Clinical trial · Interventional
Dose Escalated Proton Beam Therapy or Photon Therapy for Esophageal Cancer
A Phase II Trial of Dose Escalated Proton Beam Therapy or Photon Therapy for Resectable and Unresectable Esophageal Cancer
NCT03234842CI-TRIAL-00036243ES01withdrawnPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): non-accrual
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study will evaluate if proton beam therapy as part of chemoradiation results in a decrease in diffusion lung capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO) compared to photon radiation therapy for esophageal carcinoma. A secondary objective is to determine effects on cardiac function, quality of life, and compare acute and late toxicities.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemotherapy | Drug | Chemotherapy | ALIAS |
| Photon Radiation Therapy | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Proton Beam Therapy | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Proton
- description
- Proton beam therapy of 59.4 Gy in 1.8 Gy fractions (50.4 Gy if unable to meet cardiac/lung- organs at risk (OAR) constraints) plus concurrent standard chemotherapy
- interventionNames
- Radiation: Proton Beam Therapy
- Drug: Chemotherapy
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Photon
- description
- Photon Radiation therapy of 59.4 Gy in 1.8Gy fractions ( 50.4 Gy if unable to meet cardiac/lung- organs at risk (OAR) constraints) plus concurrent standard chemotherapy
- interventionNames
- Radiation: Photon Radiation Therapy
- Drug: Chemotherapy
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient must be at least 18 years at the time of consent. * Pathologically confirmed esophageal adenocarcinoma or squamous cell. carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus or esophagogastric junction. * Patient's preliminary cancer stage, according to the AJCC 7th edition staging, must be cT1b-T4, N0-N3. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with cervical esophageal carcinoma. * Prior radiotherapy with fields overlapping the current esophageal cancer. * Patients with cT1a disease. * Patients with evidence of tracheoesophageal fistula must undergo bronchoscopy to exclude fistula. * Patients with distant metastatic disease.
References
Publications (40)
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