Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Esophagus

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. It is not known whether high-dose radiation therapy is more effective than standard dose radiation therapy in treating cancer of the esophagus. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy plus high- or standard-dose radiation therapy in treating patients with cancer of the esophagus.

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Start

1995-06

Primary completion

1999-09

Completion

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Publications

• Background Thomas CR Jr, Berkey BA, Minsky BD, Gaspar LE, Herskovic A, Rich TA, Gunderson LL. Recursive partitioning analysis of pretreatment variables of 416 patients with locoregional esophageal cancer treated with definitive concomitant chemoradiotherapy on Intergroup and Radiation Therapy Oncology Group trials. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Apr 1;58(5):1405-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.09.022.
• Background Smalley SR, Gunderson L, Tepper J, Martenson JA Jr, Minsky B, Willett C, Rich T. Gastric surgical adjuvant radiotherapy consensus report: rationale and treatment implementation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2002 Feb 1;52(2):283-93. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(01)02646-3.
• Results Kachnic LA, Winter K, Wasserman T, Kelsen D, Ginsberg R, Pisansky TM, Martenson J, Komaki R, Okawara G, Rosenthal SA, Willett CG, Minsky BD. Longitudinal Quality-of-Life Analysis of RTOG 94-05 (Int 0123):A Phase III Trial of Definitive Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer. Gastrointest Cancer Res. 2011 Mar;4(2):45-52.
• Results Minsky BD, Pajak TF, Ginsberg RJ, Pisansky TM, Martenson J, Komaki R, Okawara G, Rosenthal SA, Kelsen DP. INT 0123 (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 94-05) phase III trial of combined-modality therapy for esophageal cancer: high-dose versus standard-dose radiation therapy. J Clin Oncol. 2002 Mar 1;20(5):1167-74. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2002.20.5.1167.
• Results Kachnic LA, Scott C, Ginsberg R, et al.: One year follow-up reveals no difference in quality of life between high dose and conventional dose radiation: a quality of life assessment of RTOG 94-05. [Abstract] Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 51 (3 suppl 1): A-172, 97, 2001.
• Results Minsky BD, Berkey B, Kelsen DK, et al.: Preliminary results of Intergroup INT 0123 randomized trial of combined modality therapy (CMT) for esophagel cancer: standard vs high dose radiation therapy. [Abstract] Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 19: A927, 2000.

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