Confocal Laser Microendoscopy (CellTouch) for the Diagnosis of Early Gastric Cancer: A Multicenter Clinical Study

Confocal Laser Microendoscopy (CellTouch) for the Diagnosis of Early Gastric Cancer: A Multicenter Clinical Study

This study is A prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical trial: The study intends to include subjects suspected of early gastric cancer, including 378 subjects with neoplastic lesions and 200 subjects with non-neoplastic lesions. The subjects are divided into two groups by random envelopes, A and B, and the endoscopic diagnosis in different groups is performed in different order (including: White light endoscopy,CellTouch, Magnifying endoscopy with NBI(ME-NBI)). Finally, the gold standard of histopathology was used to evaluate the diagnostic performance of CellTouch in the diagnosis of early gastric cancer.The study hypothesized that the sensitivity and specificity of CellTouch in the diagnosis of early gastric cancer could reach more than 90% and more than 95%.

Objectives:

1. Histopathology was used as the gold standard to evaluate the diagnostic performance of CellTouch in the diagnosis of early gastric cancer.

Secondary Objectives

1. Using histopathology as the gold standard, the diagnostic performance of CellTouch and ME-NBI in the diagnosis of early gastric cancer was compared and analyzed.
2. Histopathology was used as the gold standard to evaluate the diagnostic performance of CellTouch combined with ME-NBI and ME-NBI alone in the diagnosis of early gastric cancer.
3. Histopathology was used as the gold standard to evaluate the diagnostic performance of CellTouch and ME-NBI in the differential diagnosis of low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients aged between 18 and 70 years;
2. Patients who have recently found suspicious lesions by gastroscopy and need further intensive examination;(Suspicious lesions refer to suspected superficial neoplastic lesions visible under white light endoscopy, including elevation type, flatness type and depression type. According to the Paris classification standard);
3. Patients who willing to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with absolute contraindications to gastroscopy;
2. Patients with advanced gastric cancer;
3. Patients who cannot undergo histopathological examination;
4. Patients who cannot be given general anesthesia;
5. Patients who are pregnant or lactating patients, or prepare to conceive or who are at risk of conception due to lack of effective contraception；
6. Patients with history of drug allergies, such as anesthetics, fluorescein sodium, bowel preparation drugs, etc.