Status:

COMPLETED

Chemotherapeutic Trial With Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, 5-FU and Folinic Acid in Esophageal Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

CONKO-Studiengruppe

Collaborating Sponsors:

Eli Lilly and Company

medac GmbH

Conditions:

Esophageal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This multicenter open labeled phase 2 trial examines the efficacy of a combination of Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 (30 min), Cisplatin 30 mg/m2 (90 min), Folinic Acid 200 mg/m2 (30 min) and 5-FU 750 mg/m2 (...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age\>=18
  • Histologically proven inoperable esophageal cancer
  • Karnofsky Performance status \>=60%
  • Estimated life expectancy of \> 12 weeks
  • Measurable disease
  • No other oncologic therapy
  • Measurable disease
  • Adequate bone marrow function
  • Geographic proximity and compliance
  • Informed consent
  • Negative pregnancy test and adequate contraception

Exclusion

  • Insufficient hepatic or renal function
  • Elevated serum calcium
  • Pregnancy/breast feeding
  • Active infection
  • Other malignancies
  • Systemic tumour complications requiring emergency interventions

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

92 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00759226

Start Date

July 1 2002

End Date

August 1 2007

Last Update

September 26 2008

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Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, Germany, 13353