Status:

UNKNOWN

Phase II Study of Neoadjuvant Taxotere, Cisplatin, and 5-Fluorouracil in Patients With Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

Lead Sponsor:

McGill University

Conditions:

Gastric Junction Adenocarcinoma

Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

19-80 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of the study is to determine the impact of chemotherapy on the ability of your surgeon to completely remove the cancer as well as the impact on your survival. Furthermore the inves...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the stomach, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ), or lower third of the esophagus.
  • The tumour must be deemed by the team to be potentially resectable. This includes imaging studies (detailed below) to clinically stage the tumour and rule-out the presence of metastatic disease, and includes a preoperative laparoscopic evaluation.
  • Stage IB (T1N1 only), II, IIIA, IIIB, and IV (T4N1 only)
  • Life expectancy greater than 3 months
  • ECOG performance status of 1 or better (i.e. restricted in physically strenuous activity but ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature, e.g., light house work, office work).
  • Adequate hematologic reserve: Platelet count 100,000/L, WBC 2000/μL
  • Creatinine clearance 60 ml/min, AST \& ALT 2 ULN, Alkaline phosphatase 2.5 ULN, bilirubin ULN

Exclusion

  • Prior systemic therapy for gastric cancer
  • Prior docetaxel-containing chemotherapy
  • Pre-existing medical conditions precluding treatment, including any contraindication for major surgery
  • Pregnancy or lactating mothers. Women of childbearing age must use contraception during and for 3 months following treatment.
  • Unable to give informed consent
  • Patients that are not able to maintain nutrition by oral consumption of food alone must have additional enteral feeding.
  • Patients with macroscopic disease noted at laparoscopy
  • ECOG performance status of 2 or higher
  • Significant hearing impairment, as judged by the need for or use of a hearing aid. If there is any uncertainty regarding the degree of hearing impairment, an audiogram will be done. If the audiogram is grossly normal or shows only minor hearing impairment (i.e. not requiring hearing aid), the patient may be enrolled.
  • Unwillingness to undergo investigations and/or treatment as outlined on the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00763646

Start Date

April 1 2007

Last Update

October 21 2008

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McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2W 1S6