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Esophageal NeoplasmsPhase 2/3NCT02279134

Phase II/III Study Compare Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy, Radiotherapy and Surgery Alone for Esophageal Carcinoma

A Phase 2/3 study testing Adjuvant Chemoradiation, Adjuvant Radiation and Paclitaxel in people with Esophageal Neoplasms and Esophageal Cancer, run by Zefen Xiao at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

This phase III trial is studying how well the combination of chemoradiation or radiation works in resected locally advanced cancer of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 68 years
Conditions the study is for
Esophageal Neoplasms, Esophageal Cancer
What is being tested?
Adjuvant Chemoradiation, Adjuvant Radiation and Paclitaxel
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
360 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
Oct 2014to Dec 2024
Phase
Phase 2/3
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 to 68 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • KPS≥70
  • Diagnosis of stage ⅡB or Ⅲ thoracic esophageal cancer
  • Complete resection
  • Adequate organ function:
  • Hematopoietic Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm^3 Platelet count at least 150,000/mm^3 Hemoglobin at least 10 g/dL Hepatic Not specified Renal Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL AND/OR Creatinine clearance at least 65 mL/min Calcium no greater than 11 mg/dL Cardiovascular No uncontrolled heart disease No uncontrolled hypertension

Who cannot join

  • Uncontrolled diabetes
  • Interval between surgery and adjuvant therapy more than 3 months
  • Sign of recurrence on CT scan or ultrasound or PET-CT No palpable subclavicular lymph nodes or involvement after cytology needle aspiration No lymph nodes greater than 1 cm on CT scan
  • With Weight loss greater than 10% from baseline
  • With other prior or concurrent malignancy except basal cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • Be pregnant

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100021

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: A Phase II/III Study of Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy, Radiotherapy After Surgery Versus Surgery Alone in Patients With Stage ⅡB-Ⅲ Esophageal Carcinoma

This phase III trial is studying how well the combination of chemoradiation or radiation works in resected locally advanced cancer of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction.

Read the detailed description

Although preoperative chemoradiation therapy followed by surgery is the most common approach for patients with resectable esophageal cancer, considerable number of esophageal cancer patients received operation as the first treatment modality. Accordingly, postoperative treatments have always been playing an important role because of the poor survival rates of the patients in stage ⅡB[UICC 7th edition] -Ⅲ[UICC 7th edition] who have been treated with resection alone. The existing data shows that the 5-yeal survival rate of stageⅡB-Ⅲ of thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(TESCC) after surgery is merely about 28.4% ,and locoregional lymph nodes metastases is responsible for the main cause of failure. While we have proved the value of prophylactic radiation therapy after radical esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma with positive lymph node metastases and stage Ⅲ disease (UICC 6th edition) under the conventional 2-dimensional radiotherapy methods in subset analysis of prospective randomized clinical trial. For patients with positive lymph nodes, 5 year survival after surgery alone was 28.4%, median overall survival was 24 months, recurrence patterns were 34.6% in mediastinal lymph nodes,13.3% in supraclavicular lymph nodes,10% in abdominal lymph nodes. Distant metastases occurred in 21% patients. Adjuvant radiotherapy significantly reduced the recurrence in mediastinal lymph nodes(13.4%), supraclavicular lymph nodes (6.1%). However distant metastases rate increased to 30.7%. Chemotherapy may be vital for these patients. Chen reported that 5 year overall survival rates for the chemoradiotherapy group and radiotherapy group were 47.4% and 38.6% (P=0.03). Based on our studies, treatment failure occurred in 8% patients because of celiac metastases. Small radiation field by omitting celiac drainage region may ensure patients to accept 2 cycles of concurrent chemotherapy for lower toxicity.

Being tested
Adjuvant Chemoradiation, Adjuvant Radiation, Paclitaxel, Cisplatin or Nedaplatin
Keywords
StageⅡB-Ⅲ esophageal cancer, adjuvant radiotherapy, adjuvant chemoradiotherapy
Medical subject headings
Esophageal Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Adjuvant ChemoradiationRadiation

    Patients receive Paclitaxel 135-150mg/m2 (D1 and D29) and Cisplatin or Nedaplatin 50-75mg/m2 (D1 and D29) every 4 weeks, concurrent with radiotherapy. Prophylactic polyethylene glycol recombinant human G-CSF is administered 48 hours after chemotherapy. Treatment repeats every 28 days for 2 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

  • Adjuvant RadiationRadiation

    Patients undergo radiotherapy once daily 5 days a week for an average of 5.5 weeks within 12 weeks after surgery in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

  • PaclitaxelDrug

    135-150mg/m2 (D1 and D29)

  • Cisplatin or NedaplatinDrug

    50-75mg/m2 (D1 and D29)

Study groups in NCT02279134
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Surgery aloneNo interventionNo adjuvant treatment after radical resection is developed in this arm
Adjuvant ChemoradiationExperimentalAdjuvant chemoradiation after radical resection is developed in this arm
Receives: Radiation: Adjuvant Chemoradiation; Drug: Paclitaxel; Drug: Cisplatin or Nedaplatin
Adjuvant RadiationActive comparatorAdjuvant radiation after radical resection is developed in this arm
Receives: Radiation: Adjuvant Radiation

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Disease-free survival (DFS)

    From the date of randomization to the date of first failure or last follow-up

    Measured: up to 3 years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Overall survival (OS)

    From the date of randomization to the date of death or last follow-up

    Measured: up to 5 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 Oct 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2014
  3. Primary completionDec 2022 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2024 (estimated)

Resources

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 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
360 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02279134
Sponsor's protocol ID
14-090/880
Status last verified
Apr 2020
First submitted
26 Oct 2014
Last updated
3 Apr 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Xiao ZF, Yang ZY, Liang J, Miao YJ, Wang M, Yin WB, Gu XZ, Zhang DC, Zhang RG, Wang LJ. Value of radiotherapy after radical surgery for esophageal carcinoma: a report of 495 patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Feb;75(2):331-6. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)04401-6.

    PubMed 12607634
  • Xiao ZF, Yang ZY, Miao YJ, Wang LH, Yin WB, Gu XZ, Zhang DC, Sun KL, Chen GY, He J. Influence of number of metastatic lymph nodes on survival of curative resected thoracic esophageal cancer patients and value of radiotherapy: report of 549 cases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 May 1;62(1):82-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.08.046.

    PubMed 15850906
  • Chen J, Zhu J, Pan J, Zhu K, Zheng X, Chen M, Wang J, Liao Z. Postoperative radiotherapy improved survival of poor prognostic squamous cell carcinoma esophagus. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Aug;90(2):435-42. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.002.

    PubMed 20667325
  • Mariette C, Balon JM, Piessen G, Fabre S, Van Seuningen I, Triboulet JP. Pattern of recurrence following complete resection of esophageal carcinoma and factors predictive of recurrent disease. Cancer. 2003 Apr 1;97(7):1616-23. doi: 10.1002/cncr.11228.

    PubMed 12655517
  • Teniere P, Hay JM, Fingerhut A, Fagniez PL. Postoperative radiation therapy does not increase survival after curative resection for squamous cell carcinoma of the middle and lower esophagus as shown by a multicenter controlled trial. French University Association for Surgical Research. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1991 Aug;173(2):123-30.

    PubMed 1925862
  • Fok M, Sham JS, Choy D, Cheng SW, Wong J. Postoperative radiotherapy for carcinoma of the esophagus: a prospective, randomized controlled study. Surgery. 1993 Feb;113(2):138-47.

    PubMed 8430362
  • Zieren HU, Muller JM, Jacobi CA, Pichlmaier H, Muller RP, Staar S. Adjuvant postoperative radiation therapy after curative resection of squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus: a prospective randomized study. World J Surg. 1995 May-Jun;19(3):444-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00299187.

    PubMed 7639004
  • Ni W, Xiao Z, Zhou Z, Chen D, Feng Q, Liang J, Lv J. Severe radiation-induced lymphopenia during postoperative radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy has poor prognosis in patients with stage IIB-III after radical esophagectomy: A post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Front Oncol. 2022 Sep 8;12:936684. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.936684. eCollection 2022.

    PubMed 36158699
  • Ni W, Yu S, Zhang W, Xiao Z, Zhou Z, Chen D, Feng Q, Liang J, Lv J, Gao S, Mao Y, Xue Q, Sun K, Liu X, Fang D, Li J, Wang D. A phase-II/III randomized controlled trial of adjuvant radiotherapy or concurrent chemoradiotherapy after surgery versus surgery alone in patients with stage-IIB/III esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. BMC Cancer. 2020 Feb 18;20(1):130. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-6592-2.

    PubMed 32070309

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing Adjuvant Chemoradiation, Adjuvant Radiation and Paclitaxel in people with Esophageal Neoplasms and Esophageal Cancer, run by Zefen Xiao at 1 site in China.

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 5 inclusion and 6 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Apr 2020. 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 China. 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 combined 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.

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Disease-free survival (DFS) (time frame: up to 3 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02279134, which also lists 9 linked publications.

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 3 Apr 2020.

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