Chemoradiation Versus Esophagectomy for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorThe First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology

About this trial

The aim of this study is to compare outcomes in Chinese patients with locally advanced resectable esophageal squamous cell cancer who have received either surgery or definitive chemoradiation (CRT) by the randomized, open-label, multicenter trial.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Chinese

esophageal squamous cell cancer

mid or lower esophageal cancer

tumor is resectable disease

Disqualifiers

who had distant metastasis to solid visceral organs or local invasion into trachea, descending aorta, or recurrent laryngeal nerve.

who had a serious premorbid condition or a poor physical status that compromised a thoracotomy.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • CRT

    Procedure/Surgery

    Drug: Capecitabine(Aibin) capecitabine(Aibin):625mg/m2, bid d1-5; q1w, po,5 weeks in total Other Names: Aibin Drug: Oxaliplatin(Aiheng) Oxaliplatin(Aiheng):65mg/m2,d1,8, 22, 29,I.V. Other Names: Aiheng cisplatin: 75mg/m2 d1,29 or d1, 29, 57, 85. 5-Fu:750mg/m2 CIV24h d1-4,d29-32 or d1-4,d29-32, d57-60, d85-88. Radiation: Radiotherapy concurrent radiotherapy:IMRT radiotherapy 50Gy in total,2 Gy/d,5d/w,Until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity

  • surgery

    Procedure/Surgery

    The patients randomized to receive either standard esophagectomy will have the operation performed in an open manner with two-field lymphadenectomy

Treatment groups

196 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: CRT groupActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Surgery groupActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

2-year disease-free survival rate

The percent of 2 year disease-free survival after random allocation, percent

Time frame
2 year

Secondary outcomes

1

Treatment-related adverse events

The percent of treatment-related adverse events after 2 year random allocation, percent

Time frame
2 year
2

QoF (quality of life)

The quality of life evaluation after 2 year of random allocation by questionnaire, 1-10 score, 1 means poor and 10 means best

Time frame
2 year
3

2 year overall survival

The percent of 2 year overall survival after random allocation, percent

Time frame
2 year

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology

Lead sponsor

Jiangsu HengRui Medicine Co., Ltd.

Collaborator

Anyang Tumor Hospital

Collaborator

150th Hospital of PLA

Collaborator