Esophageal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Histologically proven squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus 2) Clinical Stage IIa, IIb, III except T4 3) No previous history of chemotherapy nor radiotherapy 4) Above 20 years old and below 75 years old 5) An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1 6)Written informed consent obtained before treatment and esophageal biopsy 7) An essentially normal clinical laboratory profile (white blood cell count or WBC, >=4000/mm3; platelet count or Plt, >=100,000/mm3; hemoglobin or Hb >=10g/dl; aspartate aminotransaminase or AST and alanine aminotransaminase or ALT, =<100IU/l; total serum bilirubin=<1.5mg/dl; creatinin or Cr, =<1.2; creatinine clearance or CCr, >=60ml/minute; and saturated arterial oxygen or SpO2, 95% >= ECG, no abnormal findings or no need for treatment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Severe complication (heart failure, renal failure, hepatic failure, uncontrollable diabetes melitus) 2) Active bacterial infection 3) Previous radiotherapy for the chest 4)Interstitial Pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis 5) Tumor extend to the cervical esophagus or cardia of the stomach 6) Synchronous or metachronous malignancy 7) Multiple and different histological types of cancer 8) Pregnant female 9) Mental disease 10) Collagen disease (PSS, dermatomiositis ) 11) Tumor diameter, 8cm >= 12) Virus infection (HBV, HCV, PTHA, HIV)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1 year disease free survival | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1 year local disease free survival, 3 year disease free survival, 3 year over all survival, pathological complete response | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
University of Toyama Department of Surgery & Science