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Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy With Nab-paclitaxel Plus Cisplatin and Capecitabine for Locally Advanced Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Phase II Study of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy With Nab-paclitaxel Plus Cisplatin and Capecitabine for Locally Advanced Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04390958
Enrollment
70
Registered
2020-05-18
Start date
2020-05-15
Completion date
2022-12-31
Last updated
2022-03-15

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Conditions

Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Brief summary

Surgical resection is currently the major treatment for esophageal carcinoma while disease progression still occurred in most cases within 3 years. The rate of local recurrence and distant metastases could reach nearly 40% to 60%. The neoadjuvant chemotherapy could significantly improve resection rate and overall survival after surgery. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common histology in Asia. JCOG9907 trial performed in Japan confirmed that compared to surgery plus adjuvant chemotherapy, the combination of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery could further prolong overall survival. The regimen of cisplatin and fluorouracil is a classic effective option in combination therapy for esophageal carcinoma. Nanoparticle albumin-bound (nab)-paclitaxel is a novel taxane and has better efficacy in esophageal carcinoma treatment. We try to evaluate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with nab-paclitaxel plus cisplatin and capecitabine for locally advanced thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients.

Interventions

DRUGnab-paclitaxel

125mg/m2 ivgtt d1、d8

DRUGCisplatin

60mg/m2 ivgtt d1 or d1-2

DRUGCapecitabine

1750mg/m2 po bid d1-14

Sponsors

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
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

* Histologic pathological or cytological diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus * Age ranges from 18 to 70 years * Patients must not have received any prior anticancer therapy * Preoperative stage cT2N+M0, cT3-4aN0/N+M0 thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma evaluated by MDT consultation based on imaging examinations * Eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1 * Signed informed consent document on file * Females with childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy * Adequate organ function to receive esophagectomy including the following: Bone marrow: absolute white blood cells count ≥3.0×10\^9/L, absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5×10\^9/L, platelets ≥100×10\^9/L, haemoglobin ≥90g/L; Hepatic: total bilirubin ≤1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN), alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) ≤2.5 times ULN; Renal: calculated creatinine clearance rate≥80ml/min * For childbearing potential males and females, who have agreed with contraception from start of investigational drug administration to 6 months after last dose of investigational drug * Patients who have no contraindication of nab-paclitaxel, cisplatin or capecitabine

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who may develop tracheoesophageal fistula or aortoesophageal fistula * Patients who have received allogeneic organ or stem cell transplants * Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, any serious or unstable medical condition or mental illness * Patients with preexisting or a history of ≥ Grade II peripheral neuropathy * Pregnant or breast feeding * Patients who take part in clinical trials of other drugs or biological therapy within 4 weeks before enrollment * Prior invasive malignancy in 5 years (except for curable carcinoma in situ of cervix and non-melanoma skin cancer) * Patients with digestive tract obstruction or metabolic dysfunction which may influence oral absorption of capecitabine * Patients with supraclavicular lymph node metastasis, celiac lymph node metastasis except for pericardial and left gastric lymph node metastasis * Patients with evidence of distant metastases

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pathological complete response (pCR) rate2 yearNo cancer cells in primary tumor and all lymph nodes resected are observed by pathologists

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Objective Response Rate (ORR)2 yearObjective response rate is defined as the rate of patients with at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the LD (longest diameter) of target lesions, which include complete response (CR) or partial response (PR)
R0 resection rate2 yearThe ratio of the patients with surgical R0 resection over the of patients who receive surgery
Major Pathological Response (MPR) rate2 yearMPR is defined as 10% or fewer viable cancer cells in the hematoxylin and eosin (H&E)-stained slides from the resected tumor following neoadjuvant treatment
Overall survival (OS)From date of enrollment until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 24 monthsTime from enrollment to death
Disease free survival (DFS)From date of enrollment until the date of death or recurrence, assessed up to 24 monthsFrom the day of surgery with R0 resection to recurrence or death of any reasons
Recurrence rate2 yearnumber of participant with disease recurrence
Treatment-emergent adverse events2 yearFrom the day of neoadjuvant therapy to 30 days after surgery or within 90 days after last neoadjuvant treatment. To evaluate the incidence of TEAE, rate of grade 3 and 4 TEAE (CTCAE 5.0), rate of surgery delay over 30 days and/or inoperable patients
Surgical complicationsWithin the first 90 days after the start of surgery
Progression-free survival (PFS)From date of enrolment until the date of first documented disease progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 24 monthsnumber of participant with disease progression

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactAiping Zhou, MD
Zhouap1825@126.com8613691161998

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026