PET Imaging-guided Chemoradiotherapy in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Neoplasm, Esophageal, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Neoplasm, Esophageal focused on measuring Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, PET, Definitive chemoradiotherapy, Induction chemotherapy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus;
- Absence of hematogenous metastasis disease, confirmed by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and PET-CT scan (according to UICC TNM version 8);
- Not suitable for surgery (either for medical reasons or patient's choice);
- Age at diagnosis 18 to 70 years;
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ≤ 2
- No prior cancer therapy;
- No history of concomitant or previous malignancy;
- Hematologic function: WBC ≥ 4.0×109/L, PLT ≥ 80×109/L, Hb ≥ 10mg/dL;
- Renal function: Cr ≤ 1.25×UNL;
- Hepatic function: BIL ≤ 1.5×UNL, ALT/AST ≤ 2.5×UNL;
- Documented informed consent to participate in the trial.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Younger than 18 or older than 70 years of age;
- ECOG performance status of 3 or above;
- Other cancer history;
- Previous radiotherapy history;
- Subjects with distant metastases;
- Pregnancy or breast feeding. Women of childbearing age must use effective contraception;
- Serious cardiovascular disease (congestive heart failure, uncontrollable arrhythmia, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, serious heart valve disease, resistant hypertension);
- Evidence of bleeding diathesis or serious infection.
Sites / Locations
- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer CenterRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
TP Arm
FOLFOX Arm
Patients with baseline PET scan assigned to this Arm will receive two cycles of 3-weekly schedule of induction chemotherapy with paclitaxel/cisplatin (TP), consisting of paclitaxel 150 mg/m2 on day 1 and cisplatin 75 mg/m2 on day 1. Repeat PET was performed on days 36-42 and changes in SUVmax from baseline were assessed. PET responders (≥35% decrease in SUVmax) continued on the same chemotherapy regimen during radiotherapy, whereas PET non-responders (<35% decrease in SUVmax) crossed over to FOLFOX regimen concomitantly with radiation. All patients received external-beam radiation using intensity-modulated radiotherapy. The prescribed dose is generally 50-60 Gy in 25-28 fractions.
Patients with baseline PET scan assigned to this Arm will receive three cycles of 2-weekly schedule of induction chemotherapy with FOLFOX (oxaliplatin, leucovorin, 5-FU), consisting of oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 on day 1, leucovorin 400 mg/m2, and 5-FU 2 g/m2 on day 1. Repeat PET was performed on days 36-42 and changes in SUVmax from baseline were assessed. PET responders (≥35% decrease in SUVmax) continued on the same chemotherapy regimen during radiotherapy, whereas PET non-responders (<35% decrease in SUVmax) crossed over to TP regimen concomitantly with radiation. All patients received external-beam radiation using intensity-modulated radiotherapy. The prescribed dose is generally 50-60 Gy in 25-28 fractions.