Clinical trials: Esophagus Cancer, Stage II
Esophageal Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy Followed By Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Esophageal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00006472
- Testing
- carboplatin, fluorouracil, paclitaxel
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Esophageal Cancer
Surgery With or Without Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Esophageal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving combination chemotherapy with radiation therapy before surgery may shrink the tumor so it can be…
- Trial name
- NCT00047112
- Testing
- cisplatin, fluorouracil, conventional surgery
- Where
- 73 sites in Belgium, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Federation Francophone de Cancerologie Digestive
Esophageal Cancer
Quality-of-Life Assessment of Patients Who Have Cancer of the Esophagus
RATIONALE: Questionnaires that measure quality of life may improve the ability to plan treatment for patients who have cancer of the esophagus.
- Trial name
- NCT00003321
- Testing
- psychosocial assessment and care, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 10 sites in Australia, France and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 370 people
- Sponsor
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
Surgery With or Without Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Esophagus
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not known whether combining chemotherapy with surgery is more effective than surgery alone.
- Trial name
- NCT00002883
- Testing
- cisplatin, fluorouracil, adjuvant therapy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- UNICANCER
Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy With or Without Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Stomach Who Have Undergone Surgery
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as cisplatin and paclitaxel use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00011960
- Testing
- cisplatin, paclitaxel, adjuvant therapy
- Where
- 69 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Esophageal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00002951
- Testing
- fluorouracil, hydroxyurea, surgical procedure
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Cancer
Hepatic Arterial Infusion of Melphalan With Hepatic Perfusion in Treating Patients With Unresectable Liver Cancer
RATIONALE: Hepatic arterial infusion uses a catheter to deliver anticancer substances directly into the liver. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as melphalan, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop…
- Trial name
- NCT00096083
- Testing
- isolated perfusion, melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Delcath Systems Inc.
Esophageal Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy and Interferon Alfa Followed by Surgery and/or Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Esophageal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of cancer cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00004897
- Testing
- recombinant interferon alfa, cisplatin, fluorouracil
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction, Esophageal Cancer
Study of Blood and Tissue Samples From Patients With Stomach Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
RATIONALE: Collecting and storing samples of tissue, blood, and saliva from patients with cancer to test in the laboratory may help the study of cancer in the future.
- Conditions
- Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00963092
- Testing
- DNA analysis, RNA analysis, microarray analysis
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cancer Research UK
Cancer
External-Beam Radiation Therapy With or Without Indinavir and Ritonavir in Treating Patients With Brain Metastases
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Indinavir and ritonavir may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.
- Trial name
- NCT00637637
- Testing
- indinavir sulfate, ritonavir, radiation therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland
Esophageal Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Esophageal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00041262
- Testing
- cisplatin, epirubicin hydrochloride, fluorouracil
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people
- Sponsor
- Medical Research Council
Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery and Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Stomach Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving chemotherapy drugs in different ways may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00006038
- Testing
- cisplatin, docetaxel, floxuridine
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
Erlotinib in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Stomach Cancer or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
RATIONALE: Biological therapies such as erlotinib may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of the tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT00032123
- Testing
- erlotinib hydrochloride
- Where
- 107 sites in United States, Canada
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Scanning Before Surgery in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Breast Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, or Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanning before surgery, may help measure the extent of disease.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01254591
- Testing
- 18F-fluoromisonidazole, fluorescence angiography, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University College London (UCL) Cancer Institute
Cancer
OX-40 Protein Expression in the Sentinel Lymph Nodes of Patients With Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying protein expression in sentinel lymph node tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors identify and learn more about biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00900302
- Testing
- protein expression analysis, immunohistochemistry staining method, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy With or Without Fluorouracil in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Esophagus or Stomach
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00009880
- Testing
- filgrastim, cisplatin, fluorouracil
- Where
- 66 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Esophageal Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
A Trial of Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery for Stage II,III Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
To determine whether chemotherapy before surgery makes better outcome than chemotherapy after surgery in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT00190554
- Testing
- Surgery +(Cisplatin 80 mg/㎡+5FU 800mg/㎡×5days)×2, (Cisplatin 80 mg/㎡+5FU 800mg/㎡×5days)×2＋Surgery
- Where
- 24 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- Japan Clinical Oncology Group
Breast Cancer, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Beclomethasone in Treating Patients With Graft-Versus-Host Disease of the Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, or Colon
RATIONALE: Beclomethasone may be an effective treatment for graft-versus-host disease. PURPOSE: Phase I/II trial to study the effectiveness of beclomethasone in treating patients who have graft-versus-host disease of the…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor, Graft Versus Host Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00010283
- Testing
- beclomethasone dipropionate
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Stage I Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Stage II Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Clinical Study of Time Optimizing of Endoscopic Photodynamic Therapy on Esophageal and/or Gastric Cardiac Cancer
The therapy of photofrin PDT was effective in improving life quality of patients with advanced esophageal and/or gastric cardiac cancer and the time optimizing for employing laser irradiation was of great importance.The purpose…
- Conditions
- Stage I Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Stage II Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Stage I Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02628665
- Testing
- photosensitizer(photofrin), 630 nm laser irradiation (DIOMED)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology