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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
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Information provided by: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00009880 |
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 chemotherapy and radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus radiation therapy with and without fluorouracil in treating patients who have cancer of the esophagus or stomach.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Esophageal Cancer Gastric Cancer |
Biological: filgrastim Drug: cisplatin Drug: fluorouracil Drug: paclitaxel Radiation: radiation therapy |
Phase II |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Non-Operative Therapy Of Local-Regional Carcinoma Of The Esophagus: A Randomizd Phase II Study Of Two Paclitaxel-Based Chemoradiotherapy Regimens |
Study Start Date: | April 2001 |
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to percentage of weight loss (less than 10% vs 10% or more), disease histology (adenocarcinoma vs squamous cell carcinoma), and lesion size (no more than 5 cm vs more than 5 cm). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms.
Quality of life is assessed at baseline, within 1 week after radiotherapy, at 6 weeks after study completion, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually for 5 years.
Patients are followed within 8 weeks, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months for two years, and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 84 patients (42 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 21 months.
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically confirmed primary squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction
Stage I-III (T1, N1, M0; T2-4, N any, M0)
No tracheoesophageal fistula or direct invasion into the mucosa of the trachea or major bronchi
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
Performance status:
Life expectancy:
Hematopoietic:
Hepatic:
Renal:
Cardiovascular:
Other:
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
Chemotherapy:
Endocrine therapy:
Radiotherapy:
Surgery:
Study Chair: | Jaffer A. Ajani, MD | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
Study ID Numbers: | CDR0000068420, RTOG-0113 |
Study First Received: | February 2, 2001 |
Last Updated: | February 6, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00009880 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
stage I gastric cancer stage II gastric cancer stage III gastric cancer stage I esophageal cancer stage II esophageal cancer |
stage III esophageal cancer adenocarcinoma of the stomach squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus adenocarcinoma of the esophagus |
Antimetabolites Immunologic Factors Gastrointestinal Diseases Esophageal Neoplasms Squamous Cell Carcinoma Stomach Diseases Cisplatin Stomach Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Esophageal Cancer Antimitotic Agents Immunosuppressive Agents Carcinoma |
Digestive System Diseases Esophageal Disorder Paclitaxel Head and Neck Neoplasms Fluorouracil Epidermoid Carcinoma Tubulin Modulators Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Esophageal Diseases Stomach Cancer Adenocarcinoma Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic |
Antimetabolites Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Immunologic Factors Gastrointestinal Diseases Antineoplastic Agents Esophageal Neoplasms Physiological Effects of Drugs Stomach Diseases Neoplasms by Site Stomach Neoplasms Therapeutic Uses Digestive System Neoplasms |
Mitosis Modulators Antimitotic Agents Immunosuppressive Agents Pharmacologic Actions Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Paclitaxel Fluorouracil Head and Neck Neoplasms Tubulin Modulators Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Esophageal Diseases Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic |