Pre-operative Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Esophageal Carcinoma

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Esophageal Cancer

In brief

Surgery (esophagectomy or removal of the esophagus)has been the standard treatment for cancer of the esophagus. However, evidence suggests that preoperative chemotherapy and radiation therapy may add benefit. The purpose of this study is to determine if a treatment program of combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy prior to surgery and chemotherapy after surgery will delay or eliminate recurrence of the cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00230451

Run by

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

Starts

1997-11-01

Expected to finish

2008-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-01-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with active infection, pregnancy, lactating females, serious inter-current medical conditions including congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, or symptomatic coronary artery diseases are ineligible.
• No prior treatment allowed. No prior thoracic radiation.

Where it is running

• University of Michigan Cancer Center — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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