Oesophageal CarcinomaPhase 2NCT00220129
Neoadjuvant Epirubicin, Cisplatin and Capecitabine (ECX) Followed by Definitive Chemoradiation With/Without Surgery for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oesophagus
A Phase 2 study testing Epirubicin, Cisplatin, Capecitabine and Surgical Resection in people with Oesophageal Carcinoma, run by Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.
Trial summary
This is a study to investigate the efficacy and safety of epirubicin, cisplatin and capecitabine (ECX) as neoadjuvant therapy prior to radical chemoradiotherapy using capecitabine and cisplatin as radio-sensitisers in patients with newly diagnosed localized squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Oesophageal Carcinoma
- What is being tested?
- Epirubicin, Cisplatin, Capecitabine and Surgical Resection
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- How many people
- 16 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited Kingdom
- Study dates
- Nov 2002to not given
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Age > 18 years.
- Histologically verified squamous cell carcinoma of the cervical or thoracic oesophagus
- American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Stage I-III (T1-3 N0-1 M0) (33), as assessed by spiral or multi-slice computed tomography (CT) and endoscopic ultrasound, where radical chemoradiation would be considered with curative intent.
- No previous chemotherapy, radiotherapy or other investigational drug treatment for this indication.
- World Health Organization (WHO) performance status 0,1 or 2.
- Adequate bone marrow function with platelets > 100 x 10^9/l; white blood cells (WBC) > 3 x 10^9/l; neutrophils > 1.5 x 10^9/l at the time of study entry.
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- Serum bilirubin < 35 micromol/l.
- Serum creatinine < 180 micromol/l and measured creatinine clearance over 60 ml/min.
- No concurrent uncontrolled medical condition.
- No previous malignant disease other than non-melanotic skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix in the last 10 years.
- Life expectancy > 3 months.
- Adequate contraceptive precautions if relevant.
- Informed written consent.
Who cannot join
- The presence of locally advanced or metastatic disease precluding curative chemoradiation (T4 or Stage IV or M1a-b) or disease not encompassable in a radical radiotherapy field.
- Total dysphagia (O'Rourke's swallowing function scoring system 5) precluding swallowing of capecitabine even when crushed.
- Medical or psychiatric conditions that compromise the patient's ability to give informed consent.
- Intracerebral metastases or meningeal carcinomatosis.
- New York Heart Association classification Grade III or IV.
- Uncontrolled angina pectoris.
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- Pregnancy or breast feeding.
- Impaired renal function with measured creatinine clearance less than 60 ml/min.
- Previous investigational study drug
- Known malabsorption syndromes
- Patients with a known hypersensitivity to fluorouracil (5-FU) or with a dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency
- Hearing loss
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Neoadjuvant Epirubicin, Cisplatin and Capecitabine (Xeloda) [ECX] Followed by Definitive Chemoradiation With or Without Surgery for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Localized Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oesophagus
This is a study to investigate the efficacy and safety of epirubicin, cisplatin and capecitabine (ECX) as neoadjuvant therapy prior to radical chemoradiotherapy using capecitabine and cisplatin as radio-sensitisers in patients with newly diagnosed localized squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus.
- Conditions
- Oesophageal Carcinoma
- Being tested
- Epirubicin, Cisplatin, Capecitabine, Surgical Resection
- Medical subject headings
- Esophageal Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Epirubicin, Cisplatin, CapecitabineDrug
Surgical ResectionProcedure or surgery
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
2 year overall survival
Secondary outcomes (6)
Objective clinical response rate assessed by computed tomography (CT), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic biopsy
Pattern of treatment failure
Progression free survival
Proportion of patients not achieving clinical complete response and requiring surgery after chemoradiation
Treatment related toxicity
Time to improvement of dysphagia
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Sep 2005 (estimated)
- Study startNov 2002
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Oesophageal CarcinomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Royal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 16 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Investigators
- David Cunningham, Principal investigator, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00220129
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2186
- Status last verified
- Dec 2009
- First submitted
- 19 Sep 2005
- Last updated
- 16 Dec 2009
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 16 Dec 2009. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Neoadjuvant Epirubicin, Cisplatin and Capecitabine (Xeloda) [ECX] Followed by Definitive Chemoradiation With or Without Surgery for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Localized Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oesophagus
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00220129
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2186
- Conditions
- Oesophageal Carcinoma
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 16 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Nov 2002
- First posted
- 22 Sep 2005 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This is a study to investigate the efficacy and safety of epirubicin, cisplatin and capecitabine (ECX) as neoadjuvant therapy prior to radical chemoradiotherapy using capecitabine and cisplatin as radio-sensitisers in patients with newly diagnosed localized squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (13 listed)
- Age > 18 years.
- Histologically verified squamous cell carcinoma of the cervical or thoracic oesophagus
- American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Stage I-III (T1-3 N0-1 M0) (33), as assessed by spiral or multi-slice computed tomography (CT) and endoscopic ultrasound, where radical chemoradiation would be considered with curative intent.
- No previous chemotherapy, radiotherapy or other investigational drug treatment for this indication.
- World Health Organization (WHO) performance status 0,1 or 2.
Key exclusion criteria (12 listed)
- The presence of locally advanced or metastatic disease precluding curative chemoradiation (T4 or Stage IV or M1a-b) or disease not encompassable in a radical radiotherapy field.
- Total dysphagia (O'Rourke's swallowing function scoring system 5) precluding swallowing of capecitabine even when crushed.
- Medical or psychiatric conditions that compromise the patient's ability to give informed consent.
- Intracerebral metastases or meningeal carcinomatosis.
- New York Heart Association classification Grade III or IV.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Epirubicin, Cisplatin, Capecitabine | Drug | – |
| Surgical Resection | Procedure or surgery | – |
Primary outcome
2 year overall survival
6 secondary outcomes
Objective clinical response rate assessed by computed tomography (CT), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic biopsy
Pattern of treatment failure
Progression free survival
Proportion of patients not achieving clinical complete response and requiring surgery after chemoradiation
Treatment related toxicity
Time to improvement of dysphagia
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 16 Dec 2009.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
David Cunningham principal investigator
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Epirubicin, Cisplatin, Capecitabine and Surgical Resection in people with Oesophageal Carcinoma, run by Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 13 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Dec 2009. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
2 year overall survival. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Dec 2009.