Gefitinib Combined With Radiotherapy in Elderly Patients With Esophageal Cancer

February 7, 2011 updated by: Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

A Phase II Study of Gefitinib Combined With Radiotherapy in Elderly Patients With Esophageal

Elderly patients with esophageal cancer will receive thoracic radiation therapy 54-60Gy over 30 fractions, and concurrent with Gefitinib.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Purpose: to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of a concomitant treatment using EGFR-TKI and thoracic radiation in elderly patients with esophageal Cancer.

Methods:Patients(>70 years old) with esophageal Cancer will receive thoracic radiation therapy 54-60 Gy over 30 fractions and concurrent with gefitinib 250mg/day.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

70

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • China
    • Zhejiang
      • Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 310022
        • Recruiting
        • Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

70 years to 85 years (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically documented diagnosis of esophageal Cancer
  • Disease must be encompassed in a radiotherapy field.Patients with celiac, perigastric, mediastinal or supraclavicular adenopathy are eligible
  • age:70-85 years
  • Written informed consent.
  • Performance status of 0 to 2
  • Neutrophil count >1.5 x 10 to the 9th power/L and platelets > 100 x 10 to the 9th power/L.
  • Hepatic: total bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) Alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) less than or equal to 2.5 times ULN (or less than or equal to 5 times ULN in case of known liver involvement
  • Renal: Serum Creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Evidence of tracheoesophageal fistula, or invasion into the trachea or major bronchi.
  • Prior invasive malignancy (except non-melanomatous skin cancer) unless disease free for a minimum of 2 years (For example, carcinoma in situ of the breast, oral cavity, or cervix are all permissible).
  • Prior systemic chemotherapy or radiation therapy for esophageal cancer

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Concomitant Gefitinib and radiotherapy
Patients received Gefitinib and radiation therapy
Drug: gefitinib
gefitinib 250mg/day
Radiation: Thoracic radiotherapy
Thoracic radiotherapy 54-60Gy over 30 fraction

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Tumor response rate
Time Frame: 1 month after the thoracic radiotherapy and concurrent gefitinib treatment
1 month after the thoracic radiotherapy and concurrent gefitinib treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The safety (The safety was evaluated according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria version 3.0.)
Time Frame: 1 month after treatment
1 month after treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mao Weimin, MD, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Xu yaping, MD, 0086-571-88122082

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2012

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 4, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 7, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

February 8, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 8, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 7, 2011

Last Verified

February 1, 2011

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ZhejiangCH10

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