Clinical trial · Interventional
Cisplatin and Irinotecan in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Esophageal or Gastric Cancer
Phase II Trial of Cisplatin and Irinotecan in Patients With Advanced Esophageal Cancer
NCT00003055CI-TRIAL-00010950completedPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- 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. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy in treating patients with locally advanced or metastatic esophageal or gastric cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
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 |
| Gastric Cancer | Malignant Gastric Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisplatin | Drug | Cisplatin | ALIAS |
| irinotecan hydrochloride | Drug | Irinotecan | ALIAS |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven locally advanced (surgically unresectable) or metastatic squamous cell of the esophagus or carcinoma of the stomach Patients with tumor extension below the GE junction into the proximal stomach must have the bulk of the tumor involve the esophagus or GE junction Bidimensionally measurable or evaluable disease No CNS metastases or carcinomatous meningitis No bone metastases (Closed to adenocarcinoma of the esophagus as of 05/1998) PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance Status: Karnofsky 60-100% Life Expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL SGOT no greater than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)(no greater than 5 times ULN if liver metastases present) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No unstable angina No New York Heart Association class III or IV cardiac disease Pulmonary: No interstitial pulmonary fibrosis Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test No active or uncontrolled infection No prior malignancy for at least 5 years, except: Nonmelanoma skin cancer Carcinoma in situ of the cervix PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior immunotherapy Chemotherapy: No prior chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered No prior radiation to the pelvis Surgery: Not specified
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