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Apatinib as First -Line Treatment for Advanced Esophagus Cancer

An Exploratory and Open Clinical Study of Apatinib Mesylate as First-line Treatment for Advanced Esophagus Cancer.

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03542422
Enrollment
50
Registered
2018-05-31
Start date
2018-06-30
Completion date
2019-05-31
Last updated
2018-06-14

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Conditions

Advanced Esophagus Cancer

Brief summary

An Exploratory study of Amapinib for patients with advanced esophagus cancer .

Detailed description

An Exploratory study of Amapinib for patients with advanced esophagus cancer . Eligible are patients with advanced esophagus cancer. Apatinib (500mg) is given daily as follows: Metastasis after primary treatment : Apatinib + yew + platinum. Local recurrence after previous surgery/radiotherapy: Apatinib alone or in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy One therapy cycle has 28 days. Tumor response is evaluated every 2 cycles.

Interventions

DRUGApatinib

Metastasis after primary treatment : Apatinib + yew + platinum. Local recurrence after previous surgery/radiotherapy: Apatinib alone or in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy.

Sponsors

Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 1\. Age: 18 to 75 years old, men and women; * 2\. Patients diagnosed with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by histopathology and immunohistochemistry; * 3\. ECOG performance status: 0-2; * 4\. Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks; * 5\. Clinical stage IIIb-IV; metastatic patients who have not initially received chemotherapy or patients who have local recurrence after surgery or radiochemotherapy (no local treatment indication) ; * 6\. Function of the major organs is normal, criteria referred are as follow: 1. blood routine examination: HB ≥ 90g/L (no blood transfusion within 14 days); ANC ≥ 1.5 × 109/L; PLT ≥ 80 × 109/L; 2. biochemical examination: ALB ≥ 29 g / L (AlB did not lose within 14 days); ALT and AST \<5 ULN; TBIL ≤ 1.5 ULN; 3. plasma examination Cr ≤ 1.5 ULN; * 7\. Subjects voluntarily participated in the study, signed informed consent, have good compliance and cooperate with follow-up; * 8\. Patients that the investigator believes can benefit.

Exclusion criteria

* 1\. Those who have had other malignant tumors in the past or at the same time; * 2\. Pregnant or lactating women; * 3\. Patients with high blood pressure and can't get a good control after antihypertensive drug therapy (systolic blood pressure\>150mmHg, diastolic blood pressure\>100mmHg); patients with grade Ⅱ or more myocardial ischemia or myocardial infarction, poorly controlled arrhythmia (including QTC interval≥450ms) and Ⅲ\ Ⅳ grade cardiac insufficiency according to NYHA; cardiac color Doppler ultrasonography: LVEF \<50%; * 4\. Unable to swallow, chronic diarrhea, and intestinal obstruction, which significantly affects drug taking and absorption; * 5\. Have a clear risk of gastrointestinal bleeding concerns (such as local active ulcer lesions, fecal occult blood + or more), a history of gastrointestinal bleeding within 6 months; * 6.With coagulation abnormalities (PT\>16 s, APTT\>43 s, TT\>21 s, Fbg \<2 g/L), hemorrhagic tendency or receiving thrombolysis or anticoagulant therapy; * 7\. Have a mental illness, or history of abuse of psychotropic substances; * 8\. With anastomotic recurrence and tracheal fistula; * 9\. Patients who participated in other drug clinical trials within 4 weeks; * 10\. Patients who have concomitant diseases that are seriously compromise the patient's safety or affect the patient to complete the study according to the researcher's judgment; * 11\. Researchers believe that it is not suitable for inclusion.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progress free survival(PFS)12monthsTime subject into the group to tumor objective progression.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall Survivalup to12monthsTime subject into the group to die

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactDaiyuan Ma
mdylx@163.com139 9088 9661

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026