Esophageal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms
Conditions
Keywords
Esophageal cancer, Gastric cancer
Brief summary
The main purpose of this study is to determine the effects of treatment with carboplatin, docetaxel and capecitabine in patients with incurable cancer of the esophagus or stomach.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with histologically verified, unresectable or metastatic, HER2-negative, adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or stomach * Men or women less than 80 years of age * Performance status 0 or 1 * Life expectancy \>12 weeks * Adequate organ-function * Written informed consent Key
Exclusion criteria
* Prior chemotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or stomach if the chemotherapy-free interval is less than 6 months * Progression on first-line chemotherapy for unresectable or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or stomach * Chemotherapy with epirubicin, oxaliplatin, carboplatin, cisplatin or docetaxel less than 6 months before study entry * Prior cumulative dose of \>300 mg/m2 of epirubicin * Grade ≥ 2 side-effects from previous chemotherapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of participants alive one year after randomisation | Three and a half years |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to progression or death due to any cause | Three and a half years |
| Number of participants with grade 3 and 4 toxicities caused by treatments | Day 1 of every cycle and 30 days after completion of treatment |
| Time until death due to any cause | Three and a half years |
| The proportion of participants who have carboplatin, docetaxel and capecitabine re-induced | Five years |
| Registration of further lines of therapy | Five years |
| Changes in quality-of-life | Three and a half years |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis of cmet by immunohistochemistry | Three and a half years | Analysis of archived tumour tissue (primary biopsy, previous surgical resection specimen if available) and metastatic tumour tissue for consenting subjects. |
Countries
Denmark