Status:

UNKNOWN

Neoadjuvant Versus Adjuvant Therapy in Treating Resectable Thoracic Esophageal Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

Conditions:

Esophageal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a prospective Randomized Phase Ⅱ Trial Comparing Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy (Paclitaxel and carboplatin) Followed by Surgery to Surgery Followed by Postoperative Chemoradiotherapy (Paclita...

Detailed Description

Patient Population: Thoracic esophageal cancer able to tolerate tri-modality therapy; Clinical stage T3-4, N0-1, M0 Scheme: Patients are randomized to 2 arms: Arm A: Paclitaxel/carboplatin and co...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histologically documented squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma of the thoracic esophagus (\> 20cm from the incisors) or gastroesophageal junction are included.
  • No distant metastases (M0).
  • Patients will be stratified by stage (clinical N0 versus clinical N1).
  • Patients with tumours within 3 cm distal spread into gastric cardia as detected by esophagogastroscopy.
  • Resectable mediastinal nodes are eligible.
  • No prior chemotherapy for this malignancy.
  • No prior radiotherapy that would overlap the field(s) treated in this study.
  • Patients with other malignancies are eligible only if \> 5 years without evidence of disease or completely resected or treated non-melanoma skin cancer.
  • Age \> 18 years and able to tolerate tri-modality therapy at the discretion of the treating thoracic surgeon, medical and radiation oncologists. Tumours must be resectable after assessment by the thoracic surgeon.

Exclusion

  • Cancers of the cervical esophagus (\< 20 cm are excluded).
  • Tumours that have \> 3 cm of spread into cardia of the stomach are considered gastric cancers and are ineligible.
  • Patients with biopsy (by endoscopic ultrasound, laparoscopy, or laparotomy ) proven metastatic supraclavicular nodes are ineligible.
  • Patients with biopsy proven metastatic celiac nodes are ineligible.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01463501

Start Date

October 1 2011

End Date

December 1 2016

Last Update

May 14 2013

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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 310022

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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 310022

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