Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery in Treating Patients With Esophageal Cancer

Conditions

• Esophageal Cancer
• Gastric Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• cisplatin — DRUG
  Days 1 - 35 : Cisplatin 30 mg/m² days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Days 63 - 77 : cisplatin 30 mg/m² and irinotecan 65 mg/m² days 1 and 8 of three 3-week cycles
• irinotecan hydrochloride — DRUG
  Days 1 - 35 : Irinotecan 65 mg/m² days 1, 8, 22, 29 Days 63 - 77 : irinotecan 65 mg/m² days 1 and 8 of three 3-week cycles
• paclitaxel — DRUG
  Days 1 - 35 : Paclitaxel 50 mg/m² (1 hr) days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Days 63 - 77 : paclitaxel 175 mg/m² and cisplatin 75 mg/m² day 1 of three 3-week cycles
• conventional surgery — PROCEDURE
  The type of resection (lvor-Lewis, Transhiatal, etc.) was left to the discretion of the operating surgeon. One lymph node dissection was required.
• radiation therapy — RADIATION
  The total dose to the prescription point was 4500 cGy given in 25 fractions. The patient was treated with one fraction per day with all fields treated per day. 180 cGy was delivered to the isocenter. If the dose to the supraclavicular fossa (SCF) was less than 4500 cGy, a localized photon or electron boost was allowed in order to increase the SCF dose to 4500 cGy, specified at 3 cm depth from the anterior skin surface.

Study Details

RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy before and after surgery may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to compare the effectiveness of combining radiation therapy with two different chemotherapy regimens before and after surgery in treating patients who have esophageal cancer.

Key Dates

Start date

Aug 15, 2002

Status verified

Jun 2023

Primary completion

Sep 30, 2009

Completion

Oct 31, 2009

Study Design

Enrollment

97 participants (actual)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: Cisplatin / Irinotecan / Radiation therapy (Arm A)
  Days 1 - 35 : Concurrent radiation therapy (RT) and Cisplatin / Irinotecan Chemotherapy. Radiotherapy 45 Gy administered at 1.8 Gy per day, 5 days a week for 5 weeks. Cisplatin 30 mg/m² days 1, 8, 22, 29. Irinotecan 65 mg/m² days 1, 8, 22, 29. Chemotherapy should begin within 24 hours of start of radiotherapy Days 63 - 77 : Surgical Resection At least 28 days after surgical resection, begin adjuvant chemotherapy: cisplatin 30 mg/m² and irinotecan 65 mg/m² days 1 and 8 of three 3-week cycles
• Experimental: Paclitaxel / Cisplatin / Radiation therapy (Arm B)
  Days 1 - 35 : Concurrent radiation therapy (RT) and Paclitaxel/Cisplatin Chemotherapy. Radiotherapy 45 Gy administered at 1.8 Gy per day, 5 days a week for 5 weeks. Paclitaxel 50 mg/m² (1 hr) days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. Cisplatin 30 mg/m² days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. Chemotherapy should begin within 24 hours of start of radiotherapy. Days 63 - 77 : Surgical Resection At least 28 days after surgical resection, begin adjuvant chemotherapy: paclitaxel 175 mg/m² and cisplatin 75 mg/m² day 1 of three 3-week cycles.

Primary Outcome Measure

Pathologic Complete Response Rate [ Time Frame: approximately 1 month after completing all treatments, then every 3 months up to 2 years, every 6 months from 2-5 years of study entry and annually 6-10 years from study entry ]

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