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Combination of Cryosurgery and NK Immunotherapy for Advanced Esophageal Cancer

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Metastatic Esophageal Cancer
Registration Number
NCT02843581
Lead Sponsor
Fuda Cancer Hospital, Guangzhou
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is the safety and efficacy of cryosurgery plus NK immunotherapy to advanced esophageal cancer.

Detailed Description

By enrolling patients with pancreatic cancer adapted to enrolled criteria, this study will document for the first time the safety and the short and long term efficacy of the combined therapy using cryosurgery and nature killer (NK) cells for advanced esophageal cancer.

The safety will be evaluated by statistics of adverse reactions.The efficacy will be evaluated according to local relief degree, progress free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • All standard therapies have failed according to NCCN guidelines or the patient refuses standard therapies after cancer recurrence
  • Body tumor 1-6, the maximum tumor length < 5 cm
  • KPS ≥ 70, lifespan > 6 months
  • Platelet count ≥ 80×109/L,white blood cell count ≥ 3×109/L, neutrophil count ≥ 2×109/L, hemoglobin ≥ 80 g/L
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with cardiac pacemaker
  • Patients with brain metastasis
  • Patients with grade 3 hypertension or diabetic complication, severe cardiac and pulmonary dysfunction

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Relief degree3 months

It will be evaluated by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors(RECIST)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival(OS)3 years
Progress free survival(PFS)1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fuda cancer institute in Fuda cancer hospital

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Fuda cancer institute in Fuda cancer hospital
🇨🇳Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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