Combination Chemotherapy After Surgery in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Esophagus or Stomach

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug, and giving them after surgery, may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy, consisting of paclitaxel and cisplatin, given after surgery in treating patients with cancer of the esophagus or stomach.

Timeline

Start

1998-06-22

Primary completion

2003-10

Completion

—

Publications

• Results Armanios M, Xu R, Forastiere AA, Haller DG, Kugler JW, Benson AB 3rd; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Adjuvant chemotherapy for resected adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, gastro-esophageal junction, and cardia: phase II trial (E8296) of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 2004 Nov 15;22(22):4495-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2004.06.533.

Drugs

Indications