Adoptive Cellular Therapy and Radiation Therapy After Surgery in Treating Patients With Esophageal Cancer

October 31, 2019 updated by: Jun Ren MD, PhD, Capital Medical University
Cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells show cytolytic activity against tumor. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining Radiation therapy with adoptive cellular therapy after surgery may be more effective than uses radiation therapy alone in treating esophageal cancer.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

    • Beijing
      • Beijing, Beijing, China, 100038
        • Recruiting
        • Beijing Shijitan Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Jun Ren, MD, PhD
          • Phone Number: 86-10-63926317

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • cytologically or histologically confirmed esophageal carcinoma
  • Tumor extension beyond muscularis propria and/or nodal involvement without evidence of M1 disease
  • Prior en bloc resection, with curative intent, of all known tumor
  • No metastatic disease
  • Age: > 18
  • Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70
  • At least 3 weeks since prior surgery
  • Normal functions of heart, lung, liver, kidney and bone marrow
  • Blood exams qualified for chemotherapy, which included hemoglobulin ≥9 g/dl, neutrophil ≥1.5×109/L and platelet (PLT) ≥100×109/L, creatinine ≤1.5 UNL
  • All patients must be evaluated by a radiation oncologist prior to enrollment to ensure patient is appropriate for radiotherapy
  • Informed consent signed

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with metastatic disease.
  • Patients who are pregnant or nursing.
  • Patients with poor bone marrow, liver and kidney functions, which would make radiation therapy intolerable
  • Patients with contraindication for irradiation: complete obstruction of esophagus, deep esophageal ulcer, fistula to mediastinum, or haematemesis

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Only radiation therapy
Radiotherapy:Patients will be conducted CT simulation, and three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT) or Intensity-modulated radiation therapy(IMRT)was performed. 1.8-2.0 Gy/fraction, 5 fractions a week, with a total dose of 50Gy will be delivered for all patients by 6-MV-X-ray of linear accelerator.
Patients only radiation therapy after surgery
Experimental: Radiation therapy plus DC-CIK cellular therapy

Radiotherapy:Patients will be conducted CT simulation, and three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT) or Intensity-modulated radiation therapy(IMRT)was performed. 1.8-2.0 Gy/fraction, 5 fractions a week, with a total dose of 50Gy will be delivered for all patients by 6-MV-X-ray of linear accelerator.

DC-CIK cellular therapy:Mononuclear cells were collected aseptically with blood cell separator composition apheresis 3 days before radiation, and cultured DC-CIK cells for 10 days. Cells were infused back to the patients in 3 times between the radiation intermittent period.

Patients receive radiation therapy plus DC-CIK cellular therapy after surgery

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Disease free survival
Time Frame: 4 years
4 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
quality of life
Time Frame: Initial assessment → months 1,3,6 and 12
Initial assessment → months 1,3,6 and 12

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Immunological assessment
Time Frame: Initial assessment, months 1,3,6and 12
Initial assessment, months 1,3,6and 12

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jun Ren, MD, PhD, Capital Medical University Cancer Center

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

September 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2021

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 18, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 20, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

September 25, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 4, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 31, 2019

Last Verified

October 1, 2019

More Information

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