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CCRT With Twice Weekly Paclitaxel and Cisplatin Followed by Surgery for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Esophageal Cancer
Interventions
Drug: Paclitaxel, Cisplatin,Surgery, CCRT
Registration Number
NCT00154804
Lead Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital
Brief Summary

CCRT with twice weekly paclitaxel and cisplatin in patient with locally advanced esophageal cancer.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to find out the clinical and pathological response rates of pre-operative concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) with twice weekly paclitaxel and cisplatin in patient with locally advanced esophageal cancer.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Pathologically proven SCC or adenocarcinoma of esophagus .
  2. Locally advanced esophageal cancer , defined as T3 and/or N1 disease.( AJCC 1998)
  3. M1a disease defined ( AJCC 1998) , including celiac lymph node for lower thoracic esophageal cancer and cervical lymph node involvement for upper thoracic esophageal cancer .
  4. Age ≧ 18 ys
  5. KPS ≧ 60%
  6. Hemogram : WBC ≧ 4000/mm3 or ANC ≧ 2000 /mm3 and Platelet ≧ 100,000/mm3 . Biochemistry : GOT/GPT ≦ 3.5 times , Cr ≦ 1.5 mg/dl and Bilirubin ≦ 2.0 mg/dl .
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Invasion to surrounding organ ( T4 disease ) .
  2. Distant metastasis , except M1a disease .
  3. Patients who refuse operation .

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
APaclitaxel, Cisplatin,Surgery, CCRT-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical and pathological response rates2000~2004
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression free survival2000~2004
overall survival2000~2004
Toxicity2000~2004

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Oncology, Nationa Taiwan University Hospital

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Taipei, Taiwan

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