Sequential Paclitaxel Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy as 1st Line Treatment for Elderly Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer

Sequential Paclitaxel Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy as First Line Treatment for Elderly Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer:: a Phase II Single Center Prospective Clinical Trial

Elderly patients with metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinomas have poor prognosis and majority of them were intolerable to combined chemotherapy in China. In the investigators phase II clinical trial proceeded before, the paclitaxel treatment showed good tolerance and efficacy to esophageal squamous cell carcinomas. Radiotherapy has been indicated as a definitive treatment for unresectable or medically inoperable tumors in ESCC patients. However, not only the combination with chemotherapy, but also the boundaries of the clinical target volume (CTV) are not internationally defined. The investigators then initiated a prospective phase II clinical trial with sequential paclitaxel/cisplatin and radiotherapy as the 1st line treatment in elderly metastatic esophageal carcinoma to observe the efficacy and safety of the combination.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Elderly Patients; Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Sequential chemotherapy （paclitaxel 80mg/m2 d1,d8) and radiotherapy

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 50
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Zhihao Lu, MD; Phone Number: 86-10-88196561; Email: pppeirain@126.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Lin Shen, MD; Phone Number: 86-10-88196561; Email: lin100@medmail.com.cn

Study Locations

• China
  • Beijing
    • Beijing, Beijing, China, 100142
      • Recruiting
      • Peking university cancer hospital
      • Contact: Zhihao Lu, MD; Phone Number: 86-10-88196561; Email: pppeirain@126.com
      • Contact: Lin Shen, MD; Phone Number: 86-10-88196561; Email: lin100@medmail.com.cn

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 69 years and older (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Having signed informed consent Age more than 69 years old
2. Histologically confirmed esophageal squamous carcinoma,metastatic disease with primary tumor,no prior palliative chemotherapy;
3. No prior radiotherapy except radiotherapy at non-target lesion of the study more than 3 months
4. Sex is not limited
5. Measurable disease according to the RECIST criteria(diameter of the lesion should be more than 10mm by spiral CT or MRI, more than 20mm by common CT, the date of image should be less than 15 days before enrollment)
6. Karnofsky performance status ≥80
7. Life expectancy of ≥ 3 month
8. WBC > 3,000/mm3, absolute neutrophil count ≥2000/mm3, platelet > 100,000/mm3, Hb > 9g/dl(within 14 days before enrollment),ALT and AST < 1.5 times ULN (≤5 times ULN in patients with liver metastases),Bilirubin level < 1.0 times ULN,Serum AKP < 2.5 times ULN,Serum creatinine < 1.0 times ULN
9. No sever complication, such as active gastrointestinal bleeding, perforation, jaundice, obstruction, non-cancerous fever > 38℃；
10. Normal ECG and heart function
11. Fertile patients must use effective contraception Good compliance

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous treatment of palliative chemotherapy
2. Known hypersensitivity to Paclitaxel,Cisplatin
3. Only with Brain or bone metastasis
4. No measurable lesions, eg. pleural fluid and ascites
5. Suffer from severe heart disease or disease with other important organs Chronic diarrhea or renal dysfunction
6. Other previous malignancy within 5 year, except non-melanoma skin cancer
7. Mentally abnormal or disable cognition,including CNS metastasis

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: sequential treatment; paclitaxel treatment and radiotherapy	Other: Sequential chemotherapy （paclitaxel 80mg/m2 d1,d8) and radiotherapy; Sequential paclitaxel chemotherapy and radiotherapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
progression free survival	the follow-up visit of PFS will be performed every 2 cycles	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
overall survival	OS means that from the first dose of treatment drug to death or lost, the follow-up visit will be performed every 3 months till death or lost	2 years

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
disease control rate	1 year
quality of life	2 years
adverse events	2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Shen Lin
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Lin Shen, MD, Peking Universtiy Cancer Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: December 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2015
• Study Completion (Anticipated): July 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 7, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 13, 2013
• First Posted (Estimate): December 19, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 19, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 13, 2013
• Last Verified: December 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Esophageal Diseases; Esophageal Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Squamous Cell; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antineoplastic Agents; Tubulin Modulators; Antimitotic Agents; Mitosis Modulators; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Paclitaxel
• Other Study ID Numbers: CGOG7002 (Registry Identifier: CGOG)