Status:

UNKNOWN

S-1, Cisplatin, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IIA, Stage III, or Stage IVA Esophageal Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Yonsei University

Conditions:

Esophageal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as S-1 and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation the...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To evaluate response rate in patients with stage IIA-IVA resectable esophageal cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy comprising S-1, cisplatin, and radiotherapy. Secondary * ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed carcinoma of the esophagus
  • Stage IIA-IVA disease
  • Resectable disease
  • Measurable disease, defined as at least 1 measurable lesion by RECIST criteria
  • No known brain metastasis
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • ECOG performance status 0-2
  • Life expectancy \> 3 months
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/uL
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL (transfusion correction allowed)
  • Platelets ≥ 100,000/uL
  • Creatinine \< 1.5 mg/dL
  • Total bilirubin \< 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • ALT/AST \< 3 times ULN
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Able to take oral medication
  • No active peptic ulcer disease
  • No known hypersensitivity to study drugs
  • No serious uncontrolled systemic intercurrent illness, including the following:
  • Poorly controlled diabetes
  • Active infection
  • No history of significant neurological or mental disorder, including seizures or dementia
  • No malignancy within the past 5 years, except carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or nonmelanomatous carcinoma of the skin
  • No active cardiac disease uncontrolled by therapy
  • No myocardial infarction within the past 12 months
  • No interstitial lung disease or extended fibrosis of lung
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy for esophageal cancer
  • No prior surgical procedure affecting absorption
  • No concurrent flucytosine or other fluoropyrimidine-group anticancer drugs
  • No concurrent systemic chemotherapy, investigational drug, or radiotherapy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    32 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00659113

    Start Date

    March 1 2008

    Last Update

    December 6 2011

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    Yonsei Cancer Center at Yonsei University Medical Center

    Seoul, South Korea, 120-752