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Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Esophageal Cancer
This study is not yet open for patient recruitment.
Sponsored by: | Medical Research Council |
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Information provided by: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
Purpose
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known which regimen of combination chemotherapy is more effective in treating esophageal cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of two regimens of combination chemotherapy in treating patients who are undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer.
Condition | Treatment or Intervention | Phase |
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stage II esophageal cancer stage III esophageal cancer Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus |
Drug: cisplatin Drug: epirubicin Drug: fluorouracil Procedure: chemotherapy Procedure: conventional surgery Procedure: neoadjuvant therapy Procedure: surgery |
Phase III |
MedlinePlus related topics: Esophageal Cancer
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment
Official Title: Phase III Randomized Study of Neoadjuvant Cisplatin and Fluorouracil Versus Cisplatin, Epirubicin, and Fluorouracil in Patients With Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.
Quality of life is assessed at baseline, immediately before starting the last course of chemotherapy, immediately before surgery, 6 weeks post-operatively, and at 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months after randomization.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 5 years, and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 1,300 patients (650 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.
Eligibility
Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age:
Performance status:
Life expectancy:
Hematopoietic:
Hepatic:
Renal:
Cardiovascular:
Pulmonary:
Other:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy:
Chemotherapy:
Endocrine therapy:
Radiotherapy:
Surgery:
Location Information
More Information
Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database
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