Docetaxel Plus Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Esophagus

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more cancer cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of docetaxel plus carboplatin in treating patients who have advanced cancer of the esophagus.

Timeline

Start

1999-09-03

Primary completion

2004-01

Completion

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Publications

• Results Rossman JF, Falkson CI, Xu R, Slabber CF, Mason BA, Mulcahy MF, Benson AB 3rd. Phase II Trial of Docetaxel and Carboplatin in Patients With Advanced Squamous Carcinoma of the Esophagus (E2298): A Trial of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Gastrointest Cancer Res. 2011 Jan;4(1):9-14.

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