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Study of Neo-adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Squamous Cell Esophageal Cancer

A Single Institution Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Neo-adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Mckeown Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (MIE) Versus Mckeown MIE for Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Esophageal Carcinoma

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02188615
Acronym
NACRFMIE
Enrollment
120
Registered
2014-07-11
Start date
2011-06-30
Completion date
2019-07-31
Last updated
2014-07-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Squamous Cell Esophageal Carcinoma

Keywords

Squamous Cell Esophageal Carcinoma, minimally invasive esophagectomy, laparoscopy, thoracoscopy

Brief summary

The primary objective is to compare neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by Mckeown Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (MIE) Versus Mckeown MIE, pure radical chemoradiotherapy in terms of the overall survival time (OS) in patients with Stage IIB or III squamous cell esophageal carcinoma.

Detailed description

Esophageal cancer is one of the most difficult malignancies to cure. Surgical resection remains the primary treatment for localized esophageal cancer. It increases the chances of cure and alleviates the symptoms of dysphagia compared with nonoperative methods. Advances in surgical techniques and equipments have made minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) more popular and wider application since 1990s. During the past two decades, MIE has progressively been accepted as an alternative treatment for esophageal cancer around the world. The prognosis has some improvement on account of these significant advances in surgical techniques and perioperative management, But the prognosis of patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer remains rather poor. As a result of surgery alone, the 5-year survival rate of about 25% has not changed significantly in several decades. Preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery seems to hopefully improve the survival of EC. Nevertheless, the results of different studies were inconsistent. Recently, the CROSS trial has demonstrated that preoperative chemoradiotherapy can significantly increased the overall survival of patients with EC compared with surgery alone. It should be noticed that only 84 cases(23%) of ESCC were enrolled in this trial with potential minimal follow-up of 2 years, which may be not perfect to evaluate the effect of this combined therapy for this tumor type. Based on our preliminary study, we have demonstrated the validity and safety of vinorelbine and cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Then we are to carry out a clinical trial to investigate the effect of this multidisciplinary therapy, by comparing neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by Mckeown MIE versus Mckeown MIE, pure radical chemoradiotherapy in terms of the overall survival time (OS) in patients with Stage IIB or III squamous cell esophageal carcinoma.

Interventions

PROCEDURENeo-adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy followed by Mckeown MIE

Neo-adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy followed by Mckeown MIE

DRUGCisplatin

only Radical Chemoradiotherapy

DEVICEMckeown MIE

only Mckeown MIE using thoracoscopy and laparoscopy

Sponsors

Sun Yat-sen University
CollaboratorOTHER
Fudan University
CollaboratorOTHER
Chengchu Zhu
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Histologic diagnosis of squamous cell thoracic esophageal carcinoma of Stage IIB or III, which is potentially resectable. 2. Patients must not have received any prior anticancer therapy. 3. More than 6 months of expected survival. 4. Age ranges from 18 to 70 years. 5. Absolute white blood cells count ≥4.0×109/L, neutrophil ≥1.5×109/L, platelets ≥100.0×109/L, hemoglobin ≥90g/L, and normal functions of liver and kidney. 6. Karnofsky performance status (KPS) of 90 or more. 7. Signed informed consent document on file.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients are diagnosed or suspected to be allergic to cisplatin or vinorelbine. 2. Patients with concomitant hemorrhagic disease. 3. Pregnant or breast feeding. 4. Inability to use gastric conduit after esophagectomy because of a prior surgery. 5. Patients with concomitant peripheral neuropathy, whose CTC status is 2 or even more. 6. Have a prior malignancy other than esophageal carcinoma, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, nonmelanoma skin cancer or cured early stage of prostate cancer.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Overall survival rate1 years
Disease free survival5years

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Side effects of neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy2 weeks after completion of radiotherapyEvaluate the toxicities of neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy,according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Event,Version 3.0
Duration of surgeryIntraoperativeThe time between the start of surgery until the end of surgery
Quantity of bleedingIntraoperativeThe amount of bleeding during surgery
number of lymph nodes retrievedIntraoperativeThe total number of lymph nodes obtained including cervix area, mediastinum area , abdominal area
Rate of Operative Complication30 days after surgery
Mortality of perioperation30 days after surgery
Days of postoperative stayThe duration of hospital stay after surgery, an expected average of 12 daysParticipants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay after surgery, an expected average of 12 days
the opportunity of MIE after neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy4 weeks after completion of radiotherapyCriteria:Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors,RECIST

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactCheng chu Zhu, professor
zhucc669266@163.com86-576-85199876
Backup Contactmin Kong, master
kongm@enzemed.com86-576-85199101

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 15, 2026