Advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma which are scheduled to undergo chwemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy as an initial treatment
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. histologically confirmed esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. 2. M0, however, M1LYM of the supraclavicular lymph nodes is eligble. 3. no history of chemotherapy or radiotherapy. 4. irrespective of whether or not tumor can be resected. 5. at age 20 years or over. 6. performance status of 0 or 1. 7. good function of main organs. 8. meet the criteria of laboratory data before enrollment. WBC 3,000 or more and less than 12,000/mm3 Neutrophil 1,500/mm3 or more Platelet 100,000/mm3 or more Hb 9g/dl or more Total bilirubin 1.2mg/dl or less AST and ALT within 2 times of the normal upper limit of the institution 9. cleatinine clearance 60ml/min or more 10. SpO2 95% or more in room air 11. Written informed consent is obtained.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. another malignat disease to need treatment 2. past hostory of severe drug hypersensitivity 3. pregnant female, nursing mother and women who have childbearing potential and are considering pregnancy. 4. doctor rules unfit for enrollment of this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the correlation between the phosphorylation of P53 Ser-46 and complete response to therapy | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. the correlation between the phosphorylation of P53 Ser-46 and clinical good response (CR and PR) 2. the correlation between the phosphorylation of P53 Ser-46 and histological complete response 3. the correlation between the phosphorylation of P53 Ser-46 and P53 genotype 4. the correlation between the phosphorylation of P53 Ser-46 and the prognosis 5. the correlation between the phosphorylation of P53 Ser-46 and failure patterns 6. the comparison of P53 status in pretreatment tumor and residual or local recurrent tumor after treatment | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kindai University, Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery