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Postoperative Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Versus Radiotherapy Alone for Patients With Locoregionally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

A Randomized Phase Ⅱ/Ⅲ Trial of Postoperative Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Versus Radiotherapy Alone for Patients With Locoregionally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03600831
Enrollment
434
Registered
2018-07-26
Start date
2018-08-20
Completion date
2023-12-31
Last updated
2024-01-09

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Conditions

Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Keywords

esophageal neoplasma, adjuvant therapy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of postoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Interventions

cisplatin 25mg/m2 on day 1 and docetaxel 25mg/m2 on day 1 weekly for 5 weeks

RADIATIONradiotherapy

radiotherapy: 50Gy (2.0 Gy/fraction, 5 days a week)

Sponsors

The Second People's Hospital of Huai'an
CollaboratorOTHER
lian shui county People's Hospital
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
xuyi People's Hospital
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Chinese People's Liberation Army No. 82 Hospital
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Huai'an First People's Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. biopsy-confirmed esophageal squamous cell carcinoma 2. age ≤ 70 years old, 3. Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70, 4. R0 esophagectomy according to the pathological examination of the resected specimens, 5. postoperative stage Ⅱ-Ⅳa according to the AJCC 7th edition of tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) classification for esophageal carcinoma 6. Adequate organ functions (1).white blood cell (WBC) ≥3×109⁄L; (2).Absolute neutrophil counts (ANC) ≥1.5×109⁄L; (3).Hemoglobin (Hb) ≥10g⁄dl; (4).Platelet (Plt) ≥100×109⁄L; (5).Total bilirubin \<1.5 upper limit of normal (ULN); (6).Aspartate transaminase (AST) ≤2.5 ULN; (7).Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5 ULN; (8).Creatinine ≤1.5 ULN; (9).adequate pulmonary function (FEV1\>0.8 L;. 7. no previous treatment or severe complications 8. Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. previous treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy 2. greater than 3 months after surgery 3. complete esophageal obstruction after surgery, esophageal perforation; 4. other malignant tumors, except for skin basal cell carcinoma, or cervical carcinoma in situ, who survived with no evidence disease for over 3 years; 5. pregnant or breast-feeding women; 6. patients with any serious concurrent disease, such as severe diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, serious chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 7. drug addiction, Alcoholism or AIDS; 8. uncontrolled seizures or psychiatric diseases, loss of control over their own behavior; 9. with clear chemotherapy drug allergy 10. participation in other interventional clinical trials within 30 days;

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Disease-free survival (DFS)From date of randomization to the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 3 yearsFrom the date of randomization to the date of first observation of disease progression, or relapse, or death due to any cause。

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall survival (OS)From date of randomization to death from any cause, assessed up to 3 yearsFrom the date of randomization until the date of death
treatment-related toxicitiesFrom the date of randomization until six months after treatment completionToxicities were graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria (NCICTC), version 3.0
Quality of life(QOL)1 yearQuality of life of patient will be evaluated using EORTC QLQ-C30. Evaluation of quality of life will be performed every 3 months.

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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