Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with no pathological complete response after neoadjuvant therapy
Conditions
Interventions
Arm A: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by curative esophagectomy
Arm B: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by curative esophagectomy and postoperative chemotherapy with Nivolumab (240 mg/body (day 1)
Sponsors
Takeuchi Hiroya
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Histologically proven esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma, or basaloid cell carcinoma. (2) All lesions including primary tumor located in the thoracic esophagus. (3) Multiple tumors are eligible. Secondary lesion in the cervical esophagus which is indicated for endoscopic resection (EMR/ESD) is eligible. (4) Clinical stage I (except for T1N0), II, III, IVA (except for T4), IVB (only supraclavicular lymph node metastasis except for T4) based on the cervical to abdominal contrast-enhanced CT (UICC-TNM 8th edition). After staging, patients received neoadjuvant chemotherapy (less than 3 courses of DCF or 2 courses of CF). (5) Right-thoracoabdominal esophagectomy with D2 or higher lymph node dissection including minimally invasive procedure (thoracoscopy, laparoscopy, and robot-assisted) was accomplished within 21 to 90 days after neoajuvant chemotherapy. (6) R0 resection was performed. (7) Diagnosed with ypstage T0-4aN1-3M0, T1-4aN0M0, T0-4aNanyM1 (only supraclavicular lymph node metastasis) by surgical specimens (UICC-TNM 8th edition). (8) Age between 18 and 80 at registration. (9) Performance Status (ECOG) 0 or 1. (10) Within 28 to 84 days after esophagectomy. (11) No prior endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, molecular targeted therapy, and immunotherapy against any other malignancies within 5 years, and no prior cervical and thoracic radiotherapy for other malignancies. Hormone therapy for breast cancer or prostate cancer is eligible. (12) No active autoimmune disease and no history of chronic or recurrent autoimmune disease. (13) Sufficient organ function i) Neutrophil >= 1,200/mm3 ii) Hb >= 8.0 g/dL iii) Platelet >= 75,000/mm3 iv) T.Bil = 95%(room air) viii) CCr >= 50 mL/min *If the estimated value calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula is = 50 (14) Written informed consent from patient
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Synchronous or metachronous (within 5 years) malignancies. (2) Infectious disease requiring systemic treatment. (3) Body temperature of 38 degrees Celsius or higher. (4) Female during pregnancy, within 28 days of postparturition, or during lactation. Males with partners planning conception shortly. (5) Psychological disorder difficult to participate in this clinical study. (6) Receiving continuous systemic corticosteroid with a prednisolone equivalent greater than 10 mg/day, immunosuppressant treatment or immunoglobulin. (7) Under treatment with flucytosine, phenytoin, or warfarin. (8) Positive for HBs antigen or HIV antigen. (9) Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. (10) Uncontrolled arterial hypertension. (11) History of unstable angina pectoris within 3 weeks or myocardial infarction within 6 months before registration. (12) Uncontrolled valvular disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. (13) Severe emphysema, interstitial pneumonia, or pulmonary fibrosis based on chest CT.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Relapse free survival | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Disease free survival, overall survival, toxicities and incremental cost-effectiveness ratio | — |
Contacts
Public ContactEisuke Booka
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed