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Nina Niu Sanford: SANO trial on active surveillance after neoadjuvant RCT in esophageal cancer
Mar 25, 2025, 10:45

Nina Niu Sanford: SANO trial on active surveillance after neoadjuvant RCT in esophageal cancer

Nina Niu Sanford, Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center, shared a post on X by Udhayvir Grewal, Resident Physician at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, adding:

“Finally read SANO – Ph3 RCT showing with active surveillance, OS non-inferior and QOL better than surgery.

This is already higher level evidence than for rectal ca non-op (no RCT but now a SOC). Why such different bars for acceptance?

IMO non-op should be option if cCR in esophageal/GEJ too.

Quoting Udhayvir Grewal’s post:

“Much awaited- SANO trial published
(Phase 3, non-inferiority trial)

309 patients with esophageal cancer with complete response after neoadjuvant chemoradiation (EUS, biopsy, PET) 198 active surveillance, 111 standard surgery.

74% adenocarcinoma

Median follow-up 38 months

2-year OS for active surveillance (74%) was non-inferior to standard surgery (71%) after modified ITT analysis. Also non-inferior in ITT analysis (75% vs 70%).

OS similar in modified ITT analysis (HR 1·14, two-sided 95% CI 0·74–1·78) or ITT analysis (0·83, 0·53–1·31).

The frequency of postoperative complications and postoperative mortality similar.

Non-inferiority margin 15% too wide?

Do we need to work towards establishing standard organ preserving approaches in esophageal cancer?”

Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by active surveillance versus standard surgery for oesophageal cancer (SANO trial): a multicentre, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised, non-inferiority, phase 3 trial

Authors: Berend J van der Wilk, Ben M Eyck, Bas P L Wijnhoven, Sjoerd M Lagarde, Camiel Rosman, Roelf Valkema, Edwin S van der Zaag, Ewout W Steyerberg, J Jan B van Lanschot et al.

Dr. Nina Niu Sanford