Combination Chemotherapy Plus Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Esophageal Cancer

Part of paid clinical trials in Los Angeles, California.

Sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study ID
NCT00005638
Phase
PHASE1
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 31, 1999
Status verified
Jun 2013
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2004
Completion
Apr 30, 2004

Study Design

Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and HospitalLos AngelesCalifornia90033-0804-
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew YorkNew York10021-

Find similar trials in Los Angeles, CA

By condition
Esophageal cancerGastric cancer
By specialty
OncologyGI oncology
By research site
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital· Los Angeles, CAMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center· New York, NY

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