drugset / Trial / NCT00040859
Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine in Treating Patients With Advanced Esophageal Cancer or Stomach Cancer
Phase 2
Completed
48 enrolled
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
National Cancer Institute (NCI) · collab
NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment
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 oxaliplatin with capecitabine in treating patients who have advanced esophageal cancer or stomach cancer.
Timeline
- Start
- 2002-09
- Primary completion
- 2005-01
- Completion
- 2008-04
Publications
- Background Jatoi A, Foster NR, Egner JR, Burch PA, Stella PJ, Rubin J, Dakhil SR, Sargent DJ, Murphy BR, Alberts SR. Older versus younger patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, gastroesophageal junction, and stomach: a pooled analysis of eight consecutive North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) trials. Int J Oncol. 2010 Mar;36(3):601-6. doi: 10.3892/ijo_00000535.
- Results Jatoi A, Murphy BR, Foster NR, Nikcevich DA, Alberts SR, Knost JA, Fitch TR, Rowland KM Jr; North Central Cancer Treatment Group. Oxaliplatin and capecitabine in patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, gastroesophageal junction and gastric cardia: a phase II study from the North Central Cancer Treatment Group. Ann Oncol. 2006 Jan;17(1):29-34. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdj063. Epub 2005 Nov 22.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Capecitabine | Small molecule | 850 mg/m2 | Oral |
| Subject | Capecitabine | Small molecule | 1000 mg/m2 | Oral |
| Subject | Oxaliplatin | Small molecule | 130 mg/m2 | Intravenous |