Adoptive Cellular Therapy and Radiation Therapy After Surgery in Treating Patients With Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Esophageal Cancer focused on measuring Esophageal Cancer, DC-CIK, immunotherapy, cellular therapy, radiation therapy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- cytologically or histologically confirmed esophageal carcinoma
- Tumor extension beyond muscularis propria and/or nodal involvement without evidence of M1 disease
- Prior en bloc resection, with curative intent, of all known tumor
- No metastatic disease
- Age: > 18
- Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70
- At least 3 weeks since prior surgery
- Normal functions of heart, lung, liver, kidney and bone marrow
- Blood exams qualified for chemotherapy, which included hemoglobulin ≥9 g/dl, neutrophil ≥1.5×109/L and platelet (PLT) ≥100×109/L, creatinine ≤1.5 UNL
- All patients must be evaluated by a radiation oncologist prior to enrollment to ensure patient is appropriate for radiotherapy
- Informed consent signed
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with metastatic disease.
- Patients who are pregnant or nursing.
- Patients with poor bone marrow, liver and kidney functions, which would make radiation therapy intolerable
- Patients with contraindication for irradiation: complete obstruction of esophagus, deep esophageal ulcer, fistula to mediastinum, or haematemesis
Sites / Locations
- Beijing Shijitan HospitalRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Only radiation therapy
Radiation therapy plus DC-CIK cellular therapy
Radiotherapy:Patients will be conducted CT simulation, and three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT) or Intensity-modulated radiation therapy(IMRT)was performed. 1.8-2.0 Gy/fraction, 5 fractions a week, with a total dose of 50Gy will be delivered for all patients by 6-MV-X-ray of linear accelerator.
Radiotherapy:Patients will be conducted CT simulation, and three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT) or Intensity-modulated radiation therapy(IMRT)was performed. 1.8-2.0 Gy/fraction, 5 fractions a week, with a total dose of 50Gy will be delivered for all patients by 6-MV-X-ray of linear accelerator. DC-CIK cellular therapy:Mononuclear cells were collected aseptically with blood cell separator composition apheresis 3 days before radiation, and cultured DC-CIK cells for 10 days. Cells were infused back to the patients in 3 times between the radiation intermittent period.