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Clinical Trials/NCT02461043
NCT02461043
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Phase 3

Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Paclitaxel and Cisplatin in Lymph Node-Positive Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Randomized Phase 3 Trial

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences1 site in 1 country386 target enrollmentApril 2015

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
paclitaxel; cisplatin
Conditions
Esophageal Cancer
Sponsor
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Enrollment
386
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
3 year relapse free survival
Last Updated
10 years ago

Overview

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.
Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
April 2015
End Date
December 2023
Last Updated
10 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Jie He

MD.,PhD

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Eligibility Criteria

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

Arms & Interventions

Arm A

chemotherapy and radiotherapy

Intervention: paclitaxel; cisplatin

Arm A

chemotherapy and radiotherapy

Intervention: radiation

Arm B

radiotherapy

Intervention: radiation

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

3 year relapse free survival

Time Frame: 5 years

Secondary Outcomes

  • 3 year overall survival(5 years)

Study Sites (1)

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