Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic 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. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining irinotecan and cisplatin in treating patients who have locally advanced unresectable or metastatic cancer of the esophagus that has not been previously treated.

Timeline

Start

2001-10

Primary completion

2003-12

Completion

2003-12

Drugs

Indications