Combination Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy and Surgery in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Esophagus

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Esophageal Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining more than one drug with radiation therapy before surgery may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery in treating patients with cancer of the esophagus that can be surgically removed.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00003087
Run by
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
People needed
25
Starts
1997-08-01
Expected to finish
2005-02-01
Last updated by the study team
2013-06-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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