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Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Esophageal Cancer

NCT00005638 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2013-06-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of chemotherapy plus radiation therapy in treating patients who have advanced cancer of the esophagus.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

cisplatin

DRUG

irinotecan hydrochloride

RADIATION

radiation therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • David H. Ilson, MD, PhD · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Design

Purpose
TREATMENT

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-10-31
Primary Completion
2004-04-30
Completion
2004-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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