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A Trial of Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery for Stage II,III Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
Esophageal Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Registration Number
NCT00190554
Lead Sponsor
Japan Clinical Oncology Group
Brief Summary

To determine whether chemotherapy before surgery makes better outcome than chemotherapy after surgery in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Detailed Description

The previous study JCOG9204 showed that postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin and fluorouracil has a detectable preventive effect on relapse in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma compared with surgery alone.(J Clin Oncol 2003;21:4592-4596) Therefore the standard treatment for stage II and III esophageal cancer is adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
330
Inclusion Criteria
  1. histologically proven squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus
  2. pathologic stages IIa, IIb, III except T4
  3. an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2
  4. no previous history of chemotherapy nor radiotherapy
  5. an essentially normal clinical laboratory profile (white blood cell count or WBC, >=4,000 /mm3; hemoglobin or Hb, >=10g/dl; platelet count or Plt, >=100,000 /mm3; total serum bilirubin<=1.2 mg/dl; aspartate aminotransaminase or AST and alanine aminotransaminase or ALT no higher than twice normal; creatinine or CRTN, <=1.2 mg/dl; creatinine clearance or CCr, >=60 ml/minute; and arterial oxygen tension or PaO2, >=65 torr
  6. oral or written informed consent obtained before randomization
Exclusion Criteria
  1. severe heart diseases
  2. uncontrollable hyper tension or diabetes mellitus
  3. severe pulmonary dysfunction
  4. HBs positive
  5. active bacterial infection
  6. synchronous or metachronous (within 5 years) malignancy
  7. pregnant female
  8. psychiatric medication

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease free survivalyear
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Toxicity of chemotherapyyear
Overall survivalyear
Operative morbidityyear

Trial Locations

Locations (24)

Aichi Cancer Center Hospital

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Nagoya,Chikusa-ku,Kanokoden,1-1, Aichi, Japan

Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine

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Chiba,Chuo-ku,Inohana,1-8-1, Chiba, Japan

Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital

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Ichikawashi,Sugano,5-11-13, Chiba, Japan

National Cancer Center Hospital East

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Kashiwa,Kashiwanoha,6-5-1, Chiba, Japan

National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center

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Matsuyama,Horinouchi,13, Ehime, Japan

Kurume University School of Medicine

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Kurume,Asahi-machi,67, Fukuoka, Japan

Hiroshima City Asa Hospital

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Hiroshima,Asakitaku,KabeminamiHiroshima,2-1-1, Hiroshima, Japan

Iwate Medical University

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Morioka,Uchimaru,19-1, Iwate, Japan

Tokai University School of Medicine

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Isehara,Shimokasuya,143, Kanagawa, Japan

Kanagawa Cancer Center

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Yokohama,Asahi-ku,Nakao,1-1-2, Kanagawa, Japan

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Aichi Cancer Center Hospital
🇯🇵Nagoya,Chikusa-ku,Kanokoden,1-1, Aichi, Japan

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