Bortezomib, Paclitaxel, and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Unresectable, Metastatic Cancer of the Esophagus or Gastroesophageal Junction

Summary

RATIONALE: Bortezomib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving bortezomib together with paclitaxel and carboplatin may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving bortezomib together with paclitaxel and carboplatin works in treating patients with unresectable, metastatic cancer of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction.

Timeline

Start

2005-08

Primary completion

2007-02

Completion

2008-05

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper The tumor response rate was lower than that anticipated at 23% (95% confidence interval: 10%, 40%), thereby prompting premature study closure. PMID 18449005 ↗

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, Dakhil SR, Foster NR, Ma C, Rowland KM Jr, Moore DF Jr, Jaslowski AJ, Thomas SP, Hauge MD, Flynn PJ, Stella PJ, Alberts SR. Bortezomib, paclitaxel, and carboplatin as a first-line regimen for patients with metastatic esophageal, gastric, and gastroesophageal cancer: phase II results from the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (N044B). J Thorac Oncol. 2008 May;3(5):516-20. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31816de276.

Drugs

Indications