Esophageal Self-expandable Metal Stent for Malignant Strictures: a Safety and Efficacy Study

This study evaluates the safety and effectiveness of a self-expanding metal stent placed in the esophagus to relieve swallowing difficulties in patients with incurable esophageal or stomach-junction cancer that is causing a blockage. **You may be eligible if...** - You have difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) caused by an inoperable malignant obstruction or compression of the esophagus or esophageal-stomach junction - Your cancer cannot be cured and your life expectancy is less than 12 months - You are 18 or older **You may NOT be eligible if...** - Your obstruction is after a laryngectomy (throat removal surgery) - The stent placement site is less than 2 cm from the top of the esophagus - Your tumor is longer than 14 cm - You previously had a stent placed for the same condition - You have uncorrected blood-clotting problems - You have eosinophilic esophagitis or an esophageal movement disorder - You have a nickel-titanium (Nitinol) allergy Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.