EUS-guided Fine Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA) Versus EUS-guided Fine Needle Biopsy (EUS-FNB) for Diagnosis of Subepithelial Tumors

January 11, 2021 updated by: Kee Don Choi, Asan Medical Center

Background: Preoperative pathologic diagnosis of subepithelial tumor (SET) can improve clinical decision making. Although EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) is currently considered the standard method for sampling SET, its diagnostic yield is generally suboptimal. EUS-guided fine needle biopsy (FNB) of SET is safe and feasible with adequate histology obtained.

Objective: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of EUS-FNA and EUS-FNB.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

19 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Esophageal, gastric, or duodenal SET over 2 cm
  • Hypoechoic lesion including 4th layer on EUS

Exclusion Criteria:

  • SET with characteristic findings such as lipoma, vessels, or ectopic pancreas
  • bleeding or rupture of SET
  • platelet count <50,000 or prothrombin time INR > 1.3

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: EUS-FNA
Device: 22G FNA needle
Experimental: EUS-FNB
Device: 20G FNB needle

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Diagnostic accuracy (proportion of correctly classified subjects (ture positive + true negative) among all subjects ) , compared to the gold standard diagnosis
Time Frame: 12 months

Gold standard diagnosis is defined as;

  1. in operated patients; histological assessment of the surgical resection specimen
  2. in non-operated patients; based on the conclusions of the diagnostic work-up (combined outcomes of FNA and FNB samples and imaging studies)
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 20, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 23, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

October 25, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 13, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 11, 2021

Last Verified

January 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AMCSMT 001

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