Chemoradiotherapy in Unresectable Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal Cancer, Chemoradiotherapy, Albumin-bound Paxlitaxel
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Esophageal Cancer
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18~75 years
- Pathologically or cytologically proven unresectable esophageal squamous cell carcinomas in patients staged as T3N1M0-1b and T4N0-1M0-1b(AJCC 6th TNM staging,M1b limited to clavicular or celiac lymph node metastasis)
- Primary treatment performed in Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
- ECOG PS score: 0~1
- NRS2002 score <3
- Estimated survival time ≥3 months
- Normal organ and marrow function as defined below:
Hemoglobin: greater than or equal to 100g/L ;Leukocytes: greater than or equal to 4,000 G/L; Neutrophil: greater than or equal to 2,000 G/L; Platelets: greater than or equal to 100,000/mm3 ; Creatinine: less than or equal to 1.5 times the upper limit or CCR greater than or equal to 60 ml/min; AST/ALT: less than or equal to 2.5 times the upper limit; Total bilirubin: less than or equal to 1.5 times the upper limit; INR: less than or equal to 1.5 times the upper limit; APTT: less than or equal to 1.5 times the upper limit; PT: less than or equal to 1.5 times the upper limit
- Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- With any distant metastasis out of regional lymphatic drainage or in liver, lung, bone, CNS, etc
- Patients with other cancer history in 5 years except cervical carcinoma in situ and non-malignant melanoma skin cancer
- Existing active infection such as active tuberculosis and hepatitis
- History of myocardial infarction within the past 6 months or history of ventricular arrhythmia
- Uncontrolled illness including, but not limited to, active infection, symptomatic heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness
- History of allergic reactions attributed to paclitaxel, albumin or cisplatin
- Participation in other clinical trials currently or within 4 weeks of selection
- Pregnant or lactating females
Sites / Locations
- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC)Recruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel and Cisplatin based chemoradiotherapy
Chemoradiotherapy arm receives intensity-modulated radiation therapy, volume modulated arc therapy or tomotherapy concurrently with albumin-bound paclitaxel and cisplatin (weekly intravenous infusion in 5-6 weeks).