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Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Paclitaxel and Cisplatin in Lymph Node-Positive Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Esophageal Cancer
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02133612
Lead Sponsor
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Esophageal cancer is a highly aggressive malignancy with a poor overall outcome.

* Five year survival rate after radical esophagectomy is modest at about 40%.The patients with regional lymph node metastases have worse outcome than those without lymph node metastases.

* No standard postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy has ever been established.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
43
Inclusion Criteria
  • ability to give informed consent
  • histological proof of thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with negative proximal and distal margins
  • node-positive and pathologic stage M0 .
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1
  • Patients were enrolled 4 to 10 weeks after surgery.
  • Adequate organ function was required in 2 weeks of registration and was defined as: serum creatinine within normal institutional limit, and creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥60ml/minute. Aspartate aminotransferase and bilirubin<2 times of upper normal institutional limits.
Exclusion Criteria
  • prior chemotherapy or concurrent radiation therapy before esophagectomy
  • R1 or R2 resection
  • clinically significant hearing loss or symptomatic peripheral neuropathy during initial examination

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
single arm paclitaxel and cisplatinpaclitaxel; cisplatin-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
3 year overall survival5 year
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
3 year disease-free survival5 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Xiao Lv

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Beijing, Beijing, China

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