NCT07161869|Recruiting
Preoperative Evaluation of Lymph Nodes of Cholangiocarcinoma (POELH-III)
POELH-III
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POELH-III
Sponsor study identifier
observational
250
1 country
6
Study Start
February 5, 2026
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
October 1, 2028
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Study Completion
November 1, 2028
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
In the POELH-II trial (Clinicaltrials.gov ID NCT05678218) patients with presumed resectable perihilar (pCCA), intrahepatic (iCCA) or mid-common bile duct (CBD) cholangiocarcinoma had the outcomes of their preoperative endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) registered. This EUS procedure was done systematically, targeting lymph nodes (LNs) with the aim to identify LN metastases preoperatively. The goal of this follow-up observational cohort study (POELH-III) is to assess the yield of preoperative EUS, with an improved EUS approach. The EUS protocol as used in the POELH-II trial was improved based on preliminary results of the POELH-II trial. The main questions it aims to answer is: \- The number of patients precluded from surgical work-up due to positive regional or extraregional LNs identified by EUS guided tissue acquisition
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November 1, 2028
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August 28, 2025
Actual (reported)September 9, 2025
Actual (reported)February 5, 2026
Actual (reported)October 1, 2028
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November 1, 2028
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The number of patients precluded from surgical work-up due to positive regional or extraregional lymph nodes identified by endoscopic ultrasound guided tissue acquisition
Through study completion, max 1 year
Short term and long term complications of the EUS (+/- tissue acquisition) procedure
Through study completion, max 1 year
Using the improved POELH-III EUS format
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Patients with suspected iCCA or pCCA who have a presumed resectable carcinoma will be invited to participate. Patients with CCA distal from the cystic junction but proximal from the pancreatic body are eligible for inclusions as well, as treatment is similar to Bismuth I pCCA. In other words, all patients with CCA that is not distal CCA for which a pancreato-duodenectomy is indicated, are eligible for inclusion. Also patients with presumed unresectable pCCA who are worked-up for liver transplantation are invited to participate. At time of inclusion a definitive diagnosis of iCCA/pCCA is not obligatory, since definitive diagnosis of CCA is sometimes confirmed during the preoperative EUS through EUS guided biopsy of the mass. The probable diagnosis of iCCA/pCCA and the suspected resectability will be established during the multidisciplinary meeting, based on clinical symptoms, cross-sectional imaging, endoscopy and laboratory tests.
Erasmus MC University Medical Center
Rotterdam, South Holland, 3015 CN, Netherlands
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam, Netherlands
de Jong DM, van de Vondervoort S, Dwarkasing RS, Thomeer MGJ, Doukas M, Voermans RP, Verdonk RC, Polak WG, de Jonge J, Bruno MJ, Van Driel LMJW, Groot Koerkamp B. Endoscopic ultrasound with tissue acquisition of lymph nodes in patients with potentially resectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Endosc Int Open. 2024 Aug 23;12(8):E998-E1005. doi: 10.1055/a-2366-2592. eCollection 2024 Aug.
Larghi A, Rimbas M, Ardito F, Rizzatti G, Giuliante F. Letter to the Editor: EUS-FNA for Lymph Nodes Staging in Cholangiocarcinoma: Should It Become Standard of Care? Hepatology. 2020 Oct;72(4):1496. doi: 10.1002/hep.31266. No abstract available.
First Submitted
August 28, 2025
First Posted
September 9, 2025
Study Start
February 5, 2026
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
October 1, 2028
EstimatedStereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Unresectable Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma
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University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, Netherlands
Maastricht University Medical Center+
Maastricht, Netherlands
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands
Malikowski T, Levy MJ, Gleeson FC, Storm AC, Vargas EJ, Topazian MD, Abu Dayyeh BK, Iyer PG, Rajan E, Gores GJ, Roberts LR, Chandrasekhara V. Endoscopic Ultrasound/Fine Needle Aspiration Is Effective for Lymph Node Staging in Patients With Cholangiocarcinoma. Hepatology. 2020 Sep;72(3):940-948. doi: 10.1002/hep.31077. Epub 2020 Jul 9.
Gleeson FC, Rajan E, Levy MJ, Clain JE, Topazian MD, Harewood GC, Papachristou GI, Takahashi N, Rosen CB, Gores GJ. EUS-guided FNA of regional lymph nodes in patients with unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Mar;67(3):438-43. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.07.018. Epub 2007 Dec 3.
de Jong DM, den Hoed CM, Willemssen FEJA, Thomeer MGJ, Bruno MJ, Koerkamp BG, de Jonge J, Alwayn IPJ, van Hooft JE, Hoogwater F, van der Heide F, Inderson A, van Vilsteren FGI, van Driel LMJW. Impact of EUS in liver transplantation workup for patients with unresectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. Gastrointest Endosc. 2024 Apr;99(4):548-556. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2023.10.047. Epub 2023 Oct 27.
de Jong DM, van de Vondervoort S, Dwarkasing RS, Doukas M, Voermans RP, Verdonk RC, Polak WG, de Jonge J, Koerkamp BG, Bruno MJ, van Driel LMJW. Endoscopic ultrasound in patients with resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: impact on clinical decision-making. Endosc Int Open. 2023 Feb 2;11(2):E162-E168. doi: 10.1055/a-2005-3679. eCollection 2023 Feb.
de Jong DM, Lammers WJ, van Driel LMJW. Time to standardize preoperative EUS for lymph node staging in resectable extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. J Hepatol. 2025 Dec;83(6):e290-e291. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2025.06.031. Epub 2025 Jul 9. No abstract available.
Planned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Study Completion
November 1, 2028
EstimatedPlanned date reported by the registry; this milestone is not confirmed as achieved.
Last Updated
September 10, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-08
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