Radiation Dose Study of Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy With Cisplatin Plus Fluorouracil in Oesophageal Cancer

NCT ID: NCT01646853

Last Updated: 2012-07-20

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

500 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-08-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to determine the optimal radiation dosage used in concurrent chemo-radiotherapy in Chinese population. A dose climbing experiment is carried out with an initiate dose of 50Gy conventionally applied in Western countries.

Detailed Description

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Esophageal cancer (EC) continues to be a major health burden worldwide. The 5-year survival rates for esophageal cancer have remained less than 15% over decades, probably because of ineffective therapies and the detection of late-stage cancers. Concurrent chemo-radiotherapy was established as one of the viable options for therapy of patients with localized EC following the results from the landmark trial of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 85-01 trial, showing a significant survival advantage of concurrent chemoradiation over radiation alone.

The use of radiochemotherapy with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is a well-accepted standard for the definitive treatment of esophageal cancer in China which has also been demonstrated efficacy and good tolerability internationally. The AJCC recommended dose range of radiotherapy for concurrent therapy is 45-50.4Gy. Moreover, (RTOG) 85-01 trial also established 50.4 Gy as the standard dose of radiation to be administered concurrently with chemotherapy. However, the appropriate dose of radiation fit for Chinese remains controversial. Due to insufficient evidence of EBM, radiation therapist in China always prescribe a radiation dosage by their own experience. Dosages (e.g. 60-64Gy) significantly higher than the international standard is commonly used in Chinese EC patients which lead to a greater likelihood of toxicity. Thus Chinese oncologists are urgent to reach a consensus about radiation dosage in the standard treatment of local advanced EC.

Conditions

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Esophageal Neoplasms

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Study Groups

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Concurrent radiochemotherapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Megavoltage photon beam

Intervention Type RADIATION

initial dose:50Gy/2Gy/25f,5days/week escalation dose:4Gy/2Gy/2f

cisplatin-fluorouracil chemotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

cisplatin 75 mg/m2 on day 1 with standard hydration fluorouracil 1000 mg/m2/day1 i.v. by continuous infusion from day 1 to day 4 of each cycle

Interventions

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Megavoltage photon beam

initial dose:50Gy/2Gy/25f,5days/week escalation dose:4Gy/2Gy/2f

Intervention Type RADIATION

cisplatin-fluorouracil chemotherapy

cisplatin 75 mg/m2 on day 1 with standard hydration fluorouracil 1000 mg/m2/day1 i.v. by continuous infusion from day 1 to day 4 of each cycle

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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PF chemotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Biopsy-proven squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma of thoracic or cervical esophagus or gastroesophageal junction esophagus, including the gastroesophageal junction
2. Measurable lesion
3. Age \> 18 years
4. Karnofsky performance score \> 70
5. Life expectancy \> 3 months
6. Adequate bone marrow function (white blood cell \[WBC\] count ≥ 3.5 109/L, neutrophil count ≥ 2.0 109/L, and platelet count ≥ 100 109/L), adequate renal function (creatinine ≤ 2 mg/dL or creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min), and normal liver function (aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase less than two times the upper limit of normal, total serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Prior systemic chemotherapy for EC
2. Evidence of distant metastatic disease
3. Evidence of uncontrolled medical conditions (e.g.,serious infection,grade 4 hypertension,congestive heart failure)
4. A history of concomitant or previous malignancy.
5. Physical evidence of peripheral neuropathy or hearing loss
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Simcere Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Xinchen Sun, M.D.,Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University

Locations

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Jiangsu Province Hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Xinchen Sun, M.D.,Ph.D.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +86-025-68135700

Email: [email protected]

Other Identifiers

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JSNT0415

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id