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Raltitrexed Concurrent With Radiotherapy for Elderly Chinese Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Esophagus

Phase 2
Conditions
Esophagus Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03585530
Lead Sponsor
Huai'an First People's Hospital
Brief Summary

Concurrent chemoradiotherapy is one of the curative options for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. We evaluated the efficacy and toxicity of raltitrexed with concurrent radiotherapy in elderly patients with esophageal cancer.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
32
Inclusion Criteria

Histological or cytologic diagnosis of esophageal carcinoma. ECOG performance status 0-1. Age:70-85 years. Joined the study voluntarily and signed informed consent form Patients must not have received any prior anticancer therapy.

Stage IIa-Ⅳa(AJCC 2002). Target lesions can be measured according to RECIST criteria. No serious system dysfunction and immuno-deficiency, Adequate organ function including the following: Hemoglobin ≥9 g/dL, WBC≥3x109/L, Neutrophils (ANC )≥1.5x109/L, platelet count ≥100x 109/L, TBIL<1.5 x ULN, ALT and AST ≦ 2.5 x ULN, creatinine ≦ 1.5 x ULN.

Exclusion Criteria

Multiple carcinomas of the esophagus. Biopsy-proven invasion of the tracheobronchial tree or tracheoesophageal fistula.

Metastatic disease (M1b). A primary tumor that extended to within 2 cm of the gastroesophageal junction. Prior chemotherapy, prior thoracic radiation, surgical resection of the primary tumor.

history of a second malignancy other than nonmelanoma skin cancer.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
treatment groupraltitrexed-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival(OS)3 years

From the date of randomization until the date of death

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Disease-free survival (DFS)3 years

From the date of randomization to the date of first observation of disease progression, or relapse, or death due to any cause

treatment-related toxicitiesFrom the date of randomization until six months after treatment completion

Toxicities were graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria (NCICTC), version 3.0

Quality of life(QOL)3 years

QOL is respectively evaluated at randomization and 1 month, 3 month, 6 month and yearly after treatment among patients by using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C-30 (EORTC QLQ-C30)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Huai'an First Hospital

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Huai'an, Jiangsu, China

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