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Gefitinib in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer

NCT00100945 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2016-12-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Gefitinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well gefitinib works in treating patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer.

Conditions

  • Esophageal Cancer

Interventions

DRUG

gefitinib

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aminah Jatoi, MD · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-07-31
Primary Completion
2007-08-31
Completion
2009-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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