A Trial of Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery for Stage II,III Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Esophageal Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Esophageal Neoplasms focused on measuring esophageal cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, esophagectomy, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: histologically proven squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus pathologic stages IIa, IIb, III except T4 an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2 no previous history of chemotherapy nor radiotherapy an essentially normal clinical laboratory profile (white blood cell count or WBC, >=4,000 /mm3; hemoglobin or Hb, >=10g/dl; platelet count or Plt, >=100,000 /mm3; total serum bilirubin<=1.2 mg/dl; aspartate aminotransaminase or AST and alanine aminotransaminase or ALT no higher than twice normal; creatinine or CRTN, <=1.2 mg/dl; creatinine clearance or CCr, >=60 ml/minute; and arterial oxygen tension or PaO2, >=65 torr oral or written informed consent obtained before randomization Exclusion Criteria: severe heart diseases uncontrollable hyper tension or diabetes mellitus severe pulmonary dysfunction HBs positive active bacterial infection synchronous or metachronous (within 5 years) malignancy pregnant female psychiatric medication
Sites / Locations
- Aichi Cancer Center Hospital
- Chiba University, Graduate School of Medicine
- Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital
- National Cancer Center Hospital East
- National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center
- Kurume University School of Medicine
- Hiroshima City Asa Hospital
- Iwate Medical University
- Tokai University School of Medicine
- Kanagawa Cancer Center
- Kyoto University Hospital
- Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital
- Niigata Cancer Center Hospital
- Osaka National Hospital
- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Sizuoka Cancer Center
- Tochigi Cancer Center
- Juntendo University School of Medicine
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital
- National Cancer Center Hospital
- National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center
- Toranomon Hospital
- Tokyo Women's Medical University
- Keio University Hospital