 15 mth<br />

(range 2–28 mth). PDT and<br />

EMR patient FU 4–6 wk<br />

after treatment, then every<br />

3–6 mth; oesophagectomy<br />

patient FU dictated by<br />

symptoms<br />

EMR, endoscopic mucosal resection.

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