esophagus cancer Oesophageal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Radiation dose escalation to the primary tumor.
Arm I: standard dose of 50.4 Gy plus concurrent carboplatin and paclitaxel
Arm II: as arm I plus a concomitant daily concomitant boost dose of 0.4 Gy t
Sponsors
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: T1-4, N0-3, M0 adeno- or squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus or esophageal gastric junction referred for definitive chemoradiation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: tumors > 10 cm, unfit for definitive chemoradiation, pathologic lymphnodes at both truncus coeliacus and supraclavicular level, esophageal stent in situ.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| local tumor control | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| survival, toxicity | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed