drugset / Trial / NCT00021320
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Esophageal Cancer
Treatment
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. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy in treating patients who have esophageal cancer.
Timeline
- Start
- 2000-05
- Primary completion
- 2004-01
- Completion
- 2009-04
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cisplatin | Other / unclassified | — | Intravenous |
| Subject | Paclitaxel | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |
| Subject | fluorouracil | Small molecule | — | Intravenous |