Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Esophageal Cancer - Full Text View

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Fox Chase Cancer Center National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by:	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00021320

Purpose

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.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy in treating patients who have esophageal cancer.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Esophageal Cancer	Drug: cisplatin Drug: fluorouracil Drug: paclitaxel Procedure: conventional surgery Procedure: neoadjuvant therapy Procedure: radiation therapy	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Esophageal Cancer Esophagus Disorders

Drug Information available for: Cisplatin Paclitaxel Fluorouracil

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment
Official Title:	Phase II Evaluation Of Paclitaxel, Cisplatin And 5-Fluorouracil Given In Combination With Radiation Therapy Prior To Surgery In Patients With Resectable Esophageal Cancer

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Study Start Date:

May 2000

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

Determine the median and two-year disease-free and overall survival of patients with resectable esophageal cancer treated with neoadjuvant paclitaxel, cisplatin, and fluorouracil with concurrent radiotherapy.
Determine the complete and partial responses in patients treated with this regimen.
Assess the toxicity of this regimen in these patients.
Determine the optimal dose of paclitaxel when administered in this regimen in these patients.
Determine the effect of tumor tubulin isoform expression on chemosensitivity and overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: Patients receive paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and cisplatin IV over 1 hour on day 1. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 2 courses.

Beginning 3 weeks after completion of initial chemotherapy, patients receive concurrent chemoradiotherapy comprising paclitaxel IV over 1 hour and cisplatin IV over 1 hour on days 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29; fluorouracil IV continuously for 5 weeks; and radiotherapy daily 5 days a week for 5 weeks.

At 4-8 weeks after completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients may undergo surgical resection. Patients with local progressive disease after 2 courses of initial chemotherapy undergo surgical resection instead of receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy.

Patients are followed within 6 weeks, every 3 months for 3 years, and then annually for 2 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 14-30 patients will be accrued for this study.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma, squamous cell, adenosquamous, or undifferentiated carcinoma of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction
- Potentially resectable disease
No malignant celiac node involvement
No cervical esophageal carcinoma

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

18 and over

Performance status:

ECOG 0-2

Life expectancy:

Not specified

Hematopoietic:

Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,800/mm^3
Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
AST no greater than 3 times ULN

Renal:

Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR
Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min

Other:

No other malignancy within the past 3 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
No significant medical or psychiatric illness that would preclude study
Not pregnant or nursing
Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 3 months after study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

Not specified

Chemotherapy:

No prior chemotherapy for esophageal cancer

Endocrine therapy:

Not specified

Radiotherapy:

No prior thoracic radiotherapy

Surgery:

See Disease Characteristics
No prior surgical resection of esophageal tumor

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00021320

Locations

United States, Pennsylvania
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19111-2497

Sponsors and Collaborators

Fox Chase Cancer Center

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

Study Chair:

Jonathan Cheng, MD

Fox Chase Cancer Center

More Information

Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Study ID Numbers:	CDR0000068769, FCCC-00003, NCI-G01-1982
Study First Received:	July 11, 2001
Last Updated:	October 12, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00021320
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

stage 0 esophageal cancer
stage I esophageal cancer
stage II esophageal cancer

stage III esophageal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
adenocarcinoma of the esophagus

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Digestive System Neoplasms
Esophageal disorder
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Esophageal Neoplasms
Squamous cell carcinoma
Carcinoma
Epidermoid carcinoma
Digestive System Diseases
Cisplatin

Paclitaxel
Fluorouracil
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Carcinoma, squamous cell
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Esophageal Diseases
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Adenocarcinoma
Esophageal neoplasm

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Antimetabolites
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Immunologic Factors
Antineoplastic Agents
Mitosis Modulators
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antimitotic Agents

Immunosuppressive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Tubulin Modulators
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009