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Esophageal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Patient VersionHealth Professional VersionEn españolLast Modified: 08/06/2008



Purpose of This PDQ Summary






General Information






Cellular Classification






Stage Information






Treatment Option Overview






Stage 0 Esophageal Cancer






Stage I Esophageal Cancer






Stage II Esophageal Cancer






Stage III Esophageal Cancer






Stage IV Esophageal Cancer







Recurrent Esophageal Cancer






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Recurrent Esophageal Cancer

Current Clinical Trials

All recurrent esophageal cancer patients present difficult problems in palliation. All patients, whenever possible, should be considered candidates for clinical trials as outlined in treatment overview.

Standard treatment options:

  • Palliative use of any of the standard therapies, including supportive care.

Treatment options under clinical evaluation:

  • Clinical trials.
Current Clinical Trials

Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with recurrent esophageal cancer. The list of clinical trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.

General information about clinical trials is also available from the NCI Web site.

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