Esophageal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma by endoscopic biopsy. 2) Confirmed the lesion of thoracic esophagus (An accessory lesion of EMR absolute criteria may not be localized thoracic esophagus). 3) Clinical stage II/III without T4 in TNM classification (UICC6th). 4) Age more than 20years and less than 75 years. 5) PS(ECOG) of 0 or 1. 6) No previous treatment expect endoscopic resection of esophageal cancer. 7) No previous chemotherapy or radiation therapy for other malignancy. 8) No severe organ failure. 9) Possibility of transthoracic and/or transabdominal curative resection of esophageal cancer. 10) Signed informed consent of the patient for the registration.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) An active malignancy other than carcinoma in situ or mucosal carcinoma or a history of other malignancy within the past 5 years. 2) Women who are pregnant, lactating, or wish to become pregnant. 3) Unsuitable mental status and condition for clinical trials. 4) Received continuous steroids (orally or intravenous) administration. 5) Positive HBs antigen. 6) Unstable diabetes mellitus with oral hypoglycemic agent or insulin. 7) Acute myocardial infarction within the past 3 months. 8) Severe complications (COPD, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, heart failure and so on) . 9) Active bacterial or fungous infection(body temperature more than 38.5 degrees and proved bacterial infection by diagnostic imaging or bacteriological examination ) . 10) Any other cases who are regarded as inadequate for study enrollment by the investigator.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subtype classification of esophageal cancer | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation between subtype classification and curative effects | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kitasato University School of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology