Clinical trial · Interventional
Surgery With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage II or Stage III Cancer of the Esophagus
RANDOMIZED STUDY OF PREOPERATIVE CHEMOTHERAPY VERSUS SURGERY ALONE IN ESOPHAGUS CANCER
NCT00002897CI-TRIAL-00012202completedPhase 3ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. It is not known whether chemotherapy before surgery is more effective than surgery alone in treating cancer of the esophagus. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of surgery with or without chemotherapy in treating patients with stage II or stage III cancer of the esophagus.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esophageal Cancer | Malignant Esophageal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisplatin | Drug | Cisplatin | ALIAS |
| conventional surgery | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| fluorouracil | Drug | Fluorouracil | ALIAS |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed esophageal squamous cell cancer that is stage T2-3 Nx M0 PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 to 75 Performance status: WHO 0-2 Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: No second malignancy within 5 years except: Basal cell skin carcinoma Carcinoma in situ of the cervix PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy
References
Publications (2)
- RESULTAncona E, Ruol A, Santi S, Merigliano S, Sileni VC, Koussis H, Zaninotto G, Bonavina L, Peracchia A. Only pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves significantly the long term survival of patients with resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: final report of a randomized, controlled trial of preoperative chemotherapy versus surgery alone. Cancer. 2001 Jun 1;91(11):2165-74. PMID 11391598
- RESULTAncona E, Ruol A, Santi S, et al.: Major response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy leads to improved long-term survival in potentially resectable (T2-3, any N, M0) esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Final report of a randomized trial of neoadjuvant chemotherapy versus surgery alone. [Abstract] Proceedings of the European Surgical Association 7th annual meeting, Amsterdam, April 14-15, 2000.